NEHRP Clearinghouse
- Title
- Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 5, Number 3, March 1981.
- File
- PB82145772.pdf
- Source
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1981, 17 p.
- Abstract
- This issue contains brief articles and publications announcements covering the following topics: a post-flood interagency agreement; the 1983 Krakatoa earthquake; tsunamis; peak flood flows in San Diego's Mission Valley, 1978-80; disaster survival skills; a lightning victim survey; economic effects of the Mt. St. Helens eruptions; recovery planning; flood management; heatwave deaths; and consequences and planning for a predicted California earthquake. 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 geologic hazards from coal mining; disaster assistance information; tsunami risk; seismic safety policy; training for local officials; earthquake prediction; and the role of science and technology in emergency management.
- Keywords
- Lightning; Emergency planning; Newsletters; Flood control; Forecasting; Volcanoes; Disaster preparedness; Mount Saint Helens; Research; Disasters; Recovery; Disaster relief; Hazards; Tsunamis; Management; Information centers; Earthquakes