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7. Natural Hazards

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This chapter explains the basic physical sciences of key natural hazards. It states how the different hazards are defined and categorised, where and when the hazards occur and what secondary hazards are associated with the primary hazard. The chapter provides a brief overview of what is known and unknown and discusses some of the current uncertainties related to modelling the frequency and severity of events. It further introduces some of the physical and social vulnerabilities associated with these perils and potential mitigation techniques. Hazards covered include geophysical hazards (earthquake, volcano, and landslides), hydro-meteorological hazards (tropical cyclones, tornadoes, tsunami, and flood), and extraterrestrial hazards (impactors and space weather).

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Titel: Natural Hazards
verfasst von: Joanna Faure Walker
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: The Palgrave Handbook of Unconventional Risk Transfer
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-59296-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-59297-8

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59297-8_7