mitigating

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But there were mitigating factors to take into account.

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"It is no longer a question of whether we can still save the glaciers in their former state. It is a question of mitigating the consequences for ourselves".

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John McNally, mitigating, argued social media posts could be inaccurate and "there is no text book how to react".

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"We do an outstanding job of understanding the risk, buying down the risk, mitigating the risk, and putting together controls to manage the risk."

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So is this an example of what is known as a phantom trend, where fear can end up exacerbating the real-world impact rather than mitigating it?

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