Natural disasters: A calculated risk

Risk for Epidemics after Natural Disasters

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Natural Disasters

Risk assessment for nuclear power plants against natural disasters

With the increasing tendency of natural hazards, the typhoon/hurricane/tropical cyclone induced surge, wave, precipitation and river flood as extreme external loads not only menace Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) in coastal areas, but also some inland territorial NPP. For all of planned, designed and constructed NPP the National Nuclear Safety Administration of China and International Atomic Energy ...

Risk-Taking Behavior in the Wake of Natural Disasters

Risk-Taking Behavior in the Wake of Natural Disasters We study whether natural disasters affect risk-taking behavior exploiting geographic variation in exposure to natural disasters. We conduct standard risk games (using real money) with randomly selected individuals in Indonesia and find that individuals who recently suffered a flood or earthquake exhibit more risk aversion than individuals li...

Risk assessment in natural disasters with fuzzy probabilities

Risk assessment in regions with low earthquake activity is important for reinsurance companies and governmental building authorities. They need a complete picture of the possible risks. Even contradictive opinions have to be taken into account. Data for this kind of analysis, especially in natural disasters, is of poor quality. Standard statistical analysis is not possible. Extreme values are r...