Management of risks in natural disasters: A systematic review of the literature on NATECH events

Nascimento, Kayo Renato Da Silva; Alencar, Marcelo Hazin

doi:10.1016/j.jlp.2016.10.003

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“…It is noteworthy that after the catastrophic events in the Indian Ocean [100] and Japan [101,217], the impacts generated by marine geohazards were widely diffused by conveyed images in diverse media. According to [236], between 2000 and 2015, there was a tendency to increase the number of industrial accidents related to the occurrence of tsunamis. Before 2011 (when there was the nuclear accident in the Fukushima Daiichi plant) only a few articles mentioned tsunamis as the potential causes of industrial accidents.…”

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Marine Geohazards: A Bibliometric-Based Review

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Marine geohazard research has developed during recent decades, as human activities intensified towards deeper waters. Some recent disastrous events (e.g., the 2004 Indian Ocean and 2011 Japan tsunamis) highlighted geohazards socioeconomic impacts. Marine geohazards encompass an extensive list of features, processes, and events related to Marine Geology. In the scientific literature there are few systematic reviews concerning all of them. Using the search string ‘geohazard*’, this bibliometric-based review explored the scientific databases Web of Science and Scopus to analyze the evolution of peer-reviewed scientific publications and discuss trends and future challenges. The results revealed qualitative and quantitative aspects of 183 publications and indicated 12 categories of hazards, the categories more studied and the scientific advances. Interdisciplinary surveys focusing on the mapping and dating of past events, and the determination of triggers, frequencies, and current perspectives of occurrence (risk) are still scarce. Throughout the upcoming decade, the expansion and improvement of seafloor observatories’ networks, early warning systems, and mitigation plans are the main challenges. Hazardous marine geological events may occur at any time and the scientific community, marine industry, and governmental agencies must cooperate to better understand and monitor the processes involved in order to mitigate the resulting unpredictable damages.

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Marine Geohazards: A Bibliometric-Based Review

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“…Box 2 : Natural-Technological (NATECH) events Natech disasters are a type of cascading events and are commonly defined as natural hazards triggering technological hazards (Marzo et al, 2015;Showalter & Myers, 1992). A well-known example of a Natech event is the Great Tohoku earthquake that hit Japan in 2011, which together with a subsequent tsunami caused the Fukishima nuclear reactor meltdown (Nascimento & Alencar, 2016;Peduzzi, 2019). Another example from the same event is that of the two Fujinuma Dams, which failed as a result of the Great Tohoku earthquake, and subsequently caused flooding (Pradel et al 2013).…”

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Why We Can No Longer Ignore Consecutive Disasters

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In recent decades, a striking number of countries have suffered from consecutive disasters: events whose impacts overlap both spatially and temporally, while recovery is still under way. The risk of consecutive disasters will increase due to growing exposure, the interconnectedness of human society, and the increased frequency and intensity of nontectonic hazard. This paper provides an overview of the different types of consecutive disasters, their causes, and impacts. The impacts can be distinctly different from disasters occurring in isolation (both spatially and temporally) from other disasters, noting that full isolation never occurs. We use existing empirical disaster databases to show the global probabilistic occurrence for selected hazard types. Current state‐of‐the art risk assessment models and their outputs do not allow for a thorough representation and analysis of consecutive disasters. This is mainly due to the many challenges that are introduced by addressing and combining hazards of different nature, and accounting for their interactions and dynamics. Disaster risk management needs to be more holistic and codesigned between researchers, policy makers, first responders, and companies.

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“…Downstream effects of extreme weather can include storm surge flooding, power outages, reduced capacity of healthcare facilities, and road closures limiting access to medical care. Natural hazards can also trigger industrial disasters from chemical explosions, fires, and releases, as exemplified by the Arkema explosions after Hurricane Harvey (Cozzani et al, ; Nascimento & Alencar, ; World Health Organization, ). These natural hazard‐triggered technical disasters, often referred to as “natech” events, are the subject of a growing area of research.…”

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“…Awareness of natural hazard-triggered industrial events has been growing over the last decade (Cruz et al, 2006;Nascimento & Alencar, 2016;Steinberg et al, 2008), particularly in Europe (Nascimento & Alencar, 2016). In the United States, the industry is already aware of these risks to their operations and has pursued a $12 billion, 60-mile sea wall along the Gulf coast to protect refineries from sea level rise (Weissert, 2018, August 22 We focused this article on acute disasters, such as fires, explosions, and major chemical releases, that could endanger public health and safety.…”

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Extreme Weather, Chemical Facilities, and Vulnerable Communities in the U.S. Gulf Coast: A Disastrous Combination

Anenberg

Kalman

2019

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Many chemical facilities are located in low‐lying coastal areas and vulnerable to damage from hurricanes, flooding, and erosion, which are increasing with climate change. Extreme weather can trigger industrial disasters, including explosions, fires, and major chemical releases, as well as chronic chemical leakage into air, water, and soil. We identified 872 highly hazardous chemical facilities within 50 miles of the hurricane‐prone U.S. Gulf Coast. Approximately 4,374,000 people, 1,717 schools, and 98 medical facilities were within 1.5 miles of these facilities. Public health risks from colocated extreme weather, chemical facilities, and vulnerable populations are potentially disastrous and growing under climate change.

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Management of risks in natural disasters: A systematic review of the literature on NATECH events

Cited by 51 publications

References 71 publications

Marine Geohazards: A Bibliometric-Based Review

Marine Geohazards: A Bibliometric-Based Review

Why We Can No Longer Ignore Consecutive Disasters

Extreme Weather, Chemical Facilities, and Vulnerable Communities in the U.S. Gulf Coast: A Disastrous Combination

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