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Disaster
Mitigation in Asia
Issue No. 15
30 June 2004
A. From
the Region
B. Calls for Submission
C. Conferences &
Courses
D. Useful Resources
USEFUL
RESOURCES
Hurricane
Season Outlook As of 2004
Central
Pacific Hurricane Season begins (1 June - 30 November), the Pacific
Development Center offers important hurricane background information,
preparedness suggestions, and useful resources.
Available
online at <http://www.pdc.org/hurricane_awareness.php>.
Quaternary Fault Database online
Released
by the United States Geological Survey, a new website summarizes
geological, geomorphic, and geographic information on about 2,000
quaternary faults and fold-related folds that are believed to be
sources of earthquakes in the United States. The database will also
identify faults present in a certain state and the history of the
occurrence of earthquake.
Accessible
online at <http://qfaults.cr.usgs.gov/>.
Report of the Workshop on Designing Educational Opportunities for
the Hazards Manager of the 21st Century
Held
in October 2003, the workshop brought together researchers and practitioners
from a range of hazard-related disciplines to help design a curriculum
for practitioners that is both comprehensive and well-grounded in
hazard and disaster theory. Outcomes include include identification
of emerging trends and issues in emergency management, among others.
The
report is downloadable at <http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/>.
Learning Lessons from Disaster Recovery: The Case of Honduras
This report,
published by the Natural Hazards Center, summarizes the findings
of a Honduras country case study, which is part of a ProVention
Consortium initiative aimed at learning lessons from recovery efforts
following major natural disasters.
Downloadable
online at <http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/>.
GeoMAC: an online fire database Aiming at keeping track of wildland
fire status across the country
The
USGS launched and operated this internet-based mapping tool that
allows fire personnel and the public to access on-line maps of multi-acre
blazes.
Access
GeoMAC at <http://www.geomac.gov>.
Asia-Pacific Natural Hazards and Vulnerabilities Atlas
Produced
by the Pacific Disaster Center, this Hazards Atlas is an interactive,
geospatial mapping tool for natural hazards and vulnerabilities
information within the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions.
Downloadable
at <http://www.pdc.org/fact_sheets.php>.
Asia Pacific Natural Hazards Information Network (APNHIN)
Hosted
by the Pacific Disaster Center, APNHIN directly supports disaster
and resource managers, planners, governments, and non-governmental
organizations with a suite of applications and information services
designed to search for, evaluate, and access high-quality geospatial
data for natural hazard applications. APNHIN is customized to specifically
provide natural hazards information for the Asia Pacific region.
More
information accessible online at <http://apnhin.pdc.org>.
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