41. Natural Hazards Center Collects and shares research and experience related to preparedness for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/

Natural Hazards Observer Disaster Research Library Quick Response Program ... Contact Us Search: Advanced Search Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center University of Colorado 482 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0482 USA fax: (303) 492-2151 e-mail: hazctr@colorado.edu September 17, 2005 Activated Hurricane Katrina Quick Response Grants The Natural Hazards Center has activated 13 Quick Response grants to study the impacts of Hurricane Katrina, and the Center expects to activate several more in the coming days. Click here to see the current list of activated research proposals. Call for 2006 Quick Response Proposals The Natural Hazards Center is soliciting proposals for the next round of Quick Response Grants. These small grants are intended to enable social and behavioral science researchers from the United States to conduct short-term studies immediately following a disaster. Grants average between $1,000 and $3,500 and are intended to cover food, travel, and lodging expenses. October 14, 2005 . Click here for more information on past reports, program guidelines, and how to submit a proposal. NSF Funding Available for Katrina Research roconnor@nsf.gov

42. DISASTER EARLY WARNINGS And Alerts disasters, early warnings, hazards, early alerts, natural hazards, alerts, manmade. Our Mission. Our corporate mission is to reduce deaths, injuries, http://www.disasterwarning.com/

EFFECTIVE DISASTER EARLY WARNINGS FOR HOMES, OFFICES, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC LOCATIONS Tornadoes - Lightning Storms - Floods - Wild Fires - Earthquakes - Tsunamis Chemical - Biological - Industrial - Accidents and Terror Actions How a few seconds can save your life during a disaster.... How a multi-hazard early warning system can provide those seconds.... About Us Disaster early warning systems today are either not available or extremely ineffective. The Company was created because disasters cause avoidable and unnecessary death and property damage that could be significantly reduced with effective early warnings. Our focus is on the important few minutes before the impact of disasters when responses can be taken to minimize damages to people and property. Our goal is create effective response actions to disasters before impact and dramatically reduce their effects on our lives and property. The Disaster Warning Network, Inc. seeks to create the world’s first truly effective early warning system for protecting lives and property from the damaging effects of both natural and manmade disasters. It will provide real time early warning in advance of the impact of disasters such as tornadoes, lightning storms, floods, wild fires and earthquakes. Early warnings will also be given for industrial, chemical, and biological accidents, as well as intentional terror actions.

43. LIFE - Discontinued Services Page natural and manmade disasters, preparedness, impacts, and mitigation. http://life.csu.edu.au/hazards/topics.html

About This Service Australia Complexity Education ... LIFE Publications Centre This service has been discontinued. We apologise for any inconvenience. Services that have been moved are listed at the bottom of this page. Visit the Top 50 AussieSites EMail the Life Manager See below for services that have been moved to other Web Servers. If the service you are looking for is not listed below then it has definitely been discontinued! AEU APEN ESA FireNet ... IOPI

44. IBHS Insurance industry initiative to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters. Emphasis on land use controls to avoid hazards. http://www.ibhs.org/

ABOUT MEMBERSHIP STAFF DIRECTORY LEGAL NOTICE TAKING THE LEAD IN PROPERTY LOSS REDUCTION SM Search ibhs.org (powered by Google) What's New Tampa – A large majority of homeowners in the Florida Panhandle where a special exemption to the state’s building code allows homes to be built without wind-borne debris protection say they want the same construction standards afforded other residents in... Columnist Ilana DeBare interviews IBHS AVP of Business Protection Diana McClure, makes the Open for Business Toolkit available to readers, and reprints a portion of the assessment questionnaire to help business owners determine whether they're prepared for disasters.... Real Estate Editor Harold Bubil visited the first Fortified...for safer living® home in Lee County, Florida, and explains the code-plus construction features protecting it from high winds. wildfires and flood.... Programs PUBLICATIONS NEWSROOM BUILDING CODES FOR YOUR BUSINESS ... RELATED LINKS 4775 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33617 Email: info@ibhs.org

45. Earth Observatory Feature: The Rising Cost Of Natural Hazards The cost of natural disasters is increasing, and some companies like MunichRe say climate Graph of the global cost of natural disasters since 1950 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/RisingCost/

