Christopher J. White

Invited perspectives: towards usable compound event research

Supporting stakeholders with science-based decision-making to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts is a central mandate of the climate research community. In particular, mapping out scenario-dependent climate risk landscapes is one of the most pressing challenges. Increas...

A Framework for Quantifying Diverse Multi‐Hazard Interactions to Enhance Climate Resilience

ABSTRACT Multi‐hazard events generate impacts exceeding those of individual hazards but remain difficult to assess due to complex interactions. This study presents a generalized framework for analyzing four interaction types—multivariate, preconditioned and triggering, spatially,...

Rapid soil moisture depletion during flash droughts accelerates wildfire spread in the United States

Abstract Fire danger can escalate rapidly when vegetation dries over days to weeks. Flash droughts, characterised by rapid root-zone soil moisture depletion under high evaporative demand, may accelerate wildfire spread. Here, we quantify relationships between flash droughts and w...