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

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 5, Number 1, September 1980.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., September 1980, 14 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Meetings; Mount Saint Helens; Earthquakes; Warning systems; Insurance; Research projects; Volcanoes; Floods; Disasters

  • Bernknopf, R. L.; Brookshire, D. S.; Ganderton, P. T.
    Role of Geoscience Information in Reducing Catastrophic Loss Using a Web-Based Economics Experiment.
    January 2003, 38 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/PP-1683
    Keywords: ; Floods; Hazards; Risk management; Earthquakes; Public safety; Geology; Data analysis; Natural disasters; Economic theory; Losses; Information systems; Maps; Insurance; Geophysics; Assessments; Tornadoes; Fires; Castrophes; Costs; Benefits

  • Pantelic, J.; Reinhorn, A.
    Report on the Whittier-Narrows, California Earthquake of October 1, 1987.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1987, 34 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-87-0026
    Keywords: Hazards; Foundations; Walls; Structures; Disaster planning; Emergencies; Foreign technology; Bridge foundations; Health; Earthquakes; Construction; Disaster recovery; Responses; Ground motion; Buildings; Emergency planning; Recovery; Safety; Mortality; Disaster relief; Disasters; Damage; Loads (Forces); Insurance; Economic factors

  • Rubin, C. B.; Yezer, A. M.; Hassain, Q.; Webb, A.
    Summary of Major Natural Disaster Incidents in the U.S. 1965-85.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., September 1986, 50 p.
    Keywords: Damage assessment; Dam failure; High wind; Coastal areas; Deaths; Hurricanes; Flood waves; Wounds and injuries; Tables (Data); Storms; Water shortage; Debris avalanches; Rivers; Earthquakes; Federally-declared disasters; Statistics; Ocean waves; Snow; Mudflows; Floods; Disaster relief; Levees; Ice; Landslides; Natural disasters; Wind effects; Tornadoes; Insurance; United States; Drought

  • Natural Hazards Observer Index. Volume 1, Number 1-Volume 4, Number 3.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., March 1980, 12 p.
    Keywords: Periodicals; Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Coastal zone management; Indexes (Documentation); Landslides; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Insurance; Warning systems; Volcanoes; Newsletters; Disasters

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 6, Number 2, November 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1981, 14 p.
    Keywords: Floods; Hazards; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Mount Saint Helens; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Management; Recovery; Tornadoes; Insurance; Seismology; Maps; Warning systems; Newsletters; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Structural Engineers Association of California, 1976. Proceedings of the Annual Convention (45th) Held at Yosemite on September 30-October 2, 1976.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., January 1976, 141 p.
    Keywords: Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Meetings; Seismic design; Structural design; Engineering societies; Structural engineering; Engineering education; Concrete construction; Insurance; Construction management

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 1, Number 1.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., September 1976, 10 p.
    Keywords: Warning systems; Planning; Hazards; Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Coastal zone management; Government policies; Tokyo (Japan); Landslides; Natural resources; Hurricanes; Japan; Tornadoes; Volcanoes; Newsletters; Insurance; Disasters; Predictions

  • Earthquake Insurance: A Public Policy Dilemma. Earthquake Hazards Reduction Series 7.
    May 1985, 49 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-68
    Keywords: ; Federal government; Hazards; Local government; Earthquakes; Consumers; Businesses; Insurance; Public policies; Procurement; Disasters