Natural Hazards

Getting to know NH11: Climate Hazards, the new EGU Natural Hazards Sub-Division

Asimina Voskaki December 5, 2022

Photo credit: Image by 0fjd125gk87 from Pixabay (Pixabay licence)

Earlier this year, the EGU Natural Hazards Division launched a new sub-division dedicated to climate hazards. In today’s interview, Dr Steven Hardiman, a Senior Research Scientist at the Met Office (UK) and the Science Officer of this new sub-division, will share some insights about NH11 and its future development. Hi Steve, and congratulations on your new role! Please tell us about your ca ...[Read More]

IoT and Natural Hazards: the latest updates

Paulo Hader November 14, 2022

Photo credit: Image by Anthony Beure from Pixabay (Pixabay licence)

In my blog post last year, I talked about the escalation of extreme events in Brazil, and one of the main questions was whether the scientific community would need new methods and technologies to deal with extreme events aggravated by climate change. This year, during one of the Innovations (WG05) working group meetings of the International Network on Landslide Early Warning Systems (LandAware), I ...[Read More]

Let’s begin the recovery before the disaster

Soheil Mohammadi October 24, 2022

1 year after L'Aquila earthquake, March 2010 (Photo credit: Riccardo Civico, distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

Every natural event that causes damage to the built environment must be followed by recovery; however, this phase of disaster risk management has received less attention from academics than the others [1]. In all its aspects, disaster recovery has remained a contentious topic, with experts debating its definition, approaches, objectives, activities, and even when it should begin and finish [2–4]. ...[Read More]

Climate change: let’s talk about adaptive capacity

Asimina Voskaki October 3, 2022

Global warming (Photo credit: Pete Linforth from Pixabay - Pixabay licence)

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once said, “there is nothing permanent except change”. We are living in an epoch where constant change is the new normal. Unquestionably, climate change is one of the most significant challenges of our time. How can we shape our thinking to become more agile to change, and what attributes do organisations and societies need to increase their cap ...[Read More]