As Hurricane Isabel moved inland from the Atlantic coast, it pushed a surge of water northwards into the Chesapeake Bay. The storm surge flooded many cities and towns on the shores of the bay and along its low-lying tributaries, including Alexandria, Virginia. (Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response team) As recently as the 1950s, the average cost of catastrophic events was a mere $3.9 billion per year. The cost of natural disasters is increasing, and some companies like Munich-Re say climate change is partly to blame. Others say that human factors like population growth and land use have more to do with the rising costs. Global climate models do predict that a warmer climate could lead to higher sea levels and coastal flooding, more intense storms, deadly heat waves, and more extreme flood-drought cycles in the twenty-first century. But what about today? Has humanity already begun to bear the cost of climate change? At the height of the flooding downtown Alexandria, Virginia, was inundated by as much as 6 feet of water. Residents were allowed back to their homes only after the water had subsided. (Photograph courtesy Federal Emergancey Management Agency Photo Library yet Since 1950, the cost of natural disasters worldwide has increased dramatically. Is this increase the result of disasters increasing in frequency and severity, or is there another cause, such as the growing human population? (Graph by Robert Simmon, based on data courtesy EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database (

46. Geology 204 Natural Disasters natural disasters Assessing hazards and Risk. PDF File. Earth Structure, Materials, Systems, and Cycles PDF File Earthquakes Causes and Measurements http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/

47. Natural Disasters Assessing Hazards And Risk EENS 204. natural disasters. Tulane University. Prof. Stephen A. Nelson. natural disasters Assessing hazards and Risk http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/introduction.htm

48. 10 Worst Natural Disasters hazards and disasters. Last Update on March 28, 1997. 10 Worst natural disasters. Studying and understanding the worst that nature can throw at us is one http://mnw.eas.slu.edu/hazards.html

EAS HOME Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Hazards and Disasters Last Update on March 28, 1997 10 'Worst' Natural Disasters Studying and understanding the worst that nature can throw at us is one of the most interesting parts of being an Earth scientist. Defining 'worst' is of course subjective, but here is a representative collection of some of the 'big ones', organized in more or less inverse chronological order. 1. Let me first ignore some recent notable disasters, including Mount St. Helens (1980), the Los Angeles Quake (1994) and even the great San Fransisco event of 1906, as being too lightweight for this list. However relatively recently, in 1992, the most destructive hurricane ever to hit the U.S. (Andrew) landed twice, first in Florida, then in Louisiana. Although the death toll was 'only' 26, the property damage added up to a staggering $25 billion, making it the most expensive natural disaster in U.S. history. 2. The list contains several volcanos. That of the Nevado del Ruiz (Columbia) in 1985, claimed the lives of 25,000 people, most of them caught in a massive mudflow that poured down the stricken mountain. 3. My first earthquake is one of the most famous, the 1976

49. Hazard Risk Management Indeed, developing countries suffer the greatest costs when disaster hits and losses due to natural disasters are 20 times greater (as a percent of http://www.worldbank.org/hazards/

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50. Natural Disaster - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia At Risk natural hazards, people s vulnerability, and disasters. disasters by Design A Reassessment of natural hazards in the United States, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster

Natural disaster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A natural disaster is a catastrophe that occurs when a hazardous physical event (such as a volcanic eruption earthquake landslide hurricane , or any of the other natural phenomena listed below) precipitates extensive damage to property, a large number of casualties, or both. In areas where there are no human interests, natural phenomena do not result in natural disasters. A disaster is a social disruption that can occur at the level of the individual, the community, or the state (Kreps 1986). The extent of casualties and damage to property resulting from a natural disaster depends on the capacity of the population to resist the disaster (Bankoff et al. 2004). This understanding is crystallized in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability " (Blaikie, 1994). In 2000, the United Nations launched the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) to address the underlying causes of vulnerability and to build disaster-resilient communities by promoting increased awareness of the importance of disaster reduction as an integral component of sustainable development, with the goal of reducing human, social, economic and environmental losses due to hazards of all kinds (UN/ISDR, 2000). Contents Common natural phenomena that can result in natural disasters Blizzards and snowstorms Drought Earthquake ... Hurricanes, also known as Tropical Cyclone or Typhoon

51. Teaching Resources - Natural Disasters Teaching Resources for Stages 4 5 natural disasters natural hazards and Public Safety - includes Coastal Erosion and Storm Events and Earthquakes http://science.uniserve.edu.au/school/resource/natdis.html

General Bushfires Floods Drought ... Tackling Disasters General It's a Disaster - a Year 6 cross-curricular unit of work based on Natural Disasters, includes a WebQuest, an E-pal project, library research and a technology design project, from FuturePD, Western Australia, pdf file requiring Acrobat Reader 4 http://www.futurepd.org/curriculum_materials.htm Natural Resources and Climate - from Natural Resources and Climate, NSW Department of Agriculture, topics inlcude Bushfire, Drought, Flood and Frost Damage http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/16 Community Risk in Mackay: A multi-hazard risk assessment - from Geoscience Australia http://www.agso.gov.au/map/mackay/ Community Risk in Cairns - from Geoscience Australia http://www.agso.gov.au/map/cairns/ Exploring Earth Hazards - from United States Geological Survey Learning Web http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_hazards.htm The Disaster Center http://www.disastercenter.com/ FEMA for Kids - from Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/kids/ Federal Emergency Management Agency Virtual Library and Reading Room - This is the Preparedness, Training and Exercises Room

