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Connecting the dots: the importance of recognising multi-hazard events in disaster reporting

and March 27, 2023
Connecting the dots: the importance of recognising multi-hazard events in disaster reporting
A photo reporter and a cameraman broadcasting during Hurricane Sandy, Jersey City, New Jersey (USA), 29 October 2012. Photo credit: Wally Gobetz, available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/8153742838 under Creative Commons license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/)

In the past year, the world has witnessed many severe disasters caused by multiple hazards whose impacts overlapped in time and space. February this year, two severe earthquakes hit Syria and Turkey shortly after each other, followed by two more powerful earthquakes and over a hundred aftershocks in subsequent weeks [1,2]. The disaster caused over 48 thousand fatalities, and many people are still ...[Read More]

Understanding and assessing hydrological extremes, a discussion with Alberto Viglione

March 13, 2023
Photo credit: Image by Dean Moriarty from Pixabay (Pixabay License)
Photo credit: Image by Dean Moriarty from Pixabay (Pixabay License)

Extreme hydrological events affect billions of people worldwide, and their negative impacts will likely increase due to climate change, urbanisation and ageing infrastructure. Further understanding of hydrological extremes and societal responses to floods is critical in mitigating flood risk and creating better urban environments. In today’s interview, we talk with Prof. Alberto Viglione. Al ...[Read More]

New positions to join the Natural Hazards Division team!

March 8, 2023
New positions to join the Natural Hazards Division team!

Interested in being actively involved in shaping the EGU NH Division activities and organising the annual General Assembly?  Are you working in the Natural Hazards field? Then keep reading… we need you! Our Division is seeking: a new Science Officer for the NH10 Multi-Hazards sub-division a new Social Media Coordinator For both positions, the term is fixed for a two-year period with a possible ext ...[Read More]

Unravelling the Complex Drivers of Wildfires in the Era of Climate Change

and February 27, 2023
Unravelling the Complex Drivers of Wildfires in the Era of Climate Change
Photo credit: Tasnim News Agency (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License)

In the last decades, the strength of climate change has been evident across the globe in many weather and climate extremes occurrences, including heatwaves and droughts. Those events are involved in all fire stages and influence all aspects of the fire regime [1].    Climate change is driving unprecedented wildfire in the Mediterranean region  The Mediterranean region is a climate change hots ...[Read More]