El Niño/La Niña

El Niño and La Niña: Tracing the Dance of Ocean and Atmosphere
This publication surveys basic scientific studies of the last century that have led to our current understanding of El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO).

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Emergency Management

Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus
The Caucus hopes to foster an important dialogue on steps governments can take to lessen the severity of natural disasters.

Multi Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
This site clarifies and documents previous efforts to identify natural and technological hazards, and to assess associated risks.

World Disaster Report
The 2000 World Disaster Report focuses on public health in disasters.

Surviving Disaster with Renewable Energy
This site highlights the National Renewable Energy Lab’s role in emergency preparedness and response, disaster mitigation and relief, and sustainable development.

Natural Hazards Review
The Natural Hazards Review is "the first cross-disciplinary journal to address all aspects of natural hazards loss and cost reduction."

Emergency Preparedness Information Project (EPIP) Emergency Gateway
This site is designed to provide minority communities with information about creating disaster resistant families, communities, institutions, businesses and organizations.

Bandelier National Monument Cerro Grande Prescribed Fire Investigation Report
This is the interagency Fire Investigation Team's report on the Bandelier National Monument fire.

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Floods

Significant Floods in the United States During the 20th Century - USGS Measures a Century of Floods
This report lists, by type of flood, 32 of the most significant 20th century U.S. floods in terms of number of lives lost and/or property damage.

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Summer/Winter

Heat Waves and Hot Nights: Physicians for Social Responsibility
This report shows that extreme heat waves and overheated nights are becoming more frequent in cities and regions across the United States.

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General Weather Resources

NOAA Photo Collection
This site includes hundreds of images of natural hazards from the National Severe Storms Laboratory and the National Weather Service Historical Image Collection.

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Insurance

Society for Risk Analysis 1999 meeting
This site includes abstracts of the 373 papers presented at the 1999 meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis.

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