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Nature 433, 93 (13 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/433093a; Published online 12 January 2005
Forces gather behind proposal for a natural-disaster agency
Jim Giles & Emma Marris
Following the recent tsunami in the Indian Ocean, momentum is building behind a plan for an international body that would coordinate preparations for natural disasters.David King, the UK government's chief scientific adviser, is actively pushing for such a body.
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