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Natural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s RiskNatural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s Risk
Hazards are inevitable; disasters are not.Hazards are inevitable; disasters are not.
Mount St. Helens Mount St. Helens 03/08/05
Mount Pinatubo
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Natural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s RiskNatural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s Risk
Earthquakes
Floods
Hurricanes
Landslides
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Wildfires
Earthquakes
Floods
Hurricanes
Landslides
Tsunamis
Volcanoes
Wildfires
Natural Hazards that Occur in the United States and its TerritoriesNatural Hazards that Occur in the United States and its Territories
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Natural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s RiskNatural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s Risk
• Monitor potential hazards
• Assess and manage risks
• Mitigate impacts
• Respond
• Monitor potential hazards
• Assess and manage risks
• Mitigate impacts
• Respond
Detecting Natural Hazards and Protecting Lives and PropertyDetecting Natural Hazards and Protecting Lives and Property
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http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/
From 1988 to 1997,
floods cost the Nation,
on average, 3.7 billion
annually.
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Natural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s RiskNatural Hazards Science: Reducing America’s Risk
• Save lives
• Save property
• Minimize economic &
social disruption
• Save lives
• Save property
• Minimize economic &
social disruption
Natural Hazards ScienceNatural Hazards Science