Human amplification of secondary earthquake hazards through environmental modifications

• Main Authors: Hill, Emma M., McCaughey, Jamie W., Switzer, Adam D., Lallemant, David, Wang, Yu, Sathiakumar, Sharadha
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Earthquake hazards; Climate change
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179371
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Anthropogenic climate change and modification of landscapes — such as deforestation, sediment movement, irrigation and sea-level rise — can destabilize natural systems and amplify hazards from earthquake-triggered landslides, liquefaction, tsunami and coastal flooding. In this Perspective, we examin...