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This report talks about interactions between natural disasters and simultaneous technological accidents. It aims to provide an overview of the natech problem, and to present the state of the art in natech risk management. The report identifies the main

During the past few decades, economic losses and human casualties due to natural disasters increased exponentially on our planet, mainly because of the increased density of population and industry in high hazard areas. Although the prediction of

Extreme weather events are those events which society is unable to cope with. They are by definition rare stochastic events. Europe has experienced on unprecedented rate of extreme weather events in the last 30 years. Heat waves occurred in France, Italy

Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 34, L22310, doi:10.1029/2007GL031922:

This article addresses volcanic risk reduction and the critical practical action of evacuating of people from threatened areas during volcanic unrest. The article proposes a

Snow avalanches represent the major natural hazard in Europe's mountain areas during the winter. Harsh, changing conditions regarding mainly snowfall and snowpack in these areas, coupled with the increase in winter sport activities, tourism and therefore

This proceedings includes inter alia the specific outputs of the meeting which included: an inventory of the relevant technical, legal and administrative measures already current in Europe.