"Sudden interest"? We geologists have been screaming about the risk since we figured out what killed the dinosaurs. Possibly NASA has reached the critical mass of geologists internally due to their planetary research programs. We've got opinions on the governmental approach (or lack thereof) to other natural hazards, too.
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"Sudden interest"? We geologists have been screaming about the risk since we figured out what killed the dinosaurs. Possibly NASA has reached the critical mass of geologists internally due to their planetary research programs. We've got opinions on the governmental approach (or lack thereof) to other natural hazards, too.