Natural Hazard Risks in Lagos, Nigeria
Population: 15.9M
Lagos faces varying levels of natural hazard risk. The highest risk is from wildfires (score: 9/10). Below is a consolidated view of all major hazard types with both forward-looking risk scores and historical impact data for Lagos, Nigeria.
Hazard Risk Overview
Wildfire Risk
Extreme- •High risk rating for Lagos based on ThinkHazard (Wildfire)
- •Wildland-urban interface or high fire weather risk
No significant events in the DisasterAWARE historical database for this hazard type near Lagos. Risk rating is based on forward-looking hazard assessment models.
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Flood Risk
Extreme- •High risk rating for Lagos based on ThinkHazard (River flood)
- •22 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- •2 event(s) in the last 12 months
Landslide Risk
Extreme- •High risk rating for Lagos based on ThinkHazard (Landslide)
- •Terrain and soil conditions favor landslide risk
No significant events in the DisasterAWARE historical database for this hazard type near Lagos. Risk rating is based on forward-looking hazard assessment models.
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Earthquake Risk
Moderate- •1 events on record in proximity
Extreme Heat Risk
Moderate- •2 events on record in proximity
- •1 event(s) in the last 12 months
- •Largest recent event exposed 175,365,980 people
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