Preparing for the Great ShakeOut Drill: Handbook Offers Vital Earthquake...
Source: U.S. Geological Survey From the report: Large, damaging earthquakes in the Central United States are most likely to occur in the New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones. These areas...
View ArticleLandsat Satellites Track Continued Missouri River Flooding
Source: U.S. Geological Survey From the press release : Flooding along the Missouri River continues as shown in Landsat satellite images of the Nebraska and Iowa border. Heavy rains and snowmelt have...
View ArticleNew NOAA Report Highlights Economic and Ecological Value of the Gulf Coastal...
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration From the press release : A new report released today The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance: A Second Glance, will provide coastal managers, planners,...
View ArticleHow Risk Perceptions Influence Evacuations From Hurricanes
Source: James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy From the catalog description : This study shows that people are more sensitive to overall perceived hurricane-related hazards than they are to...
View ArticlePAGER reading on Earthquake in Virginia
Source: U.S. Geological Survey From the description : PAGER ( P rompt A ssessment of G lobal E arthquakes for R esponse) is an automated system that produces content concerning the impact of...
View ArticleThe Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones...
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration From the abstract : This technical memorandum lists the deadliest tropical cyclones in the United States during 1851-2010 and the costliest...
View ArticleWorldRiskReport 2011
Source: United Nations University From the website : The WorldRiskReport 2011 helps to evaluate the vulnerability of societies to natural hazards. Using world maps to visualize, it shows on the one...
View ArticleSocial Media and Disasters
Source: Congressional Research Service From the news article : Social media has become an integral component of emergency and disaster response efforts, but these sources of emergency information...
View ArticleWorld Disasters Report 2011
Source: International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies From the publication web page : This year’s World Disasters Report focuses on the growing crisis of hunger and...
View ArticleThe State of Food Insecurity in the World 2010: Addressing Food Insecurity in...
Source: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization From the publication web page : The number of undernourished people in the world remains unacceptably high at close to one billion in 2010...
View ArticleReal Time Charitable Giving
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project, Berkman Center for Internet and Society From the publication web page : Charitable donations from mobile phones have grown more common in recent...
View ArticleNuclear Power Plant Design and Seismic Safety Considerations
Source: Congressional Research Service From the summary : The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated Japan\'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station and the earthquake that forced the...
View ArticleCrisis Response and Disaster Resilience 2030
Source: Federal Emergency Management Administration From the description : Progress Report Highlighting the 2010-2011 Insights of the Strategic Foresight Initiative As the emergency management...
View ArticleHow Did the Japanese Exports Respond to Two Crises in the International...
Source: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) From the abstract : This paper analyzes the impact of two massive shocks, the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis and the 2011 East...
View ArticleEffects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment
Source: Congressional Research Service From the report : The massive Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, caused extensive damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power installation in...
View ArticleUK: Preese Hall Shale Gas Fracturing: Review & Recommendations for Induced...
Source: Department of Energy and Climate Change (UK) From Summary: A series of studies were commissioned by Cuadrilla Resources Ltd to examine the possible relationship between hydraulic fracture...
View ArticleIntense Climate-Related Natural Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
Source: Asian Development Bank From the publication web page : The frequency of intense floods and storms is increasing globally and in Asia and the Pacific amid the specter of climate change,...
View ArticleInto Unknown Territory: The limits to adaptation and reality of loss and...
Source: CARE International From the press release : If global warming continues at its current pace, the planet will increasingly suffer irreversible damages to its biodiversity, natural resources and...
View ArticleThe costs of extreme weather for the European transport systems
Source: VTT Technical Research Centre (Finland) From the Summary: Europe will each year face extreme weather costs of more than 15 billion euros, based on our calculations which rely on some strong...
View ArticleClimate change – is the UK preparing for flooding and water scarcity?
Source: Committee on Climate Change (UK) From the Foreword: During the first six months of 2012, the country suffered first from too little water, and then from too much water: drought followed by...
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