Over the summer, I read a few articles connected to disasters.
Natech accidents are technological side effects of natural disasters: a natural disaster leads to a cascading technological disaster, accumulating its consequences.
The events in Nepal and Tibet over the last few weeks have led to a renewed focus on disaster preparedness and relief.
We also had some remarkable news of people found alive in the mud-choked tunnels of an HEP scheme.
One word which has emerged in several of these articles is natech. This relates to the impact on technology.
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