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• Wells, R.
  Oregon Geology: Parent of the Soil, Foundation for the Vine.
  January 2006, 44 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2006-1069
  Keywords: ; Mapping; Geology; Oregon; Information systems; Landscaping; Earth crust; Hazards; History; Rocks; Earthquakes

• Reasenberg, P. A.; Shostak, N.; Terwilliger, S.
  Sensitivity of Earthquake Loss Estimates to Source Modeling Assumptions and Uncertainty.
  January 2006, 38 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-2006-1020
  Keywords: Economic factors; California; Hurricanes; San Francisco Bay; United States; Floods; Hazards; Calculation; Computer programs; Modeling; Losses; Emergency management; Earthquakes

• Catchings, R. D.; Borchers, J. W.; Goldman, M. R.; Gandhok, G.; Ponce, D. A.; Steedman, C. E.
  Subsurface Structure of the East Bay Plain Ground-Water Basin: San Francisco Bay to the Hayward Fault, Alameda County, California.
  January 2006, 72 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2006-1084
  Keywords: Stratigraphy; Tectonics; California; Seismic reflection; San Francisco Bay; Subsurface structures; Geologic structures; Hydrogeology; Ground water; Earthquakes; Hazards; Alameda County (California); Basins; Sediments; Geological faults

• Werner, S. D.; Taylor, C. E.; Cho, S.; Lavoie, J. P.; Huyck, C.; Eitzel, C.; Chung, H.
  REDARS 2 Methodology and Software for Seismic Risk Analysis of Highway Systems.
  Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., August 31, 2006, 374 p.
  Identifying Number(s): MCEER-06-SP08
  Keywords: Seismic design; Risk assessment; Methodology; California; Tables (Data); Software programs; Highway safety; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Economic impact; Computer programs; Highways; Risk of Earthquake Damage for Roadway Systems (REDARS)

• Hurricane Warning: The Critical Need for a National Hurricane Research Initiative.
  January 2007, 40 p.
  Identifying Number(s): NSB-06-115
  Keywords: ; Natural disasters; Hurricanes; Disasters; Economic impact; Hazards; Infrastructure; Losses

• Stephenson, W. J.; Williams, R. A.; Odum, J. K.; Worley, D. M.
  Miscellaneous High-Resolution Seismic Imaging Investigations in Salt Lake and Utah Valleys for Earthquake Hazards.
  January 2007, 34 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-2007-1152
  Keywords: Geology; Sites; Seismic reflection; U.S. Geological Survey; Investigations; Seismic prospecting; Seismic refraction; Salt Lake and Utah Valleys; Ground motion; Utah; Hazards; Earthquakes

• Collocation Impacts on the Vulnerability of Lifelines During Earthquakes with Applications to the Cajon Pass, California. Earthquake Hazard Reduction Series 61.
  February 1992, 110 p.
  Identifying Number(s): FEMA-226
  Keywords: Vulnerability; Geologic faults; Bridges; Damage assessment; California; Earthquake resistance; Landslides; Life support systems; Risk assessment; Ground motion; Hazards; Risk reduction; Seismic effects; Cajon Pass (California); Earthquakes

• Wieczorek, G. F.; Jakob, M.; Motka, R. J.; Zirnheld, S. L.; Craw, P.
  Preliminary Assessment of Landslide-Induced Wave Hazards: Tidal Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska.
  January 2008, 62 p.
  Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-100
  Keywords: Shores; Debris; Landslides; Glacier Bay National Park; Glaciers; Alaska; Ground motion; Hazards; Ocean waves; Landslide-induced wave; Assessments; Slopes; Rocks; Earthquakes; Ships

• Incremental Seismic Rehabilitation of Retail Buildings: Providing Protection to People and Buildings. Risk Management Series.
  June 2004, 84 p.
  Identifying Number(s): FEMA-399
  Keywords: ; Emergency plans; Vulnerability; Seismic design; Risk management; Implementation; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Hazards; Protection; Manuals; Mitigation planning; Building codes

• Using HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment: How-To Guide. HAZIS-MH Risk Assessment and User Group Series.
  August 2004, 226 p.
  Identifying Number(s): FEMA-433
  Keywords: Emergency plans; Risk assessment; Hurricanes; US FEMA; HAZards United States - Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH); Project planning; Maps; Disasters; Floods; Hazards; Computer programs; Mitigation planning; Earthquakes