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The risk of 'cascading' natural disasters is on the rise

  • Written by: Farshid Vahedifard, CEE Advisory Board Endowed Professor and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mississippi State University
Deadly debris flows came to Los Angeles after heavy rain pounded wildfire-scarred land.AP Photo/Reed Saxon

In a warming world, the dangers from natural disasters are changing. In a recent commentary, we identified a number of costly and deadly catastrophes that point to an increase in the risk of “cascading” events – ones that...

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