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...stave off an eruption. How do you measure success and failure? First, we want to save lives. If there's an evacuation needed, a civil authority will call it, but we want to give them the best information so that people can be moved out of harm's way. The other category is minimizing economic and social disruption during the period of unrest surrounding an eruption. If you've got volcano unrest and you don't know the extent of the eruption, you really tend to overreact when you don't need to. We can also give practical information - telling...
...worst can happen. It usually doesn't, but in large part that's because we have taken seriously these past disasters and tried to learn from them. I sometimes think we're victims of our own success. We have been able to mitigate the adverse affects of volcanoes through science. There have been no crashes of aircraft because we've gotten pretty good at diverting them. The hazard is what it's always been. Our ability to deal with it has improved...
...Crimson had the edge and defeated their Big Red opponents, 5-4. A loss against eventual-champion Trinity sent the Crimson into the bronze medal matchup against a strong Rochester team, where it battled for third, but came up short, losing 7-2.Harvard deemed the fourth place finish a success, but the team is looking to exhibit its individual talent and make a big impact on the college squash scene in its final showing this season.“Because this is an individual tournament, the goals are individual,” said Cohen. “Colin is going...
...quite humbly and simply: “really close match.” O’Connor conveys this level of humility not just in casual conversation, but in wrestling spheres as well. He bounced back from a torn MCL and partially torn ACL last season to enjoy great success this season. He idolizes and strives to emulate fellow team members, such as co-captain Louis Caputo, an All-American currently ranked 10th in the NCAA in the 184-pound weight class. “Incredibly hard worker, very talented, mentally strong, knows...
...With all the success Harvard has enjoyed all season, it’s hard to believe just how far the two teams have come since Saretsky took the helm just two seasons ago. As one of the smaller teams in the Ivy League, the Crimson doesn’t have the depth other top-Ivy teams enjoy. Rather, this small but mighty group has relied on a mentality emphasizing the idea of unity in a sport so individualized by its events...