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Extreme Events: A Physical Reconstruction and Risk Assessment



The article discusses the importance of using long-term records to accurately assess natural hazard risks. It also discusses how short-term historical records can often misrepresent likely risks. more details
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  • The importance of using long-term records to accurately assess natural hazard risks
  • The limitations of short-term historical records in accurately assessing risks
  • The need for improved data collection and analysis to better understand natural hazard risks


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Author Jonathan Nott
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780521530989
Publication Date 2010-06-10
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
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The article discusses the importance of using long-term records to accurately assess natural hazard risks. It also discusses how short-term historical records can often misrepresent likely risks.

The assessment of risks posed by natural hazards such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, tsunamis or cyclones, may not reflect the full range or magnitude of events possible. As human populations grow, especially in hazard-prone areas, methods for accurately assessing natural hazard risks are becoming increasingly important. Jonathan Nott describes the many methods used to reconstruct such hazards from natural long-term records. He demonstrates how long-term records are essential in gaining a realistic understanding of the variability of natural hazards, and how short-term historical records can often misrepresent likely risks.
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