loading page

Natural Hazards Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science
  • +6
  • Sanjib Sharma,
  • Kshitij Dahal,
  • Lorenzo Nava,
  • Manish Raj Gouli,
  • Rocky Talchabhadel,
  • Jeeban Panthi,
  • Tirthankar Roy,
  • Ganesh R. Ghimire,
  • Manish Raj Gouli
Sanjib Sharma
Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State University
Author Profile
Kshitij Dahal
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author Profile
Lorenzo Nava
University of Padua, University of Padua
Author Profile
Manish Raj Gouli
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author Profile
Rocky Talchabhadel
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Author Profile
Jeeban Panthi
University of Rhode Island, University of Rhode Island
Author Profile
Tirthankar Roy
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Author Profile
Ganesh R. Ghimire
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Corresponding Author:[email protected]

Author Profile
Manish Raj Gouli
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author Profile

Abstract

This article is composed of one integrated commentary about the state of ICON principles (Goldman et al., 2021) in natural hazards and a discussion on the opportunities and challenges of adopting them. Natural hazards pose risks to society, infrastructure, and the environment. Hazard interactions and their cascading phenomena in space and time can further intensify the impacts. Natural hazards’ risks are expected to increase in the future due to environmental, demographic, and socioeconomic changes. It is important to quantify and effectively communicate risks to inform the design and implementation of risk mitigation and adaptation strategies. Multihazard multisector risk management poses several nontrivial challenges, including: i) integrated risk assessment, ii) Earth system data-model fusion, iii) uncertainty quantification and communication, and iv) crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries. Here, we review these challenges, highlight current research and operational endeavors, and underscore diverse research opportunities. We emphasize the need for integrated approaches, coordinated processes, open science, and networked efforts (ICON) for multihazard multisector risk management.
Jan 2022Published in Earth and Space Science volume 9 issue 1. 10.1029/2021EA002114