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Illogical dam policy in Japan

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Super typhoon Hagibis on October 12, 2019, in Japan revealed that the current dam control policy has the fatal defect. The current dam policy should be updated for saving humans. Human-induced flood should be avoided by the weather prediction.

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  1. Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University, 5322 Endo, Fujisawa, 252-0882, Japan

    Yoshiyasu Takefuji

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Takefuji, Y. Illogical dam policy in Japan. Nat Hazards 103, 2623–2626 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04087-5

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