52. Subcommittee On Natural Disaster Reduction The Subcommittee on natural Disaster Reduction (SNDR) is a Subcommittee of the Information About hazards and Recent disasters natural Disaster http://www.usgs.gov/sndr/

The Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction (SNDR) is a Subcommittee of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources of the National Science and Technology Council . The SNDR is made up of representatives from Federal government agencies addressing natural hazards from the points of view of assessment, mitigation, and warning. The goal of the SNDR is to create a sustainable society, resilient to natural hazards. This home-page is designed to facilitate information exchange among stakeholders in natural disaster reduction. SNDR Highlights Who We Are What We Do Agency Success Stories in Natural Disaster Reduction ... "Effective Disaster Warnings" Note: Download free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files at the Adobe web site. Or go to access.adobe.com for free tools that allow visually impaired users to read PDF files. Technical support for this web site is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, USA URL http://www.usgs.gov/sndr/index.html Content Information Contact: Hazards Theme Coordinator Last modification: 19-Aug-2002@07:24 (cey)

53. WBDG: Resist Natural Hazards The impacts of natural hazards and the costs of the disasters they cause disasters by Design A Reassessment of natural hazards in the United States. http://www.wbdg.org/design/resist_hazards.php

Resist Natural Hazards by the WBDG Safe Committee Design Objectives Index Secure / Safe Plan for Fire Protection Ensure Occupant Safety and Health Resist Natural Hazards Provide Security for Building Occupants and Assets Related Resource Pages Print Email OVERVIEW Buildings in any geographic location are subject to a wide variety of natural phenomena such as windstorms, floods, earthquakes, and other hazards. While the occurrence of these events cannot be precisely predicted, their impacts are well understood and can be managed effectively through a comprehensive program of hazard mitigation planning. Mitigation refers to measures that can reduce or eliminate the vulnerability of the built environment to hazards, whether natural or man-made . The fundamental goal of mitigation is to minimize loss of life, property, and function due to disasters. Designing to resist any hazard(s) should always begin with a comprehensive risk assessment. This process includes identification of the hazards present in the location and an assessment of their potential impacts and effects on the built environment based on existing or anticipated vulnerabilities and potential losses.

54. Natural Disasters How can communities reduce the effects of hazards and disasters? EMA Australia; natural hazards Disaster News Network hazards and Risk Virtual http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/plduffyrc/subjects/sose/geography/disaster/default.

var trackerid; trackerid=document.all.tid.value; Natural Disasters Search Disasters Avalanches Cyclones Blizzards Drought Earthquake Fire Floods Freak Weather Lightning Tsunami Volcanoes Rainbows Sunlight Geography Science Atmospheric Studies Geology Australian Aboriginal People Careers Contemporary Issues Cross Curricular ... Department Topics For new topics also search by keyword in the Freefind box on right hand side Libraries and Librarianship Library News Junior School Our Resource Centre ... P.L. Duffy Home Library Site Updated September 16, 2005 P.L. Duffy Resource Centre Natural Disasters See different kinds of disasters in menu on left hand side EMA - Emergency Management Australia How can communities reduce the effects of hazards and disasters? EMA Australia Natural Hazards Disaster News Network Hazards and Risk Virtual Library - Charles Sturt University Emergency Procedures WA Police Advice ... Natural Disaster Profile of Australia EM-DAT OFDA-CRED Selected Disasters in Australia 1845 - (July) 1997 Hazards, Disasters and Survival 200 Years of Deaths in Natural Hazards NHQ December 1996 issue Operational Significant Event Imagery produces high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant environmental events which are visible in remotely-sensed data

55. Lesson Plans - Dealing With Disasters In this lesson, students will study potential natural hazards in their community, What common threads for natural disaster planning and response have http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g68/fondisasters.html

