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NATECH Events
From Disaster Risk Gateway
Definition
Technological accidents triggered by a natural hazard or disaster which result in consequences involving hazardous substances (e.g., fire, explosion, toxic release)
Source
European Commission Joint Research Centre (2021). eNatech: Natural hazard-triggered technological accidents database.
Available at: https://enatech.jrc.ec.europa.eu/
See also: Hazard, (Cascading) Hazard
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