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Definition

Cascading hazard processes refer to an initial hazard followed by a chain of interrelated hazards (e.g., earthquake triggering landslide, landslide triggering flooding, flooding triggering further landslides).

Source

Adapted from: UNDRR (2019). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): Geneva, Switzerland.


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