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- Title
- Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 6, Number 1, September 1981.
- File
- PB82145764.pdf
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 14 p.
- Abstract
- This issue contains brief articles and publications announcements covering the following topics: natural hazards reduction; the Sixth Annual Hazards Workshop, including lists of research summaries, presentations, hazards programs abstracts and session summaries; the discontinuation of the Great Lakes Communicator; earthquake prediction in Peru; hurricane relocation planning for Texas counties; hurricane message enhancement; flood preparedness visual aids; mental health planning for disaster victims; a drought response plan; and community response to earthquake threat in Southern California. Announcements of national and international conferences, symposia, and workshops to be held are listed as well as the availability of recent publications. Descriptions of newly awarded grants involve the role of the black media in disasters; cooperative hazards research; hazard abatement ordinances for existing buildings; reducing the vulnerability of cultural objects to natural hazards; and problems in formulating disaster relief.
- Keywords
- Emergency planning; Newsletters; Hurricanes; Drought; Forecasting; Disaster preparedness; Research; Disasters; Floods; Disaster relief; Hazards; Recovery; Management; Information centers; Warning systems; Earthquakes