Compound, Consecutive, and Cascading Events: From Data Discovery and Physical Drivers to Risk Management

Session ID#: 282103

Session Description:
As hydrometeorological hazards increasingly occur in compound, consecutive, and cascading forms, the scientific community must advance toward a holistic understanding across the full risk spectrum. This session provides a multidisciplinary forum to explore key aspects of multi-hazard research, from foundational datasets to risk-informed decision-making. We invite contributions addressing the challenges of complex events.

Data & Methodology: Advances in identifying and cataloging events using AI, machine learning, and causal inference, along with the development of open-source, interoperable datasets.

Physical & Statistical Modeling: Improving understanding of interactions and nonlinearities among climate drivers and the amplification of hazards.

Impacts & Vulnerability: Quantifying risks to infrastructure, agriculture, and socio-economic systems using multi-risk frameworks, including attribution and climate change influences.

Decision-Support & Governance: Strategies for early-warning systems, adaptation planning, and translating complex data into actionable policy.

This session aims to foster collaboration to accelerate resilience to interconnected climate risks.

Co-Sponsor(s):
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • H - Hydrology
  • OS - Ocean Sciences
Index Terms:

4306 Multihazards [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4313 Extreme events [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4321 Climate impact [NATURAL HAZARDS]
4333 Disaster risk analysis and assessment [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener:  Leila Rahimi, PhD, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
Conveners:  Carlo De Michele, Politecnico di Milano, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Milano, Italy, Kai Kornhuber, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria, Sara Santamaria-Aguilar, University of Central Florida, UCF Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, Orlando, FL, United States and Leila Rahimi, PhD, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
Student/Early Career Convener:  Pravin Maduwantha Mahanthe Gamage, University of Central Florida, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering & National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, Orlando, FL, United States
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