NEHRP Clearinghouse
- Title
- Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 4, June 1979.
- File
- PB299407.pdf
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., June 1979, 14 p.
- Abstract
- Recent and future conferences are described as well as the latest grants and publications in the field of natural hazards. Two new newsletter publications, the National Wetlands Newsletter and Disaster Preparedness in the Americas, are described. The latter, published by the Emergency Preparedness and Relief Coordination Unit of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), contains information about the activities of PAHO and of other organizations involved in disaster planning and assistance. Monthly searches of world literature are conducted by PAHO, and particularly relevant publications are noted. The National Wetlands Newsletter from the Environmental Law Institute provides a forum for the exchange of information, problems and ideas about wetlands and floodplain management. It will keep readers informed of private wetland protection efforts, federal, state, and local regulation and acquisition of wetland and floodplain areas, pertinent litigation and legislation, and current research. Articles in this issue of the Observer cover the following topics: earthquake education; disaster insurance; tornado advice; climate change; state emergency preparedness; water resources assessment; coastal storm damage; effects of earthquake predictions, and public information in Canada.
- Keywords
- Emergency preparedness; Damage; Natural resources; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Weather forecasting; Storms; Hazards; Legislation; Wetlands; Coasts; Litigation; Insurance; Information centers; Flood plains; Newsletters; Disaster preparedness; Research; Earthquakes