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      Cover image for Saragosa, Texas, Tornado, May 22, 1987: An Evaluation of the Warning System
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      Saragosa, Texas, Tornado, May 22, 1987: An Evaluation of the Warning System

      Committee on Natural Disasters,Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The small community of Saragosa, Texas, was devastated by a violent multiple-vortex tornado in 1987. This book aims to combine the information provided by the respondents to a post disaster…

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      The Eruption of Nevado Del Ruiz Volcano Colombia, South America, November 13, 1985

      Committee on Natural Disasters,Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      On November 13, 1985, catastrophic mudflows swept down the slopes of the erupting Nevado del Ruiz volcano. This volume analyzes the disaster’s many aspects: the extent, constitution, and behavior of…

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      U.S.-U.S.S.R. Joint Meeting on Earthquake Hazards Mitigation: September 9-13, 1991, Moscow, U.S.S.R.

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation,Committee on Earthquake Engineering

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      Mitigating Losses from Land Subsidence in the United States

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation,Committee on Ground Failure Hazards Mitigation Research

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      Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams: Design, Performance and Research Needs

      Panel on Earthquake Engineering for Concrete Dams,Committee on Earthquake Engineering,Division of Natural Hazard Mitigation,National Research Council

      The hazard posed by large dams has long been known. This book evaluates contemporary knowledge about the earthquake performance of concrete dams, including procedures for investigating the seismic safety of…

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      Wind and the Built Environment: U.S. Needs in Wind Engineering and Hazard Mitigation

      Panel on the Assessment of Wind Engineering Issues in the United States,Committee on Natural Disasters,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Assesses wind engineering research studies to identify an interdisciplinary research agenda and delineate an action plan for evaluation of critical wind engineering efforts. This book also examines the feasibility of…

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      The March 5, 1987 Ecuador Earthquakes: Mass Wasting and Socioeconomic Effects

      Committee on Natural Disasters,National Research Council,R.L. Schuster,Josae Egred,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an account of the 1987 Ecuador earthquakes, evaluating the physical phenomena involved and the performance of structures and systems. This book identifies and recommends cases where a study would…

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      The New Year’s Eve Flood on Oahu, Hawaii: December 31, 1987-January 1, 1988

      Committee on Natural Disasters,National Research Council,John A. Dracup,National Academy of Sciences

      Documents and analyzes the meteorological conditions leading to torrential rains, the causes and patterns of flooding, the performance of flood control structures in affected areas, the extent of damages. This…

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      A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters

      U.S. National Committee for the Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Contains the initial priorities for US participation in the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction. This book focuses on seven issues: hazard and risk assessment; awareness and education; mitigation; preparedness…

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      The Impacts of Natural Disasters: A Framework for Loss Estimation

      Committee on Assessing the Costs of Natural Disasters,National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Geosciences, Environment and Resources

      We in the United States have almost come to accept natural disasters as part of our nation’s social fabric. News of property damage, economic and social disruption, and injuries follow…

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      The Resilience of the Electric Power Delivery System in Response to Terrorism and Natural Disasters: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Planning Committee for the Workshop on the Resilience of the Electric Power System to Terrorism and Natural Disasters

      Presents the summary of a workshop convened in February 2013 as a follow-up to the release of the National Research Council report Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System.

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      Tools and Methods for Estimating Populations at Risk from Natural Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Crises

      Committee on the Effective Use of Data, Methodologies, and Technologies to Estimate Subnational Populations at Risk,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Worldwide, millions of people are displaced annually because of natural or industrial disasters or social upheaval. This book reviews various methods and tools for making estimates of subnational populations and…

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      Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters

      Peter B. Bloland,Holly Ann Williams,Roundtable on the Demography of Forced Migration,National Research Council,Program on Forced Migration and Health at the Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University

      Malaria Control During Mass Population Movements and Natural Disasters provides a basic overview of the state of knowledge of epidemiology of malaria and public health interventions and practices for controlling…

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