tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post1321339137111977771..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: The Eruption of Mt. St. Helens at 39 Years: Why It Still MattersGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-28011442844603955152019-05-19T19:27:28.818-07:002019-05-19T19:27:28.818-07:00There were the scientists in Italy who were convic...There were the scientists in Italy who were convicted of misinforming the public. They said things were safe when events showed things were not safe.<br />But it was not so much a matter of getting the science wrong that was criminal. The science was fine but the scientists felt their job was to reassure, rather than be accurate. People died and the scientists were convicted. Rightfully in my view.<br />False reassuring is not unknown amongst civil servants.The Field of Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198031456340592151noreply@blogger.com