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\n\n \n A World of Cascading Hazards. Natural disasters may trigger other land surface events that further imperil communities long after the initial event has passed. (Illustration: Courtesy of CLaSH.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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New center aims to forecast long-term fallout from natural disasters<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n By<\/span>USC Dornsife News<\/a><\/strong>\n \n September 5, 2025<\/span>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and other disasters often trigger secondary hazards \u2014 landslides, flooding and debris flows \u2014 that can be just as destructive. Predicting when and how these cascading events unfold has challenged scientists.<\/p>\n

Now, with a $15 million grant from the National Science Foundation\u2019s Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards<\/a>, researchers across the United States are launching the\u00a0Center for Land Surface Hazards<\/a><\/strong> (<\/strong>CLaSH).<\/p>\n

Josh West<\/a>, professor of Earth sciences and environmental studies at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, is a co-principal investigator. The new center, based at the University of Michigan, includes 17 academic, governmental, tribal and community partners studying how disasters set off landslides, river erosion, debris flows and flooding.<\/p>\n

\u201cCLaSH offers us an opportunity to build a research community that crosses disciplinary silos and confronts the complexity of interconnected hazards, while raising public awareness at the same time,\u201d West said.<\/p>\n

Cascading land surface hazards can occur long after an initial disaster, amplifying damage to infrastructure, ecosystems and communities. For example, Hurricane Helene\u2019s 2024 landfall in North Carolina triggered widespread landslides and mudflows that continue to alter flood risk.<\/p>\n

CLaSH will draw on new tools such as satellite imagery, drones, ground sensors and artificial intelligence to develop frameworks that improve forecasting and hazard mitigation.<\/p>\n

The center will also expand workforce training and community outreach. Programs will support students from two-year and four-year colleges and engage directly with at-risk communities to translate research into action.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is not only to deepen understanding of the Earth\u2019s processes but also to equip society to better prepare for and recover from these events,\u201d West said.<\/p>\n

Read more on the story from Michigan News >><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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