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DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION. A PRIMER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN MULTIPLY AND SPILL OVER FOR THE BENEFIT OF MILLIONS. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA http://www.gadr.giees.uncc.edu.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST NOTABLE DISASTERS JAPAN PART 1B: TSUNAMIS

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Japan Earthquake Friday March 11 2011

Japan Earthquake Friday March 11 2011. The full scale: before and after in Sendai. Magnitude 9.0 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC. The earthquake occurred 130 km (80 miles) east of Sendai and 373 km (231 miles) northeast of Tokyo.

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Tsunami

Tsunami. Why did the earthquake cause a tsunami ?. Shallow focus earthquake Large volume of oceanic crust displaced The movement of the crust also displaces a large volume of water. Tsunami. One wave moves toward the shoreline, another travels into the open.

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Clark R. Chapman Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, Colorado, USA

How a Near-Earth Object Impact Might Affect Society. Clark R. Chapman Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, Colorado, USA. Commissioned by the OECD Global Science Forum. Workshop on Near Earth Objects: Risks, Policies, and Actions Frascati, Italy 20 January 2003.

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Locating an Epicenter

Locating an Epicenter. Fastest. P-Waves - S-Waves - L-Waves - (surface waves). Used to locate an earthquake. Slower. Slowest. Different waves, different speeds. Measuring Seismic Waves. 1. Laser Geodimeter. 2. Creep Meter. 3. Seismograph. 3 Instruments:. 1. Laser Geodimeter.

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Unit 7.1 - Waves

Unit 7.1 - Waves. Properties of Ocean Waves - An ocean wave is an undulation of the sea surface. Wave Period - The time it takes one wave to pass a given point Wave frequency - The number of waves that pass a given point in a given time Waves may be progressive or standing

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ENGL 500: English Practicum

ENGL 500: English Practicum. Sources of Geographic and Environmental Data. Why these data?. A knowledge of geography is vital to understanding the natural and cultural world around us. Location affects many more phenomena than just business.

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Overview of National Weather Service & the Tsunami Warning Program

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Overview of National Weather Service & the Tsunami Warning Program

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December 26, 2004 The Sumatra Earthquake & Tsunami

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Earthquakes

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Status of Operational Environmental Satellite Operations at NOAA

Status of Operational Environmental Satellite Operations at NOAA. Brian Hughes Staff Meteorologist and Operations Manager Satellite Services Division SATellite Environmental Processing System (SATEPS). Contributors: John Paquette, OSDPD Tom Schott, OSD.

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GPS Units in the Pacific Region

GPS Units in the Pacific Region. Bill Ward PACIFIC REGION 5/5/11. 2/26/09. Outline. Area of Responsibility PR Observing Program/GPS Information Location of sensors Programmatic areas/Data Uses Key Opportunities/Challenges Summary. Area of Responsibility. Pacific Region WFOs / WSOs

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Laura Kong Director, UNESCO IOC ITIC Trinidad, June 2007

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Pacific Region's Satellite Products, Programs and Requirements

2014 GOES-R/JPSS OCONUS R2O TIM. Pacific Region's Satellite Products, Programs and Requirements. Pacific Region Headquarters Honolulu, Hawaii July 2014. Area of Responsibility. Area of Responsibility. Area of Responsibility. Pacific Region covering > 30 million square miles

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FEMA NFIP Community Rating System and Crediting Tsunami Mitigation

FEMA NFIP Community Rating System and Crediting Tsunami Mitigation. Mike Mahoney, FEMA Mitigation . CRS Quick Facts. What is the CRS? Voluntary incentive program for NFIP participating communities.

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Tsunami

Tsunami. By Alexandra Busato April is Tsunami Awareness Month!. Origin of the word.

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Japan earthquake devastation in pictures

Japan earthquake devastation in pictures Massive 8.9-magnitude temblor triggers tsunami alerts across Pacific March 11, 2011, 11:24 a.m. EST. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/slide-show-powerful-earthquake-rocks-japan-2011-03-11?pagenumber=1.

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Additional Real World Applications for Radical Expressions

Additional Real World Applications for Radical Expressions. Section 5-6 March 2, 2011 Fellow: Brooke Odle Teacher: Ms. Sanchez Saint Vincent Academy. Financial Planning. A financial planner has been asked to determine the inflation rate for homes.

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