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On September 22, 1992, at the request of the Mayor of Kauai County, the Federal Coordinating Officer for the Iniki disaster tasked the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Federal Insurance Administration (FIA) to assemble a team of experts to

During the past few decades, economic losses and human casualties due to natural disasters increased exponentially on our planet, mainly because of the increased density of population and industry in high hazard areas. Although the prediction of

This Resource Guide seeks to assist water professionals, politicians, gender specialists and others in their efforts to provide improved access to water for poor women, children and men all over the world.

The initial Resource Guide was launched during

Smith County is located in east Texas, approximately 100 miles east of Dallas. It is largely rural, with only one metropolitan area, the City of Tyler. The Sheriff of Smith County and the Police Chief of the City of Tyler saw a need for a consolidated

The purpose of this study was to document maximum flooding elevations that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina in Alabama by collecting high water marks in affected areas. HWM data collection helps accurately document a flooding event and assists in

While GCMs do simulate tropical cyclone-like vortex tracks in the southern
Indian Ocean, they do not capture well those which make landfall in southern Africa.The feasibility of using a nested modeling system to produce seasonal tropical cyclone forecasts

On October 4, 1995, Hurricane Opal made landfall on Santa Rosa island, Florida, near Navarre Beach, at approximately 6:00 p.m.c.d.t. (central daylight time). As a result of the damage caused by Hurricane Opal, President Clinton declared 15 counties in the