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(Cascading) Hazard
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Definition
Cascading hazard processes refer to an initial hazard followed by a chain of interrelated hazards (e.g., earthquake triggering landslide, landslide triggering flooding, flooding triggering further landslides).
Source
Adapted from: UNDRR (2019). Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction; United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): Geneva, Switzerland.
See also: Hazard, Hazard Interrelationships
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