Asia’s looming Black Elephant events
Devastating disasters that are predicted but ignored are known as Black Elephants—a cross between a Black Swan event and the proverbial elephant in the room. It’s time we acknowledged the looming natural hazard risks that no one wants to talk about.
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| author | Yolanda C. Lin Gizem Mestav Sarica Terence J. Chua Susanna F. Jenkins Adam D. Switzer Gordon Woo David Lallemant |
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| description | Devastating disasters that are predicted but ignored are known as Black Elephants—a cross between a Black Swan event and the proverbial elephant in the room. It’s time we acknowledged the looming natural hazard risks that no one wants to talk about. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79678631079f476fa2a0a653b161b38a2022-12-21T22:58:13ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352021-10-01211410.1038/s43247-021-00283-8Asia’s looming Black Elephant eventsYolanda C. Lin0Gizem Mestav Sarica1Terence J. Chua2Susanna F. Jenkins3Adam D. Switzer4Gordon Woo5David Lallemant6Geography and Environmental Studies, University of New MexicoInstitute of Catastrophe Risk Management, Nanyang Technological UniversityEnergy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological UniversityAsian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological UniversityAsian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological UniversityInstitute of Catastrophe Risk Management, Nanyang Technological UniversityAsian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological UniversityDevastating disasters that are predicted but ignored are known as Black Elephants—a cross between a Black Swan event and the proverbial elephant in the room. It’s time we acknowledged the looming natural hazard risks that no one wants to talk about.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00283-8 |
| spellingShingle | Yolanda C. Lin Gizem Mestav Sarica Terence J. Chua Susanna F. Jenkins Adam D. Switzer Gordon Woo David Lallemant Asia’s looming Black Elephant events Communications Earth & Environment |
| title | Asia’s looming Black Elephant events |
| title_full | Asia’s looming Black Elephant events |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00283-8 |
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