Why We Can No Longer Ignore Consecutive Disasters

• Published in: Earth's future Vol. 8; no. 3
• Main Authors: Ruiter, Marleen C., Couasnon, Anaïs, Homberg, Marc J. C., Daniell, James E., Gill, Joel C., Ward, Philip J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2020; Wiley
• Subjects: Climate change; compound disasters; consecutive disasters; Cyclones; Disaster management; Disaster relief; Disaster risk; Disasters; Earthquakes; Emergency preparedness; Emergency response; Empirical analysis; extreme events; First responders; Floods; Infrastructure; Insured losses; Multi‐hazard; Multi‐risk; Risk assessment; Risk management; Storm damage; Japan

In recent decades, a striking number of countries have suffered from consecutive disasters: events whose impacts overlap both spatially and temporally, while recovery is still under way. The risk of consecutive disasters will increase due to growing exposure, the interconnectedness of human society,...