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	Natural disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A natural disaster is the consequence of the combination of a natural hazard (a physical event e.g.
		An avalanche is a geophysical hazard involving a slide of a large snow (or rock) mass down a mountainside, caused when a buildup of snow is released down a slope, it is one of the major dangers faced in the mountains in winter.
		A hailstorm is a natural disaster where a thunderstorm produces numerous hailstones which damage the location in which they fall.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Natural_hazard (1556 words)

	CHAPTER 1 - INCORPORATING NATURAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS
		This chapter defines natural hazards and their relationship to natural resources (they are negative resources), to environment (they are an aspect of environmental problems), and to development (they are a constraint to development and can be aggravated by it).
		Ideally, a natural hazard assessment promotes an awareness of the issue in a developing region, evaluates the threat of natural hazards, identifies the additional information needed for a definitive evaluation, and recommends appropriate means of obtaining it.
		Ideally, a natural hazard assessment promotes an awareness of the issue in a developing region, evaluates the threat of natural hazards, identifies the additional information needed for a definitive evoluation, and recommends appropriate means of obtaining it.
	www.oas.org /dsd/publications/Unit/oea66e/ch01.htm (13270 words)

	CHAPTER 4 - REMOTE SENSING IN NATURAL HAZARD ASSESSMENTS
		All natural hazards are amenable in some degree to study by remote sensing because nearly all geologic, hydrologic, and atmospheric phenomena that create hazardous situations are recurring events or processes that leave evidence of their previous occurrence.
		For purposes of assessing natural hazards in the context of integrated development planning studies, it is not necessary to have real-time or near real-time remote sensing imagery.
		The ability to identify these natural hazards or their potential for occurring depends on the resolution of the image, the acquisition scale of the sensor data, the working scale, scenes free of clouds and heavy haze, and adequate textural and tonal or color contrast.
	www.oas.org /osde/publications/Unit/oea66e/ch04.htm (12256 words)

	Global Village Energy Project: Document Library: A Comprehensive Natural Hazard Mitigation Strategy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Natural adjustments of earth invoked by nature can be hazardous for human beings who have encroached upon areas of earth reserved by nature for natural processes of change.
		Natural hazards present the need for communities to identify natural hazard areas, assess their vulnerability to such hazards and to analyse the associated risks.
		A community’s vulnerability to natural hazards is determined by physical, social, economical, and environmental factors, which can increase the susceptibility of that community to the impact of natural hazards.
	www.gvep.org /content/article/detail/10741 (1160 words)

	IRMI - The Impact of Lifelines on the Estimation of Natural Hazard Loss
		When projecting loss estimates as the result of a potential earthquake or extreme wind hazard, the primary focus for many entities is typically on the potential damage to the buildings and possibly the damage or loss to important equipment, and stock and supplies.
		Component performance is a function of both the hazard and the vulnerability of the particular component to that hazard.
		Natural gas systems are damaged in earthquakes primarily due to the damage of buried pipelines.
	www.irmi.com /Expert/Articles/2005/Gould07.aspx (1818 words)

	Crater PDC - Regional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
		Natural disasters occur in hundreds of communities in the United States every year and the impacts can be devastating.
		Natural hazards cause millions of dollars of damage and threaten the lives and safety of thousands.
		The process of taking action, prior to an event, to reduce or eliminate the risk of damage or loss of life due to natural disasters is called mitigation, the benefits of which have been demonstrated in countless ways across the country.
	www.craterpdc.state.va.us /hazards/hazard_main.htm (469 words)

	AGI GAP Special Update on Natural Hazard Caucus Event
		IN A NUTSHELL: On January 22nd, the Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus kicked off its activities in the new 107th Congress with a roundtable event to consider the impacts of the recent earthquake in El Salvador and to discuss the broader natural hazards challenges facing the United States.
		Senators Edwards and Stevens formed the Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus last year to provide a forum on Capitol Hill for natural hazard issues and to provide their colleagues with an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to reducing hazard losses.
		The caucus, which currently includes seventeen senators, is supported by the Natural Hazards Caucus Work Group -- outside organizations, including AGI and a number of its member societies, that share the senators' interest in raising the profile of natural hazards issues in Congress.
	www.agiweb.org /gap/legis107/hazards_caucus0101.html (965 words)

	Natural Hazard Disclosure
		The new consolidated natural hazard disclosure statement (NHDS) must be provided if: (1) the sale is subject to the real estate transfer disclosure statement (TDS) requirement of California Civil Code §§1102 through 1102.17 and the (2) the property is located within one of six designated natural hazard areas.
		The NHDS represents a consolidation of six independent statutory disclosure requirements, three of which became law under the new legislation (special flood hazard area, dam inundation failure area, and high fire severity), and three of which were existing disclosure statutes amended by the new legislation (earthquake fault zone, seismic hazard area, and wildland fire area).
		Seismic hazard zones are areas delineated by the State Geologist that may be subject to strong ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides or other ground failures, and other seismic hazards caused by earthquakes.
	www.calbar.ca.gov /calbar/2cbj/99aug/mclestdy.htm (3075 words)

