Multi-hazard dependencies can increase or decrease risk

John K. Hillier (), Tom Matthews, Robert L. Wilby and Conor Murphy
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John K. Hillier: Loughborough University
Tom Matthews: Loughborough University
Robert L. Wilby: Loughborough University
Conor Murphy: Maynooth University

Nature Climate Change, 2020, vol. 10, issue 7, 595-598

Abstract: In risk analysis, it is recognized that hazards can often combine to worsen their joint impact, but impact data for a rail network show that hazards can also tend to be mutually exclusive at seasonal timescales. Ignoring this overestimates worst-case risk, so we therefore champion a broader view of risk from compound hazards.

Date: 2020
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