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      Hurricane Elena, Gulf Coast: August 29 - September 2, 1985

      Committee on Natural Disasters,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

      Hurricane Elena, following an erratic and difficult-to-forecast course along an unusually large section of the Gulf Coast, posed special problems from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Sarasota, Florida, well before it…

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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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      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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      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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      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 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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      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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      Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions: Toward a Better Understanding of the Ecological Consequences of Fossil Fuel Combustion

      Committee on the Atmosphere and the Biosphere,Board on Agriculture and Renewable Resources,Commission on Natural Resources,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

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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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      Geotargeted Alerts and Warnings: Report of a Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps

      Committee on Geotargeted Disaster Alerts and Warnings: A Workshop on Current Knowledge and Research Gaps,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Presents the summary of a February, 2013 workshop convened by the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council to examine precise geotargeting of public alerts and warnings…

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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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      Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels in the United States

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources

      Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of…

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      Preventing Earthquake Disasters, The Grand Challenge in Earthquake Engineering: A Research Agenda for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)

      Committee to Develop a Long-Term Research Agenda for the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES),National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Provides an assessment of earthquake engineering research issues and the role of information technology in that research effort. This work presents an overview of the challenge, including six critical research…

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      Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy

      Committee on Economic and Environmental Impacts of Increasing Biofuels Production,National Research Council

      In the United States, we have come to depend on plentiful and inexpensive energy to support our economy and lifestyles. In recent years, many questions have been raised regarding the…

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      Improving Disaster Management: The Role of IT in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

      Committee on Using Information Technology to Enhance Disaster Management,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Characterizes disaster management providing a framework for considering the range and nature of information and communication needs. This book presents a vision of the potential for IT to improve disaster…

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