	Hazard Mitigation
		Natural hazards in North Carolina do not have to result in a natural disaster.
		To accelerate institutionalization of hazard mitigation in North Carolina, the Hazard Mitigation Planning Initiative (HMPI) was initiated by NC leadership, under the NC Division of Emergency Management.
		Keeping Natural Hazards from Becoming Disasters is a basic workbook for local government.
	www.sustainablenc.org /thewaytogo/main/hazard.htm (1407 words)

	Show and Tell: The New "Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement"
		For each of the six natural hazard areas, the seller or agent must indicate on the Statement whether or not the property is located in the area by answering "yes" or "no," and then certify that the information is "true and correct to the best of [his or her] knowledge."
		For special flood hazard areas and areas of potential flooding, disclosure is required if either (1) the seller (or the agent) has "actual knowledge" that the property is in the hazardous area, or (2) the local agency has compiled a list of the affected parcels and posted an informative notice.
		For very high fire hazard severity zones, earthquake fault zones, seismic hazard zones, and wildland fire areas, disclosure is required if either (1) the seller (or the agent) has "actual knowledge" that the property is in the hazardous area, or (2) county officials have posted notices explaining where the state's maps can be located.
	www.ceres.ca.gov /planning/nhd/showtell.html (3072 words)

	CT DEP: Natural Hazard Mitigation
		The State Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan examines Connecticut’s history and risk of natural disasters, evaluates our geographic vulnerability, outlines which hazard mitigation measures merit the greatest priority, and identifies long-term measures to reduce losses from future disasters.
		Natural hazards, including flooding, hurricanes and winter storms are identified in the plan.
		Assistance can be used to prepare local and state hazard mitigation and debris management plans, structural mitigation (home acquisitions, elevation of buildings) and for small-scale flood prevention projects such as the construction of levees and small flood control dams.
	dep.state.ct.us /wtr/hazardmitigation/hazmit.htm (749 words)

	Hazard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A hazard, for instance a natural hazard, a danger or source of danger, especially one threatening human safety.
		A moral hazard, the name given to the risk that one party to a contract can change their behaviour to the detriment of the other party once the contract has been concluded.
		Hazard, Nebraska, a village in the USA and the setting of a song by Richard Marx.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hazard (259 words)

	Appendix C - Economic Analysis of Natural Hazard Mitigation Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Evaluating natural hazard mitigation provides decision-makers with an understanding of the potential benefits and costs of an activity, as well as a basis upon which to compare alternative projects.
		Benefit/cost analysis is used in natural hazards mitigation to show if the benefits to life and property protected through mitigation efforts exceed the cost of the mitigation activity.
		Determining the economic feasibility of mitigating natural hazards can also be organized according to the perspective of those with an economic interest in the outcome.
	www.westcov.org /fire/hazard/page17.html (2234 words)

	DLCD Natural Hazards Hazard Related Ordinances
		The landslide hazard study was a coordinated two-year project involving staff from the participating jurisdictions and utilized a project management team to carry out the work program.
		The project study areas were inventoried to identify the nature and causes for landslide problems with the areas characterized into different categories of landslide hazard susceptibility (low, moderate, and high categories) with recommendations for different mitigation measures and levels of further study on a site-by-site basis.
		They developed a framework for landslide hazard regulations and draft landslide hazard ordinance provisions that were reviewed and refined by the LHAC, Oregon State Board of Geologic Examiners, members of the State Board of Engineering and Land Survey, and the staff of various city and county departments.
	www.oregon.gov /LCD/HAZ/hazardrelatedordinances.shtml (2561 words)

	DRCOG - Natural Hazard Mitigation
		DRCOG is assisting its members with natural hazard mitigation planning through development of a regional plan.
		Having a regional natural hazard mitigation plan can help reduce losses in the event of a future disaster, establish priorities for loss prevention, and reduce the social and economic disruption brought on by disasters.
		If you are interested in more information on the regional natural hazard mitigation planning effort, contact Bill Broderick at 303-480-6785.
	www.drcog.org /index.cfm?page=NaturalHazardMitigation (394 words)

	Natural Hazards.org: Discover
		A Natural Disaster is a natural hazard event that actually resulted in widespread destruction of property or caused injury and/or death.
		Besides the obvious, direct impacts of natural hazards (such as a tornado destroying a house), there are usually many indirect impacts.
		Understanding when, where, why, and how natural hazards occur is the first step in minimizing their impacts on our lives.
	www.naturalhazards.org /discover (564 words)

