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  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume 4, Number 1, September 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science., September 1979, 14 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Federal Emergency Management Agency; Research; Meteorology; Land acquisition; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Shore protection; Newsletters; Coasts; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Leik, R. K.; Carter, T. M.; Clark, J. P.; Kendall, S. D.; Gifford, G. A.
    Community Response to Natural Hazard Warnings.
    April 1981, 89 p.
    Keywords: Response; Storms; Research management; Communications networks; Sampling; NTISDODXA; NTISNSFG; Community relations; Group dynamics; Earthquakes; Social communication; Civilian population; Warning systems; Information transfer; Tornadoes; Emergencies; Hurricanes; Weather forecasting; Disasters; Floods

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 6, Number 1, September 1981.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., September 1981, 14 p.
    Keywords: Floods; Drought; Hazards; Information centers; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Research; Management; Recovery; Forecasting; Hurricanes; Warning systems; Newsletters; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • 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

  • Natural Hazards Observer. Volume 6, Number 6, July 1982.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1982, 14 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Hazards; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Coastal zone management; Emergency planning; Research; Wind; Safety; Hurricanes; Volcanoes; Newsletters; Disasters

  • 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

  • Engineering and Organizational Issues Before, During and After Hurricane Katrina: Damage to Engineered Buildings and Lifelines from Wind, Storm Surge and Debris in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina. Volume 4: Buildings.
    Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., August 13, 2007, 66 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-07-SP03
    Keywords: Buildings; Damage mitigation; Response efforts; Storm surges; Reconnaissance efforts; Structural performance; Recovery efforts; Multi-hazard perspectives; Hurricanes; Engineered structures; Multidisciplinary approach; Disaster resilient communities; Lifelines; Wind loads; Debris; Physical engineered systems; Hurricane Katrina

  • Roshko, A.
    Wind Loads on Structures: Summary Report on a Conference Held at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, December 18-19, 1970.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1971, 146 p.
    Identifying Number(s): TTU-WERC-1
    Keywords: Buildings; Wind tunnels; Meetings; Tornadoes; Hurricanes; Structural analysis; Wind pressure; Wind loads

  • Confronting Natural Disasters: An International Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction.
    January 1987, 113 p.
    Keywords: Forest fires; Hazards; Tsunamis; Cooperative programs; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Firestorms; IDNHR (International Decade for Natural Hazard Reduction); Safety; Hurricanes; Fires; Volcanoes; Disasters; Floods

  • 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