61. FEMA: Disaster Map Current disasters( AK , AZ , AR , CO , GU , IL , IN , IA , KS , KY , MD , MI , MN, MO , NY , OK , OR Arizona President Orders Disaster Aid For Arizona fires. http://www.app1.fema.gov/disasters/

home feedback library search ... site index Disasters of 2002 Alaska Federal Disaster Aid Authorized For Alaska Flood Recovery Arizona President Orders Disaster Aid For Arizona Fires Arkansas Federal Disaster Funds Authorized For Arkansas To Aid Local Government Storm Recovery Colorado President Declares Major Disaster For Colorado Fires Guam Federated States of Micronesia, Typhoon Declared May 29, 2002 Illinois President Orders Disaster Aid For Illinois Storms Indiana President Orders Disaster Aid For Indiana Flood Recovery Iowa Federal Disaster Aid Ordered For Iowa Flood Recovery Kansas President Orders Disaster Aid For Kansas Kentucky President Approves Disaster Aid For Kentucky Flood Recovery President Declares Major Disaster For Kentucky Storms Maryland President Declares Major Disaster For Maryland; Three Counties Designated For Aid To Tornado Victims Michigan Federal Disaster Funds Authorized For Michigan Flood Recovery Minnesota President Declares Major Disaster For Minnesota Floods Missouri Federal Disaster Funds Ordered For Missouri Ice Storm New York Federal Disaster Aid Authorized For New York State Earthquake Recovery New York Snowstorm Declared March 1, 2002

62. Australia, Disasters Timeline, 21st Century 24, Bush fires wreck holiday havoc fires are fanned by high winds and scorchingtemperatures. Add a favorite (file a bookmark) to Australia, disasters Timeline. http://www.mapreport.com/subtopics/d/countries/australia.html

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63. Bilambil Primary School - Disasters And Survival This country of contrasts regularly suffers floods, cyclones, bush fires, drought,earthquakes, earth tremors and landslides. Major disasters have included http://www.schools.ash.org.au/Bilambil/disasters2.html

Australian Disasters There have been many natural and man-made disasters in Australia. This country of contrasts regularly suffers floods, cyclones, bush fires, drought, earthquakes, earth tremors and landslides. Major disasters have included: Cyclone Tracy - which devastated Darwin on the night of Christmas Eve 1974. Ash Wednesday Bush Fires - when around 180 bushfires broke out on 16 February 1983, devastating the Adelaide hills. Newcastle Earthquake - 28th December, 1989. The Newcastle earthquake, the first fatal one in Australia, claimed 13 lives. The devastation to buildings and other structures was extensive. Shipwrecks: 1999 Pandora Chronicle - the Port of Townsville expedition to the wreck of the infamous Pandora Hurricane Elena Photo from the NASA Photo Gallery Natural Disasters Natural disasters can arise from: Weather patterns eg storms, cyclones, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes Other climatic conditions eg droughts, bush fires, avalanches Changes in the earth's crust eg volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunami or tidal waves Follow the links below to find out more.

64. Fires, Floods, And Other Disasters First Previous Next Last Index Home Text. Slide 13 of 52. http://www.eiu.edu/~ais2100/notes/chpt9/sld013.htm

65. Fires, Floods, And Other Disasters fires, Floods, and Other disasters. fires, Floods, and Other disasters. 8.1. page87. A good insurance policy is important for replacing computer equipment. http://www.eiu.edu/~ais2100/notes/chpt9/tsld013.htm

Fires, Floods, and Other Disasters Fires, Floods, and Other Disasters page 8-7 A good insurance policy is important for replacing computer equipment. The only insurance for your data is an up-to-date backup tape or disk ! Previous slide Next slide Back to first slide View graphic version

66. A Worldwatch News Brief On Weather Related Disasters economic losses from weatherrelated disasters. According to preliminary estimatesby the Worldwatch Institute, storms, floods, droughts, and fires caused at http://www.worldwatch.org/alerts/981127.html

Worldwatch News Brief "Weather-Related Disasters" FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 27, 1998 RECORD YEAR FOR WEATHER-RELATED DISASTERS by Janet N. Abramovitz and Seth Dunn With one month remaining, 1998 has already set a new record for economic losses from weather-related disasters. According to preliminary estimates by the Worldwatch Institute, storms, floods, droughts, and fires caused at least $89 billion in economic losses during the first eleven months of the year. The 1998 preliminary total represents a 48 percent increase over the previous record of $60 billion in 1996-and far exceeds the $55 billion in losses for the entire decade of the 1980s. (Graph and Data Table of the loss estimates for individual years) During the first three quarters of 1998, the U.S. insurance industry alone had weather-related claims of more than $8 billion-three times the claims in 1997. The direct human impact of this year's weather-related disasters has also been staggering. An estimated 32,000 people have been killed, and another 300 million-more than the population of the United States-have been displaced from their homes or forced to resettle because of extreme weather events in 1998. From China to Central America, the evidence is now clear that some of the most damaging weather-related events of 1998 were "unnatural" disasters. Deforestation has left many steep hillsides bare, causing rainfall to run quickly into rivers rather than being absorbed, and often leading to devastating landslides and floods. At the same time, growing population pressures have led many people to settle on vulnerable flood plains and hillsides. While meteorologists connect some of the 1998 disasters to El Niño and its aftermath, no previous El Niño has resulted in such devastating consequences.

