A complex risk narrative emerged from the interweaving data elements, demonstrating major inter- and intra-household variations in risk perceptions, hygiene behavior, seasonal behavior and other risk factors.
So FRACTAL stakeholders have produced climate-risk narratives for each of the cities, based on different climate-change scenarios described by international models.
This graph is from "Climate Risks: Linking Narratives to Action," an important new essay in the Stanford Social Innovation Review on the gap between major environmental groups' messaging on human-driven global warming and the focus of their programs and spending.
The game was also a big risk — its narrative-heavy gameplay, including the now famous arrival-at-work intro sequence, was a departure from the generally simple shooters of the late '90s.
The catch, though, is that while impromptu development in jazz is adventurous by its nature, a dependence on flashback risks rendering narrative inert.
Here Azadeh takes further risks with narrative, showing how disparate encounters and unrelated episodes can add up to a single, complex rite of passage.
The risk with alternating narratives is that one may outshine the other.
In adventure narratives, risk is often a gimmick, such as when the physical challenge is simply impossible, or merely a conceit, as in the case of extreme athletes who manipulate danger for effect, knowing full well they will most likely live to write their acknowledgments page.
"ELFLAND uses commonality within diverse audiences to remove the politics and emotion from climate discussions allowing an honest discussion of climate risk and adaptation". "Narratives offer increased comprehension, interest, and engagement.
The other six people who died this week, lacking clear and catchy narratives, risk becoming innate statistics.
A sullen Greece, led by a thwarted Syriza, would risk reinforcing that narrative, not change it.
