Natural Disasters and Hazards
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- A Procedure to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Two Watch Warning Systems
- Notes from this workshop on the effectiveness of heat related health watch systems.
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- Degassing Lakes Manoun and Nyos
- History of the 1986 disaster at Lake Nyos and details of a plan to mitigate the effect of future disasters through degassing. Includes a webcam at Lake Nyos.
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- Natural Disaster Management in India
- Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives.
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- Natural Disasters Association
- Provides information on different types of disasters, courses, education and a forum.
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- Savage Earth
- Web companion to the PBS show, produced by New York's WNET, on natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Includes detailed animations, QuickTime movies, survivors' stories, and links.
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- American Avalanche Association
- Group of professionals engaged in the study, forecasting, control and mitigation of snow avalanches. Includes information on research, publications and education.
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- Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center
- Provides mountain weather and avalanche information for the Northwest US, including the Washington Cascades, Olympic Mountains and the northern Oregon Cascades.
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- RECCO Avalanche Rescue System
- System used by rescue organizations worldwide to assist in the efficient location of people buried under avalanches.
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- Center for Earthquake Research and Information
- University of Memphis (Tennessee). Includes technical information and recent earthquakes data, public awareness and resources for teachers and kids, and ongoing research projects and publications.
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- Earthquake Information from the USGS
- Gateway to US Geological Survey web resources on earthquakes, including information on recent quakes, earthquake preparedness, building seismically resistant structures, and current research topics.
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- Earthquakes Today
- Provides maps and details of the latest earthquakes worldwide. Also provides video reports and news headlines about the more significant earthquakes.
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- Electric Quakes
- Explains the links between solar activity, the ionosphere, planetary motion and earthquakes
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- How to Build an Inexpensive Seismometer
- Detailed instructions, including diagrams, description of components, setup and synchronization.
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- Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM)
- ASFPM is an organization of professionals in the US interested in floods, floodplain management and related topics. Site contains news of national, state and local floodplain management legislation.
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- Floodplain Management
- Information about flooding, floodplains, and flood protection. Also links to other web resources related to floods, flooding, and floodplain management.