Check out: X18: Uplink Outpost Standard #18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future Build a Whale of a Crittercam ... Take Action! Steward Our Land Dealing With Disasters Addressing World Hunger Adopt a Lot Can Crittercam Help Protect Humpbacks? Can Research Save the Leatherback Turtle? Diving in to Save the Monk Seal Geography and Your Dream Job Icebergs and Penguins Is 'African' a Language? Life at Sea: Careers in Marine Science Lions and People: Keeping the Balance Ocean Conservation: Getting the Word Out With Photographs Points of View in the News Reviving Bodie Sleuthing for a Lost Ship Sound the Alarm: Can Frogs Really Tell Us What's Wrong? Complete Index Dealing With Disasters Overview: In this lesson, students will study potential natural hazards in their community, report on local hazards in small groups, and discuss community preparation and response for one or more of these forces of nature. This lesson would be appropriate to conduct after viewing the giant screen film Forces of Nature Connections to the Curriculum: Geography, earth science, government/civics

56. An Assessment Of Natural Hazards And Disasters In Canada An Assessment of natural hazards and disasters in Canada A Report for These hazards only become disasters when they intersect with vulnerable http://www.ccep.ca/etkin.html

An Assessment of Natural Hazards and Disasters in Canada: A Report for Decision-Makers and Practitioners by David Etkin, Emdad Haque, Lianne Bellisario and Ian Burton Click Here to download the full report in PDF format) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Canadians are more vulnerable to natural disasters than they could or should be. We have the knowledge and skills to make our communities safer. There are things we can do to reduce the potential for disaster, enhance preparedness for the disasters that do occur and improve our ability to respond to and recover from them. We can modify behaviours and policies that place us at risk and that increase our vulnerability to disasters. Disaster losses in Canada are now measured in the billions of dollars and are expected to become even more expensive. The human toll, though less easily quantified, is increasing apace. The need for action is urgent because even more damaging events are predicted for the future as the climate changes. Indeed, it’s possible that future disasters may far exceed anything we’ve experienced to date. Protecting us against disasters demands increased awareness, co-operation and commitment from everyone – governments, corporations, community groups and individuals.

57. Canadian Council For Geographic Education: Geographic Resources - Natural Disast Geographic Resources natural disasters hazards New Geographic Resources Search Atlas of Canada natural hazards, national maps and facts. http://www.ccge.org/ccge/english/Resources/geographyLinks/default.asp?cat=76

58. Opera Directory Provides information on coastal natural hazards (such as hurricanes and shoreline Despite increases in what we know about natural disasters and how to http://portal.opera.com/directory/?cat=84636

59. Science And The Environment Bulletin: Natural Disasters On The Rise Last year, the world experienced approximately 700 natural disasters—50 more The findings of the Canadian natural hazards Assessment Project clearly http://www.ec.gc.ca/science/sandefeb03/a3_e.html

Natural Disasters on the Rise Over the past decade, Canada has experienced many of its largest natural disasters, and experts believe that even bigger and more devastating ones are inevitable. While geophysical disasters, such as earthquakes, have remained relatively constant in this country over the past 50 years, weather-related disasters have skyrocketed. Climate change is projected to exacerbate this situation in future, as it is expected to increase the frequency and severity of some extreme weather events. To examine this trend and help determine ways to mitigate its risks, a team of public- and private-sector partners, led by Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada, formed the Canadian Natural Hazards Assessment Project. Key players include the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Preparedness, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, private insurance companies, emergency responders, academics, sociologists, and engineers. After more than three years of collecting and analyzing data, the project team has written 20 technical papers on the subject, most of which will be published early this year in a special edition of the Journal of Natural Hazards . Also scheduled for release by this spring is a summary document for decision makers and members of the public. The team's findings indicate that a combination of factors are behind this upward trend, not only in Canada, but also around the world. Chief among these is the fact that human beings have greatly increased their vulnerability to suffering some degree of loss from a hazardous event. This has occurred due to the many economic, socio-demographic, and technological changes that have taken place over the past 50 years.

60. International Strategy For Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Learning from today’s disasters for tomorrow’s hazards Campaign builds momentum and culminates in the International Day for natural Disaster Reduction, http://www.unisdr.org/eng/public_aware/world_camp/2004/pa-camp04-what-can-you-do

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction World disaster reduction campaigns 2004 World Disaster Reduction Campaign What can you do to participate in the 2004 World Disaster Reduction Campaign? The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) aims at increasing public awareness to understand risk, vulnerability and disaster reduction globally. In order to achieve this, the ISDR unites international agencies, non-governmental organizations, government representatives, local decision makers, scientists, educators and local communities to work together; in order to generate more widespread commitment to and better understanding of disaster reduction. Organized by the Inter-Agency Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN/ISDR), the annual World Disaster Reduction Campaign is qn opportunity for these actors to interact and bring more people to learn about disaster risk reduction. The Campaign builds momentum and culminates in the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, whereby it is celebrated internationally by global organizations, regional institutions and local communities alike. In 2004 the International Day for Disaster Reduction will be commemorated on

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