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  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 5, Number 3, March 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., March 1981, 17 p.
    Keywords: Lightning; Hazards; Tsunamis; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Mount Saint Helens; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Management; Recovery; Forecasting; Flood control; Newsletters; Volcanoes; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Bernard, E.; Goulet, R.
    Tsunami Research Opportunities, An Assessment and Comprehensive Guide.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 59 p.
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Tsunamis; Local government; Ocean waves; Earthquakes; State government; Instrumentation; Hawaii; Forecasting; California; Warning systems; Coasts; Floods; Disasters

  • Kunreuther, H.; Ginsberg, R.; Miller, L.; Sagi, P.; Slovic, P.
    Disaster Insurance Protection, Public Policy Lessons.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Applied Science and Research Applications., cJanuary 1978, 422 p.
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Risk; Models; Earthquakes; Protection; Decision making; Behavior; Losses; Motivation; Attitudes; Insurance; Disasters; Floods

  • 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: Predictions; Lightning; Hazards; Hail; Flood control; Flood plains; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Texas; Research; Government policies; Weather modification; Forecasting; Hurricanes; Warning systems; Planning; Newsletters; Coasts; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Learning from Earthquakes. 1977 Planning and Field Guides.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1977, 221 p.
    Keywords: Dynamic structural analysis; Field guides; Hazards; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant structures; Risk analysis; Soil dynamics; Investigations; Regional planning; Seismic risk

  • Busby, R. W.
    Catalog of Strong Motion Stations in Eastern North America.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., April 3, 1990, 76 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-90-0004
    Keywords: Hazards; Eastern Region (North America); Earthquakes; Magnitude; Seismological stations; Maps; Seismology; North America; Instruments

  • Earthquake Engineering Research at Berkeley, 1988.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1988, 203 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-88/17
    Keywords: Dynamic response; Seismic waves; Damping; Hazards; Friction; Earthquake resistant structures; Buildings; Meetings; Damage; Earthquakes; Elastic properties; Pitch; Gravity dams; Structural steels; Soil structure; Seiders; Interactions; Design criteria; Hi-rise buildings; Mathematical models; Ductility

  • Mader, G. G.; Tyler, M. B.
    Rebuilding After Earthquakes. Lessons from Planners.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Industrial Science and Technological Innovation., cJanuary 1991, 91 p.
    Keywords: Earthquake damage; Hazards; Buildings; Repair; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Seismic effects; Earthquake restoration; Construction; Planning; Public works; Disasters

  • Winslow, F. E.; Ross, K. E. K.
    Proceedings from School Sites: Becoming Prepared for Earthquakes. Commemorating the Third Anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Held in San Jose, California on October 6, 1992.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., August 16, 1993, 362 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-93-0015
    Keywords: ; Hazards; Education; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; Emergency preparedness; Sites; Safety engineering; Proceedings; School buildings; California; Disaster planning

  • Darienzo, M.
    Tsunami Sign Placement Guidelines.
    January 2003, 16 p.
    Identifying Number(s): OFR-03-06
    Keywords: Washington (State); Tsunami evacuation routes; Sign location; Hazards; Guidelines; Signs; Tsunami evacuation sites; Entering/leaving tsunami hazard zones; Emergency planning; Consistency; Hawaii; Tsumanis; Evacuation; Tsunami hazard zones; California; Oregon; Alaska; Pacific states