Impact of catastrophes

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The impact of catastrophes studies how extreme events alter societies, economies, public health and infrastructure. A catastrophe can be biological, geological, climatic, technological or political, but in all cases it implies an intense disturbance that exceeds the normal response capacity. From physics, these processes are analyzed as systems subjected to external shocks, propagation in networks, temporary loss of balance and recovery trajectories. Concepts such as risk, vulnerability, resilience, cascades, diffusion and non-linear dynamics allow us to understand why the same event produces different damages depending on the context. Physics provides quantitative tools to anticipate impacts, optimize response and reduce human and material losses.

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