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  • Mileti, D. S.
    Natural Hazard Warning Systems in the United States: A Research Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 120 p.
    Keywords: Geophysics; Emergency preparedness; Forecasting; Landslides; Hurricanes; Volcanoes; Urban planning; Community relations; Research; Disasters; Tornadoes; Flood forecasting; Weather forecasting; Tsunamis; Warning systems; Earthquakes

  • Cochrane, H. C.
    Natural Hazards and Their Distributive Effects.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 149 p.
    Keywords: South Dakota; California; Forecasting; Hurricanes; Natural resources; Damage; Federal assistance programs; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Floods; Social effect; Gulf of Mexico; Florida; Financing; Earthquakes

  • Friedman, D. G.
    Computer Simulation in Natural Hazard Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 213 p.
    Keywords: Damage; Hurricanes; Natural resources; Wind; Disasters; Tornadoes; Disaster relief; Weather forecasting; Storms; Research management; Computerized simulation; Flooding; Hazards; Vulnerability; Forecasting; Land use; Casualties; Warning systems; Hail; Geophysics; Droughts; Earthquakes

  • Ayre, R. S.; Mileti, D. S.; Trainer, P. B.
    Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards in the United States: A Research Assessment.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 169 p.
    Keywords: Damage; Landslides; Disasters; Disaster relief; Tsunamis; Research management; Mathematical models; Earthquake warning systems; Wave forecasting; Hazards; Geological faults; California; Forecasting; Land use; Pacific Coast; Warning systems; Alaskan Coast; Seismology; Earthquakes

  • Chrostowski, J. D.; Eguchi, R. T.; Hart, G. C.
    Building Losses from Natural Hazards: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., January 1978, 22 p.
    Keywords: Expansive soils; Forecasting; Landslides; Hurricanes; Computer applications; Buildings; Tornadoes; Floods; Hazards; Tsunamis; Natural hazards; Earthquakes

  • Earthquake Prediction and Hazard Mitigation Options for USGS and NSF Programs.
    Geological Survey, Washington, DC., September 15, 1976, 79 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['NSF-76-49', 'NSF/RA-770262']
    Keywords: Cost analysis; Predictions; Earthquake prediction; Seismic waves; Forecasting; Risk analysis; Seismic arrays; Seismic risk; Seismology; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Warning systems; Earthquakes; Geological faults

  • White, A.
    Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 2, Number 3, March 1978.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 1978, 14 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Texas; Hurricanes; Flood control; Disasters; Disaster relief; Government policies; Lightning; Weather modification; Planning; Hazards; Coasts; Forecasting; Warning systems; Hail; Flood plains; Predictions; Newsletters; Disaster preparedness; Research

  • Lee, K. L.; Duncan, J. M.
    Landslide of April 25, 1974 on the Mantaro River, Peru.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1975, 81 p.
    Keywords: ; Structures; Seismic waves; Damage; Landslides; Peru; Earth movements; Disasters; Mantaro River; Dams; Flooding; Magnitude; Soil mechanics; Forecasting; Soil properties; Hydraulic models; Warning systems; Predictions; Photographs; Vibration; Maps

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 3, March 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., March 1979, 13 p.
    Keywords: Newsletters; Miami River; New England; Forecasting; California; Disasters; Disaster relief; Hazards; Safety; Spacecraft communication; Metropolitan areas; Construction costs; Flood plains; Earthquakes

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 3, Number 1, September 1978.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., September 1978, 14 p.
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Mass media; Newsletters; Forecasting; Natural resources; Insurance; Droughts; Research; Disasters; Disaster relief; Hazards; Flood forecasting; Safety; Warning systems; Flood plains; Earthquakes