Coping with catastrophe
March 02, 2026
March 02, 2026
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Coping with catastrophe
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Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called "hanami," or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people at these gatherings, often by water, helps solidify riverbanks and protect them from spring floods . . .
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Coping with catastrophe
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Each April in Japan, people participate in a tradition called "hanami," or cherry-blossom viewing, where they picnic under the blooming trees. The tradition has a second purpose: The presence of people at these gatherings, often by water, helps solidify riverbanks and protect them from spring floods . . .