Natech Accidents Triggered by Heat Waves

Natech accidents have an increasing relevance due to the growing number of such events and their severe consequences. Climate change global warming are intensifying occurrence magnitude climate-related natural events, further risk cascading sequences triggered by disasters impacting industrial installations. The present study focuses on heat waves. features this specific category were investigated past accident analysis, collecting extended dataset events. analysis allowed identification key factors that characterize these scenarios, as direct causes, technological scenario occurred, substance categories, equipment items more frequently involved. main cause resulted in internal pressure increase, exceeding design limits. Fire scenarios represent most important occurred. Besides handling liquid gaseous hydrocarbons, waste storage processing systems also accidents, self-decomposition self-ignition phenomena. identifying some lessons learned, useful identify actions aimed at preventing and/or mitigating possible scenarios.