"What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate" from episode #043 "Weathering the Storm"
Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas this week, and east coast
states from Florida to North Carolina are bracing for its impact.
In preparation, governors are declaring states of emergency to
allow emergency management teams to coordinate and act quickly.
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Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas this week, and east coast
states from Florida to North Carolina are bracing for its impact.
In preparation, governors are declaring states of emergency to
allow emergency management teams to coordinate and act quickly.
But in this segment from BackStory's 2012 show, "Weathering the
Storm," host emeritus Peter Onuf learns from Oxford University
professor Gareth Davies that responses to disasters are often
fraught with politics.
Image: Poseidon by Mark Rain (www.azrainman.com). Source: Flickr
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