Chapter 1 of the course provides an overview of the different kinds of catastrophes, known as the four key 'perils'. These cause the most economic or insured losses worldwide, and therefore are the main focus of catastrophe modelling. The four key perils consist of floods, earthquakes, wind storms, and tropical storms.

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Chapter content

• Introduction to Hazards
• Topic 1a - Hazard models - Seismic
• Topic 1b - Hazard models - Tropical Cyclones
• Topic 1b (Extra) - Hazard models - Clustering
• Topic 1c - Hazard models - Floods

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