The Conversation

Mon Oct 22

The risk of 'cascading' natural disasters is on the rise

Written by Farshid Vahedifard, CEE Advisory Board Endowed Professor and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University

Deadly debris flows came to Los Angeles after heavy rain pounded wildfire-scarred land.AP Photo/Reed Saxon

In a warming world, the dangers from natural disasters are changing. In a recent commentary, we identified a number of costly and deadly catastrophes that point to an increase in the risk of “cascading” events – ones that...

The risk of 'cascading' natural disasters is on the rise

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