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Quick response research report volume 108
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Emergency funds distributed through Rome resulting in an art vs. people controversy. Victims and local governments were not consulted on allocation of relief funds.
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Quick response research report volume 107
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
Evaluate the impact of media coverage of El Niño on residents' perceptions of storm damages and on emergency response agencies in the event of a bad winter in California.
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Quick response research report volume 97
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
The report details the 1997 California flooding, the research methodology utilized, interview results from both emergency response agencies and citizen perspectives. The report concludes with lessons learned from the event.
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Natural hazard research working paper volume 103
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Natural disasters also pose challenges to the economy and resources of developed as well as developing countries; however their effect on developing countries is perhaps more severe because of these countries' limited ability and resources to cope with their own losses.
45) Collection of satellite-referenced building damage information in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley
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Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
Hurricane Charley is the first Category 4 hurricane for which 'before' and 'after' satellite imagery is available from very high-resolution systems. From a scientific perspective, it therefore offers a unique opportunity to investigate the use of remote sensing for post-disaster urban damage assessment. This report addresses the actions people took and perceptions people had of the fire during the evacuation period.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
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"From the author of the New York Times-bestselling I Survived series come five harrowing true stories of survival, featuring real kids in the midst of epic disasters. From a group of students surviving the 9.0 earthquake that set off a historic tsunami in Japan, to a boy nearly frozen on the prairie in 1888, these unforgettable kids lived to tell tales of unimaginable destruction -- and, against all odds, survival. Read their incredible stories: ...
47) The rain watcher
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Pub. Date
2018.
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"The first new novel in four years from the beloved superstar author of Sarah's Key, a heartbreaking and uplifting story of family secrets and devastating disaster, in the tradition of THE NEST. "Hypnotic, passionate, ominous and tender--unforgettable." --Jenna Blum, New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Those Who Save Us The Rain Watcher is a powerful family drama set in Paris as the Malegarde family gathers to celebrate the father's...
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Quick response research report volume 131
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Examines the roles humans play in causing "natural disasters".
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Series
Quick response research report volume 118
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
This study analyzes the performance of emergency actions taken by local government in response to a major flash flood event.
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Quick response research report volume 137
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
On the evening of Monday, June 18, 2001, a tornado struck the extreme northwestern Wisconsin Village of Siren, without any warning from the town's siren. This post-disaster study one week after the storm helps to understand the nature of local warnings and responses on the periphery of a tornado damage path.
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Quick response research report volume 112
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Bonnie was not a significant event other than from the standpoint of learning how little we know about hurricanes and how poorly we are able to predict the impacts of a given storm on a given coastal area.
52) Research digest
Pub. Date
2007
Description
"Research Digest is a quarterly online publication that compiles recent research into an easily accessible format for the hazards and disasters community. It provides complete references and abstracts (when available) for current research in the field."
53) The impossible
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Based on a true story of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. But the true-life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage, and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.
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Quick response research report volume 127
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
This cross-national project examined preparation for and psychological functioning following Hurricane Georges in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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Quick response research report volume 184
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Issues regarding instances of looting or appropriating behavior that occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina are discussed.
56) Warning response and risk behavior in the Oak Grove-Birmingham, Alabama, tornado of 8 April 1998
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Series
Quick response research report volume 116
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
Cataloged significant differences between victim and survivor traits, identified successful warning operations and media practices, and characterized emergent risk factors for death, injury, and damage.
60) Whiter than snow
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The powerful story of a small Colorado town after a devastating avalanche, and the life changing effects it has on the people who live there. Set in 1920.
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