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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). | 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). | ||
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Adapted from: UNDRR (2019). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): Geneva, Switzerland. | Adapted from: UNDRR (2019). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): Geneva, Switzerland. | ||
'''See also''': [[Hazard|<span style="color: var(--myriad-pink)">Hazard</span>]], [[Hazard Interrelationships|<span style="color: var(--myriad-pink)">Hazard Interrelationships</span>]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:44, 23 January 2025
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.
See also: Hazard, Hazard Interrelationships
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