IN HARM'S WAY
An Ounce of Disaster Prevention is Worth Tons of Disaster Relief
How In Harm's Way Started
After a devastating tsunami claimed the lives of > 280,000 in 2004, Brigham Young University Professor Ron Harris knew his simple geologic outreach approach could prevent disasters like this from happening again.
Our Work
Risk Assessment
Our geohazards research and monitoring in populated regions threatened by nature provides ways to predict who is most at risk.
Risk Communication
We work with local community leaders and educators to communicate risk to those in harm's way.
Risk reduction
We help local communities to implement natural hazard risk reduction strategies. Our efforts have saved over 10,000 lives.
Staff Highlight
Dr. Harris standing in front of Cherry Hill Elementary, one of the many schools he and others advocated for rebuilding to seismic code. Read more here.
Ron Harris: Founder
Dr. Ron Harris claims he was born a geologist, which he discovered during his first geology course. This passion eventually guided him to decipher the pattern language of nature in ways that could save lives from natural disasters.
Most geologists can predict who is it most at risk of natural hazards, but leave the communication and risk reduction (preparedness) to someone else. Who is tasked with this job? Harris realized he is and that we all are. Ron created In Harm's way (501c3) to fund preparedness efforts that save lives from natural hazards. Thousands of lives have been saved by the strategy to combine advisement and action with assessment. Won't you join in our crusade?
