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Quick response research report volume 179
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
The objective of this research was to examine the performance of both the Red Cross and FEMA following a major disaster.
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Quick response research report volume 172
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
The purpose of this research was to identify current evacuation procedures for the nursing home population and document the baseline status of facilities and the procedures utilized in evacuations.
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Quick response research report volume 84
Pub. Date
[1996]
Description
The coastal impacts from Opal were generally the result of wave action and flooding rather than wind. Much can be learned on how to mitigate future damage from a survey of the damage patterns using a geological perspective.
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Quick response research report volume 185
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Discusses the effect of the effects of wildfire on an Oregon community.
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Quick response research report volume 174
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
In this study we focused on the implications of the 2002 drought on tourism in Colorado and on the mountain resort communities in particular.
8) Media influences on response to a natural hazard: the Mississippi River salt water intrusion of 1988
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Quick response research report volume 41
Pub. Date
1990.
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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.
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Quick response research report volume 161
Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Studies the effects of a tornado on an urbanized area. Fujita Scale does not describe urban types of damage effectively, which could lead to difficulties in the Fujita Scale damage assessment process.
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Quick response research report volume 121
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
In the eyes of Montserratians, the dome collapse was considered as a volcanic event but not a disastrous event.
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Quick response research report volume 92
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
This report examines the extent of damage caused by the tornado in the study area, and, to explore and analyze how victims adjusted to the destruction. Data collected from the two study sites clearly show that victims received emergency assistance and other support from people in neighboring and more distant areas, as well as from government agencies and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
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Quick response research report volume 178
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A train collision in Graniteville, S.C. ruptured one of the train's tank cars, which was carrying 90 tons of chlorine, sending a plume of chlorine gas across the northern portion of town resulting in death, injuries and an ordered evacuation. The Graniteville experience provided an opportunity to assess preparedness for and response to hazardous materials spills.