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IN HARM'S WAY
Our Work
Risk Assessment
Ongoing geoscience and preparedness research in Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Haiti, Mexico, and Utah helps keep people informed about natural hazards in their area and prepared to face them.
Risk Communication
We work with social and health scientists to evaluate effective ways to communicate to those in harm's way, what geohazards they face and how to develop response efficacy.
Risk reduction
We help local, at risk communities to implement natural hazard risk reduction strategies. Our efforts have saved over 10,000 lives.
Staff Highlight
Above: Dr. Harris standing in front of Cherry Hill Elementary, a school he and others advocated for rebuilding to seismic code. Read more here.
Ron Harris: Founder
Dr. Ron Harris realized he was a geologist in the making after his first geology course. This knowledge eventually helped him with a way to interpret the pattern language of nature in ways that could reduce losses of those in harm's way of natural hazards.
Identifying a need to not only assess, but also to help communicate and reduce risks to geohazards, Dr. Harris developed In Harm's way to work with underrepresented communities through education of, and preparation for, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other natural hazards. Many lives have been saved in this process.
Join Us in Building a Safer Tomorrow
Whether it's on our research team or in a volunteer position, we have a position for you at In Harm's Way. Contact us to learn more.
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