This Research Topic is Volume II of a series. The previous volume can be found here:
Prevention, Mitigation, and Relief of Compound and Chained Natural Hazards The field of natural hazard research has become increasingly critical due to the intensification of global climate and environmental changes, which have led to the frequent occurrence of natural hazards. These hazards often overlap, interact, or occur in a chain reaction, resulting in significant disaster losses with wide-ranging impacts over extended periods. Major earthquakes, geological hazards, extreme meteorological events, large-scale floods, droughts, marine disasters, and forest and grassland fires are among the key factors affecting human safety and economic development worldwide. Recent studies have highlighted the need for advanced perception, intelligent early warning systems, accurate prevention strategies, and efficient rescue operations to mitigate these hazards. However, there remain significant gaps in understanding the compound and chained relationships between different types of natural hazards, necessitating further investigation and innovative approaches.
This research topic aims to collect both Original Research and Review articles addressing the state-of-the-art advances in theories and methodologies related to all types of natural hazards. The primary objective is to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms behind the formation, evolution, and disaster processes of multiple natural hazards, particularly focusing on their compound and chained relationships. By exploring these complex interactions, the research seeks to develop models and scenarios for whole-process control, chain-breaking at key nodes, and precise prevention strategies. Additionally, the research aims to improve methods for detection, identification, and spatiotemporal analysis of natural hazard sources, as well as to advance technologies for intelligent early warning and refined risk assessment.
To gather further insights into the prevention, mitigation, and relief of compound and chained natural hazards, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Mechanisms of formation, evolution, and disaster processes of multiple natural hazards and their compound and chained interactions;
• Model and scenario development for whole-process control, chain-breaking at key nodes, and precise prevention of major natural hazard chains;
• Methods and applications for detection, identification, database establishment, and spatiotemporal evolution law analysis of natural hazard sources;
• Technologies for intelligent early warning and refined risk assessment of compound and chained natural hazards;
• Rescue equipment and investigation of post-disaster community reconstruction.