AUTHOR=Kirschbaum Dalia , Watson C. Scott , Rounce David R. , Shugar Dan H. , Kargel Jeffrey S. , Haritashya Umesh K. , Amatya Pukar , Shean David , Anderson Eric R. , Jo Minjeong TITLE=The State of Remote Sensing Capabilities of Cascading Hazards Over High Mountain Asia JOURNAL=Frontiers in Earth Science VOLUME=7 YEAR=2019 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/earth-science/articles/10.3389/feart.2019.00197 DOI=10.3389/feart.2019.00197 ISSN=2296-6463 ABSTRACT=
Cascading hazard processes refer to a primary trigger such as heavy rainfall, seismic activity, or snow melt, followed by a chain or web of consequences that can cause subsequent hazards influenced by a complex array of preconditions and vulnerabilities. These interact in multiple ways and can have tremendous impacts on populations proximate to or downstream of these initial triggers. High Mountain Asia (HMA) is extremely vulnerable to cascading hazard processes given the tectonic, geomorphologic, and climatic setting of the region, particularly as it relates to glacial lakes. Given the limitations of