Cascading impacts of natural disasters in a connected world

Key Points

• The research aims to analyze the complex effects of natural disasters on interconnected systems and risk assessment.
• Review of existing literature on natural disasters and their impacts.
• Analysis of risk models incorporating climate-related events.
• Case studies illustrating cascading effects in different sectors.
• Identification of key interconnected impacts from natural disasters on infrastructure and economies.
• Highlighting the inadequacy of current risk models in addressing multifactorial disaster effects.
• Recommendations for improved strategies in disaster management and risk assessment.