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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-2633-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-2633-2024
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01 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 01 Aug 2024

Surprise floods: the role of our imagination in preparing for disasters

Joy Ommer, Jessica Neumann, Milan Kalas, Sophie Blackburn, and Hannah L. Cloke

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What’s the worst that could happen? Recent floods are often claimed to be beyond our imagination. Imagination is the picturing of a situation in our mind and the emotions that we connect with this situation. But why is this important for disasters? This survey found that when we cannot imagine a devastating flood, we are not preparing in advance. Severe-weather forecasts and warnings need to advance in order to trigger our imagination of what might happen and enable us to start preparing.
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