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Fukushima’s Earthquakes Show That Risk Is Inevitable

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By accepting risk and planning for failure, communities are more likely to survive catastrophes, writes CPL's Juliette Kayyem. Kayyem is the author of the forthcoming book The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters.

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