Modeling Downward Counterfactual Events: Unrealized Disasters and why they Matter

Disaster risk research’s reliance on past events has proved inadequate when it comes to extreme events. This shortcoming stems from limited records (for example, due to the vast differences in timescales between geological processes and human records) and the dynamic nature of all three components o...

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Main Authors: Yolanda C. Lin, Susanna F. Jenkins, Jun Rui Chow, Sébastien Biass, Gordon Woo, David Lallemant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.575048/full