Scenarios about 'disaster prevention'
The systematic efforts to predict, mitigate, and prepare for natural and human-made catastrophes to reduce their negative impacts on societies. Disaster prevention encompasses risk assessment, early warning systems, infrastructure reinforcement, emergency planning, and public education about hazards ranging from earthquakes to industrial accidents. In alternate history scenarios, different approaches to disaster prevention often create divergence points where catastrophes either cause or are prevented from causing major historical shifts.
What If Fukushima Never Had a Meltdown?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster never occurred, potentially altering global energy policies, nuclear power development, and Japan's economic trajectory.
What If New Orleans Built Different Hurricane Protection Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where New Orleans implemented comprehensive hurricane protection systems decades before Hurricane Katrina, potentially saving the city from its most devastating disaster.
What If New Orleans Had Better Hurricane Protection Before Katrina?
Exploring the alternate timeline where New Orleans had implemented comprehensive flood protection systems prior to Hurricane Katrina, potentially averting one of America's worst natural disasters.
What If The 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Mount St. Helens remained dormant, preventing the deadliest volcanic eruption in US history and preserving the pristine Cascade landscape with far-reaching environmental and scientific consequences.
What If The Beirut Port Explosion Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the devastating 2020 Beirut port explosion was prevented, potentially altering Lebanon's political trajectory and humanitarian situation in the midst of multiple crises.
What If The Challenger Never Exploded?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Space Shuttle Challenger survived its January 1986 mission, potentially altering NASA's trajectory, public perception of spaceflight, and our progress in space exploration.