Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-927-2022
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
Invited perspectives
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17 Mar 2022
Invited perspectives |  | 17 Mar 2022

Invited Perspectives: “Small country, big challenges – Switzerland's hazard prevention research”

Dorothea Wabbels and Gian Reto Bezzola

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Due to its geography and climate, densely populated Switzerland is often affected by water-related hazards such as surface runoff, floods, debris flows, landslides, rockfalls and avalanches. Almost every part of Switzerland is exposed to natural hazards, and anyone can be affected.
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