In Harm's Way | Disaster Mitigation IN HARM39S WAY We Assess Communicate and Help Reduce Disaster Related Risks to Save Lives One Ounce of Disaster Prevention is Worth Tons of Disaster Relief How In Harm39s Way Started After a devastating tsunami claimed the lives of more than 280000 in 2004 Brigham Young University Professor Ron Harris knew his simple geologic outreach approach could prevent disasters like this from happening again. Our Approach Risk Assessment Our geohazards research and monitoring in populated regions threatened by nature provides ways to predict who is most at risk. Ongoing Research and Recent Publications Risk Communication We work with local community leaders and educators to communicate risk to those in harm39s way. This is important because the people who are at risk need to know that they are.