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Why Accidents are Rarely Accidental

Friday, July 11, 2008

Accidents may not be all that accidental after all, according to Marc Gerstein, author of the new book Flirting with Disaster. He says that disasters like Chernobyl, Hurricane Katrina, and the Challenger explosion weren't accidents, but could have been avoided if preemptive action had been taken.


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  • [1] nk July 11, 2008 - 12:55AM

    Let's add Global Warming to the disaster list.
  • [2] Steve (the other one) from Manhattan July 11, 2008 - 01:21PM

    In New Orleans they call it the federal flood.

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