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- Title
- Natural Hazard Warning Systems in the United States: A Research Assessment.
- File
- PB261547.pdf
- Author(s)
- Mileti, D. S.
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 120 p.
- Abstract
- The purpose of the Natural Hazards Series is to: (1) provide a more nearly balanced and comprehensive basis for judging the probable social utility of allocation of funds and personnel of various types of research on natural hazards, and (2) stimulate a more systematic appraisal of research needs. The analysis examines the complex set of interactions between social systems and natural systems which create hazards from the extreme geophysical events. Each hazard is discussed in terms of its physical characteristics as well as its impact upon society. This volume concentrates on natural hazard warning systems that may serve to lessen catastrophe potential, loss of life, and social disruption. The following subjects are discussed: warning for a natural hazard, an integrated warning system for the dramatic event, prediction and forecast, community preparedness, societal factors, and opportunities for research.
- Keywords
- Geophysics; Emergency preparedness; Forecasting; Landslides; Hurricanes; Volcanoes; Urban planning; Community relations; Research; Disasters; Tornadoes; Flood forecasting; Weather forecasting; Tsunamis; Warning systems; Earthquakes