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62. Lesson Plans - The Impact Of Natural Hazards Around The World
of how humans in different parts of the world adapt to and prepare for disasters.Share some of the facts collected in your natural hazards research types of
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The Impact of Natural Hazards Around the World Lewis and Clark: Native American Contributions Lewis and Clark: Overcoming Obstacles Natural Hazard Risks in the United States Natural Hazards: Same Forces, Different Impacts Sister Storms: Children of the Tropical Seas The Land and Lifestyle of the Inca The Ocean and Weather: El NiÃ±o and La NiÃ±a Tracking Tornadoes When Natural Hazards Become Human Disasters Complete Index The Impact of Natural Hazards Around the World Overview: Natural hazards are the result of physical processes that affect humans every day. Geographically informed people must understand those impacts and how humans use technology to adapt to phenomena such as fires, floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. This lesson is designed to help students understand that the negative consequences of natural hazards can be reduced if we understand our vulnerability to learn to prepare for them. Connections to the Curriculum: Geography, social studies, language arts, environmental sciences

63. CERG
CERG. Centre d Etude des Risques GÃ©ologiques. Section of Geosciences and Environment.For a safer future environment in region prone to natural disasters.
http://www.unige.ch/hazards/
CERG
Section of Geosciences and Environment For a safer future environment in region prone to natural disasters The objectives of CERG are:
Develop a multidisciplinary approach to natural risk management;
Train experts in natural disaster reduction;
Offer integrated assessment of natural risks with solutions for a sustainable development.
Since 1987, the " C entre d' E tude des R isques G éologiques" - CERG has trained participants from 54 countries around the world in collaboration with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) and in association with UNU and UNESCO. It has cooperated in research projects around the world. Top
Contacts/Questions about CERG: cerg@unige.ch
Last Update 27/02/2004

64. Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus
The natural hazards Caucus is a new initiative I am cochairing with Senator governmentcan better prepare for and help mitigate the costs of natural disasters.
http://www.senate.gov/~edwards/cnhc/

65. Disaster Resources - Resources For Educators
The natural hazards Center is a national and international clearinghouse for informationon natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters.
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/resource.html

66. Natural Hazards Caucus Work Group Homepage
held a briefing for the Congressional natural hazards Caucus and the House ScienceCommittee on the vulnerability of the United States to natural disasters.
http://www.agiweb.org/workgroup/
Natural Hazards Caucus Work Group Caucus Members Documents Events About the Work Group ... Work Group Participants
What's New Revised Caucus Fact Sheet Addresses Flood Hazards
The newest caucus fact sheet is now available in electronic form from the list of documents below below Updated Status of Hazards-Related Legislation
With the 108th Congress at its halfway point, our list of hazard-related legislation provides an updated look at the many ways that Congress is addressing hazardous topics and the progress made so far toward passage. Work Group Co-Sponsors Briefing on Human Dimension of Disasters
The Natural Hazards Caucus Work Group is co-sponsoring a briefing on "The Human Dimension of Disasters: How Social Science Research Can Improve Preparedness, Response, and Recovery." The briefing will take place on October 27, 2003 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm in Rayburn House Office Building Room 2154. Light refreshments served. It is being organized by the American Sociological Association (ASA) and also co-sponsored by the George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management. ASA has put a summary of the briefing and photographs up on their web site at www.asanet.org/public/disaster-cb.html

67. CDC Travelers' Health - Natural Disasters And Environmental Hazards
natural disasters and Environmental hazards. natural disasters. Travelersshould be aware of the potential for the occurrence of natural
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/natural-disasters.htm
Contents Destinations Outbreaks Diseases Vaccinations ... USDA/APHIS
Importing food, plant, animal products U.S. State Department Pan American Health Organization World Health Organization Home ... Purchase Natural Disasters and Environmental Hazards Natural Disasters Travelers should be aware of the potential for the occurrence of natural phenomena such as hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes while abroad. Natural disasters can contribute to the transmission of some diseases, especially since water supplies and sewage systems may be disrupted. However, transmission cannot take place unless the causative agent is in the environment. Although typhoid can be endemic in low-income countries, natural disasters have seldom led to epidemic levels of disease. However, floods have been known to prompt outbreaks of leptospirosis in areas where the organism is found in water sources. (See for information on how to minimize the risk of infection.) Of greatest important in preventing enteric disease transmission when water and sewage systems have been disrupted is ensuring that water and food supplies are safe to consume. If contamination is suspected, water should be boiled and appropriately disinfected. (See .) As a precaution, travelers should have a medical evaluation to determine what additional care may be required for a wound potentially contaminated with feces, soil, or saliva or for a wound that has been exposed to water that may contain parasites or bacteria. Tetanus booster status should always be kept current.

68. USGCRP Seminar: Natural Hazards, Human Impacts, And Disaster Reduction
Reducing societal vulnerability to natural hazards thereby reducing the extentof or damages from natural disasters - is important, possible, and cost
http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/seminars/97514DD.html
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Updated 12 October, 2003 Natural Hazards, Human Impacts, and Disaster Reduction
USGCRP Seminar, 22 May 1997
What makes a natural hazard into a natural disaster? Is the seeming increase in the occurrence of natural disasters real? What are the likely causes? What trends are making society more vulnerable to natural hazards? Are there measures society can take to mitigate these disasters or the conditions responsible for them? Are there measures society can take to reduce loss of life and damages? INTRODUCTION: The Honorable Dr. James Baker
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC; and Co-Chair, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR) SPEAKER: Dr. William H. Hooke
Director of the U.S. Weather Research Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD; and Chair of the Interagency Subcommittee for Natural Disaster Reduction

69. Teaching Resources - Natural Disasters
disaster/. Earthforce from The Franklin Institute Online, eathquakes, volcanoes,tsunamis, floods and avalanches http//sln.fi.edu/earth/. natural hazards and
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/ Federal Emergency Management Agency Virtual Library and Reading Room - This is the Preparedness, Training and Exercises Room

70. Natural Hazards And Disasters: UNESCO
natural hazards and disasters. Many small island developing countriesare particularly vulnerable to various types of natural hazards
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php@URL_ID=12122&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.
Welcome About Media Services Programme ... Send BARBADOS +10 From Barbados to Mauritius Introduction Biological Diversity Climate Change ... Youth LOOKING FORWARD Some Key Issues UNESCO.ORG is also: General Conference Executive Board Organizational Chart Education ... UNESCO Worldwide
Natural hazards and disasters Many small island developing countries are particularly vulnerable to various types of natural hazards and disasters: volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, floods, hurricanes and cyclones. To the extent that more than half of the 25 most disaster-prone countries are SIDS.
natural disaster reduction and mitigation
In terms of ocean-related hazards, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is centrally involved in international cooperation on tsunamis, the giant ocean wave or series of ocean waves produced by a large scale disturbance on the ocean floor. In the mid-late 1960s, IOC took the lead in coordinating the efforts of its Member States and formed the International Coordinating Group for the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific , whose main purpose is to assure that tsunami watches, warnings and advisory bulletins are disseminated throughout the Pacific.

71. Preparations For Terrorist Attacks And Natural Disasters Linked, Says University
a landmark study on natural hazards risks for the National Science Foundation in1999 titled disasters by Design A Reassessment of natural hazards in the
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2002-09/uoca-pft090502.php
Public release date: 5-Sep-2002
Contact: Dennis Mileti
University of Colorado at Boulder
Preparations for terrorist attacks and natural disasters linked, says University of Colorado prof
When asked how the Sept. 11 attacks affected the people charged with responding to disasters, University of Colorado at Boulder sociology Professor Dennis Mileti went to a shelf in his office and brought back a serious cartoon. The three characters in the cartoon are labeled "bioterrorism," "dirty bomb" and "natural hazards." The natural hazards character Â representing events such as hurricanes, earthquakes and floods Â is saying to the other two: "Welcome to the club." And that's exactly what's happened since the attacks on the United States, Mileti said. The professionals charged with responding to terrorist attacks today are the same people who have been charged with responding to disasters of any sort for decades: firefighters, police officers, emergency managers, planners, engineers, insurers and government officials. Sept. 11 altered the focus and scope of the CU-Boulder Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, of which Mileti is director. The keynote speaker at the center's 27th annual international workshop on disasters last July was the senior director for response and recovery of the U.S. Office of Homeland Security, who also oversaw federal recovery efforts in New York City after the attack on the World Trade Center.

72. Natural Hazards Center
and infrastructure that were damaged; the fact that the disaster was the programssuch as the University of Colorado at Boulder s natural hazards Research and
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Beyond September 11th: An Account of Post-Disaster Research
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A printed version of this publication is available from the Natural Hazards Center. Please see our purchasing pages. Abstracts of each chapter are available on the Public Entity Risk Institute web site. The terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, resulted in a disaster that was unusual in U.S. experience in a number of ways: the densely developed and populated disaster site (in New York City); the type of buildings and infrastructure that were damaged; the fact that the disaster was the result of an intentional act; and the sheer scope of the emergency response that was needed. These characteristics provided an unprecedented opportunity for the natural hazard research community to help better understand what happened through programs such as the University of Colorado at Boulder's Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center's Quick Response research program and the National Science Foundation's Small Grants for Exploratory Research. Both programs enabled scholars to enter the field quickly to collect perishable data in the days and weeks after September 11th.

73. NGDC-Natural Hazards Databases At NGDC
natural hazards slide show. If you use data or information from this web site,please see the Copyright Notice. natural hazards Data. Data and imagery.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/hazards.shtml
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Move your mouse over the image to view a natural hazards slide show Natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes affect both coastal and inland areas. Long-term data from these events, including photographs, can be used to establish the past record of natural hazard event occurrences. These data are also important for planning, response, and mitigation of future events. The National Geophysical Data Center plays a major role in post-event data collection. We also assist in the detection, location, and evaluation of the extent of certain hazards using satellite data. The types of hazards detected using the Defense Meteorological Satellite include fires, floods, hurricanes, and cyclones. We invite you to browse our pages to learn more. If you use data or information from this web site, please see the
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Data and imagery
Natural Hazards Slide Sets Tropical Cyclone Images Earthquake Data Tsunami Data ... Special projects in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program including nighttime lights, fire detection and power outages ArcIMS Interactive Maps:
Tsunamis, Significant Earthquakes and Volcano Locations centered on the Atlantic

74. Natural Hazards Center At The University Of Colorado, Boulder
natural hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder The natural hazards Center, located at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, is a national and international
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75. NASA Earth Observatory Natural Hazards
NASA Earth Observatory natural hazards The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a freelyaccessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and
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76. EO Natural Hazards: Natural Hazards Main Page
natural hazards Earth scientists around the world use NASA satellite imageryto better understand the causes and effects of natural hazards.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/
Natural Hazards
The icons on the above map show the locations of natural hazards observed by NASA satellites. Choose one to see the latest image associated with that natural hazard event, or select one of the sections from our topic list to learn more about these extreme events.
Earth scientists around the world use NASA satellite imagery to better understand the causes and effects of natural hazards. The goal in sharing these images is to help people visualize where and when natural hazards occur, and to help mitigate their effects. All images in this section are freely available to the public for re-use or re-publication (please use credits as indicated for each image). More images can be found in our archive of older events . Check out our related links This Week's Events
This image shows land surface temperatures to highlight the features of a large dust storm that blew across Chad on May 28, 2004. 1 Image, Posted: June 04, 2004 Floods: Flooding in Myanmar
Coastal flooding left 220 dead and over 18,000 homeless after a tropical cyclone came ashore in northern Myanmar on May 19, 2004. 1 Image, Posted: June 04, 2004

77. Natural Hazards.org
natural hazards.org This site provides atmospheric and geologic hazard information for researchers, teachers, students, and concerned citizens. For each hazard, information about the locations and
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78. Lukol Directory - Science Earth Sciences Natural Disasters And Hazards News And
http//www.disasterlinks.net. ReliefWeb natural disasters Disaster response informationon current natural disasters and archival material dating back to 1981.
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Lukol Directory - Science Earth Sciences Natural Disasters and Hazards ... Federal Emergency Management Agency
Frequently updated disaster and recovery news along with seasonal storm watch.
http://www.fema.gov/
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies News
Current and recent disasters, relief efforts and related issues
http://www.ifrc.org/news/
Disaster News Network
Timely U.S. disaster news and information including response news and volunteer needs.
http://www.disasternews.net
Disaster Information Network Ongoing newsfeed of current situations throughout the world. http://www.disaster.net/ongoing/ongoing.html CBS News Disaster Links Comprehensive list of links to disaster information and resources. http://www.disasterlinks.net ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters Disaster response information on current natural disasters and archival material dating back to 1981. http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND/ Sub-Topics: Extreme Weather (20) Natural Disaster Warnings (11) Related Topics: Lukol Directory - News (115686) LUKOL Directory Arts ... Today's Jokes and Funny Pictures Search biggest search engines with one click: AOL Teoma Ask LookSmart ... DMOZ In partnership with FreakingNews.com

79. Natural Disasters Hazards: Be Prepared
natural disaster hazards can lead to terrible consequences if not fullyprepared. Here upheavals. natural disasters hazards be prepared.
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Natural disasters hazards: be prepared
Floods, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes can be devastating. Even more devastating are the consequences of not being fully prepared. Below are some of the general suggestions for disaster preparedness. Always keep a supply of food and water available. Choose foods which do not require cooking or refrigeration. Also keep on hand covered containers which may be used to store fresh water. After a flood, discard any food that may have come in contact with flood water. Boil any water for ten minutes before using. bodyOffer(21288) Always keep a battery-powered radio to keep abreast of any warnings or weather alerts. Have several flashlights readily available. Keep a supply of batteries on hand and store in a waterproof container. Keep important papers and insurance policies in a safe place where they will be easy to find if home must be evacuated. If pets must be left behind, make sure that they are put in the safest place possible with a supply of food and water. If not required to evacuate, keep indoors and stay tuned to news and weather programs for updates on conditions. When returning home after evacuation take special care. Live power lines may be hidden under standing water or debris. Do not use open flames when entering the home since ruptured gas lines might be leaking. Be careful when walking since walls and floors may be unstable.

80. SLCentral Directory - Science - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters And Hazards -
Site. SLCentral Directory Science - Earth Sciences - natural Disastersand hazards - Preparedness. Hurricane@ (17). See also Business
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