	NGDC-Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC
		Natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes affect both coastal and inland areas.
		Long-term data from these events, including photographs, can be used to establish the past record of natural hazard event occurrences.
		The types of hazards detected using the Defense Meteorological Satellite include fires, floods, hurricanes, and cyclones.
	www.ngdc.noaa.gov /seg/hazard/hazards.shtml (187 words)

	Natural Hazards Observer \| Natural Hazards Center
		The Bimonthly Periodical of the Natural Hazards Center
		The Natural Hazards Observer is the bimonthly periodical of the Natural Hazards Center.
		It covers current disaster issues; new international, national, and local disaster management, mitigation, and education programs; hazards research; political and policy developments; new information sources and Web sites; upcoming conferences; and recent publications.
	www.colorado.edu /hazards/o (173 words)

	Welcome to PLANAT
		The National Platform for Natural Hazards (PLANAT) is online: you can find fact sheets, images, videos, links and publications on our new website — a wide range of information on natural hazards is waiting for you.
		Natural hazards: we are not that helpless after all
		With the motto «from defending against danger to being aware of risks», PLANAT commits itself to a change of paradigms in handling natural hazards.
	www.natural-hazards.ch (181 words)

	Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
		The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission is working on a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, and Nelson.
		Hazard mitigation planning serves to reduce the loss associated with natural hazards by implementing long-term ideas and goals to protect people and property, as well as reduce the costs of disaster response and recovery.
		A description of potential natural hazards in the state (technological or other non-natural hazards are not included in this initial planning effort).
	www.tjpdc.org /environment/hazard_mitigation_survey.asp (167 words)

	EC - JRC - Weather Driven Natural Hazards (WDNH) Action
		Opposite to excess of water, the summer drought of 2003 in large parts of Europe and the drought situation on the Iberian Peninsula from winter 2005 onwards clearly show the growing problem of droughts in Europe.
		The Weather Driven Natural Hazards (WDNH) Action is developing harmonised EU-wide methodologies and information systems for the prevention and prediction of weather-driven natural hazards to complement national initiatives.
		As prevention and forecasting studies on trans-national floods and related disasters have to take into account complete river basins independent of administrative boundaries, the Action works closely with international river conventions like IKSO, IKSE and IKSD, to which the European Commission is a contracting party.
	natural-hazards.jrc.it (571 words)

	Lesson Plans - Natural Hazard Risks in the United States
		This lesson continues their education on this topic by asking them to examine specific locations of high risk for various natural hazards, to assess why these hazards exist where they do, and to investigate what towns and cities are doing to prepare for a natural disaster.
		Divide the class into groups of two or three, and assign each group one of the natural hazards they have studied (i.e., earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes, hurricanes, or floods).
		Have students choose one of the natural disasters they have studied and find out where else in the world this event is likely to occur.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /xpeditions/lessons/15/g68/hazard.html (722 words)

	Volcanic and Seismic Hazards on the Island of Hawaii: Living with Volcanic and Seismic Hazards
		Residents and public officials should be aware of the hazards in a given area so that they can make rational decisions regarding where to build homes, develop property for commercial use, and locate public facilities.
		The repeated evacuation of residential areas near active rift zones comes at a high cost, however, both for the county government and taxpayers and for the people whose property is threatened by lava.
		For the long term, volcanic hazards can be avoided by land-use zoning that restricts building in the areas of highest hazard.
	pubs.usgs.gov /gip/hazards/living.html (564 words)

	Natural Hazard Series
		In the United States each year, natural hazards cause numerous deaths and cost billions of dollars in disaster aid, disruption of commerce, and destruction of homes and critical infrastructure.
		Although we have reduced the number of lives lost to natural hazards each year, the economic cost of major disaster response and recovery continues to rise.
		She views local emergency managers as primary partners in emergency services and recognizes that it is the day-to-day efforts to prepare local communities to deal with all hazards that make the people of Pacific County safer.
	www.usgs.gov /solutions/hazards_13may05.html (784 words)

	Pierce County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan
		Hazard mitigation planning is the process of determining how to reduce or eliminate the loss of life and property damage resulting from natural and human-caused hazards.
		The Pierce County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan has been approved by Washington State and FEMA and adopted Pierce County.
		The Pierce County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is available for viewing in.pdf format*.
	www.co.pierce.wa.us /pc/abtus/ourorg/dem/EMDiv/MitPCP.htm (278 words)

	Natural Hazard Mitigation
		This program is a way for States and local governments to receive technical and financial assistance, for cost-effective pre-disaster hazard mitigation activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program, and reduce the potential for injuries, loss of life, and damage to property.
		Pre-Disaster Mitigation grant money is given to the State that, in turn, is given to local governments for mitigation activities such as planning and the implementation of projects through evaluation of natural hazards.
		States and communities are able to use the hazard mitigation planning process to set mitigation goals and objectives specific to their needs.
	www.wfrc.org /programs/hazard.htm (614 words)

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