Hurricane risk assessment in a multi-hazard context for Dominica in the Caribbean.

ABSTRACT: Hurricanes can trigger widespread landslides and flooding creating compound hazards and multiple risks for vulnerable populations. An example is the island of Dominica in the Caribbean, where the population lives predominantly along the coast close to sea level and is subject to storm surge, with steep topography rising behind, with a propensity for landslides and flash river flooding. The simultaneous occurrence of the multiple hazards amplifies their impacts and couples with physical and social vulnerabilities to threaten lives, livelihoods, and the environment. Neglecting compound hazards underestimates overall risk. Using a whole island macroscale, (level-I) analysis, susceptibility scenarios for hurricanes, triggered landslides, and floods were developed by incorporating physical proc

SUBMITTER: Sammonds P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667232 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature