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Plane Crashes and Shark Attacks Still Unlikely
Despite the tragic loss of 228 lives on an Air France Airbus A330 plane with 228 people on board disappeared over the Atlantic on Monday on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, air travel is still the safest mode of transport. Like shark attacks, aviation accidents make ‘good’ news. This is a shame for [...]
Continue reading...Shark Attacks in Australia, Summer 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The odds of being the victim of a shark attack are said to be very low (worldwide: 75 shark attacks per year) and only 2% of them are fatal. So, what’s with the daily reports of attacks (and deaths!) at Australian beaches this year? Lies, damn lies and … Statistics suggest (1|2) you have a: 1 in 8,000,000 [...]
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Friday, June 5, 2009
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