This suggests that people may be more likely to evacuate or take
precautionary actions if one of the lines in an ensemble overlaps with their own town, but feel relatively safe if not.
Not exact matches
Note that, even
if the situation turns out not be quite so dire,
action should be taken on the
precautionary principle; see Douglas's comment # 33.
Following from # 57: John Nissen: Note that, even
if the situation turns out not be quite so dire,
action should be taken on the
precautionary principle; see Douglas's comment # 33.
The
Precautionary Principle — which some interpret as saying that,
if a course of
action carries even a remote chance of irreparable damage, then one should not pursue it, no matter how great the benefits may be — gave Europeans a firm philosophical basis for saying no to GMOs.
So,
if anyone knows, tell us, what American agreed to
precautionary principle based
action?
We are unwise
if we draw from Sunstein's work that the principle (over a dozen distinct
precautionary principles are extant, dependent on situation) is wrong, just because it can sometimes lead to wrong outcomes in situations where there is no good way to predict what
action to take.
If the uncertainty is very low (e.g., we are virtually certain that the building is unoccupied), then
precautionary action is not warranted.