67. UNESCO Thesaurus: Alphabetical List BT2 Safety RT Building design RT fires RT Preservation of works of art fires MT2.60 Pollution, disasters and safety FR Feu SP Incendio BT1 Accidents BT2 http://www.ulcc.ac.uk/unesco/terms/list58.htm

UNESCO Thesaurus: alphabetical list Finland - Food engineering Finland MT 7.25 Political groupings MT 7.20 Europe MT 7.30 Economic groupings FR Finlande SP Finlandia European Union Northern Europe Western Europe OECD countries Finnish MT 3.35 Languages FR Finnois SP Finés Uralic languages Eurasian and North Asian languages Asian languages Fire protection MT 2.60 Pollution, disasters and safety FR Protection contre le feu SP Protección contra incendios Safety measures Safety RT Building design RT Fires RT Preservation of works of art Fires MT 2.60 Pollution, disasters and safety FR Feu SP Incendio Accidents Disasters Forest fires RT Combustion RT Fire protection RT Occupational safety Fiscal policy MT 6.70 Finance and trade FR Politique fiscale SP Política fiscal UF Tax policy Finance Taxation Income tax RT Financial policy RT Public finance RT State budget Fish MT 2.75 Natural sciences FR Poisson SP Pez UF Freshwater fish Aquatic animals Animals Zoology Marine fish ... Shellfish RT Fisheries RT Fishery resources Fish farming USE Aquaculture Fisheries MT 6.35 Agriculture FR Pêche SP Pesquería UF Fishery management Aquaculture Marine aquaculture Fishing industry Sea fishing RT Fish RT Fishery resources RT Marine biology Fishery management USE Fisheries Fishery products MT 6.55 Materials and products

68. ABCNEWS.com : New Theory About Frequency Of Disasters Scores of hurricanes, floods, forest fires and other natural disasters have scientiststaking a closer look at the frequency and damage of the events. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/csm_natdisasters990929.html

GO Kids GO Family GO Money GO Sports ... GO Home ABCNEWS WEB ABOUT GO NETWORK SIGN IN FREE E-MAIL HOME NEWS SUMMARY U.S. POLITICS WORLD BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE TRAVEL ESPN SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT WEATHER.com REFERENCE LOCAL ABCNEWS ON TV SCIENCE HEADLINES New Theory about Frequency of Disasters Sexiest Seismologist in Turkey Russia May Sell ISS Time Dinosaur Eggs Offer Clues About Behavior ... Mad or Rad SEARCH ABC.com THE CENTURY EMAIL ABCNEWS.com SEND PAGE TO A FRIEND TOOLS AND HELPERS Fires, Floods and Quakes New Theory About the Frequency of Natural Disasters Flooding in Honduras, earthquake in Taiwan, forest fires in Califorina. Chaos theory may provide some insight into the frequency of natural disasters. (AP Photos) By Linda Feldmann The Christian Science Monitor W A S H I N G T O N, Sept. 29 And as the world cleans up after a series of devastating earthquakes, hurricanes and floods, one increasingly persistent question recurs: Are these events really as rare as we think they should be? Independent The Chaos Theory Well, maybe. Turcotte himself begs to differ. But recently it has come out that this analysis of rare phenomena seems to apply to a much wider array of inquiries than previously thought, from species distribution in the forest to magnetism to aircraft turbulence.

69. EUROPA - Environment - Prevention Of Disasters - Civil Protection - Civil Protec and guidelines for the prevention of natural disasters and serious risk assessmentprocedures (qualitative/quantitative),; floods and dam breaks,; fires. http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/civil/prote/cpactiv/cpmaj01.htm

en EUROPA European Commission Environment Policies ... Developments Prevention of Natural and Technological Disasters A major project in the context of the Civil Protection Action Programme Updated : March 2001 Objectives Completed activities Risk assessment Floods ... Project Architecture Objectives This major project on prevention aims at contributing to the prevention of the risks and mitigating the effects in the event of a whole range of natural disasters and technological major incidents. The expected final results include: setting up of principles and guidelines for the prevention of natural disasters and serious technological accidents covering the main horizontal issues as well as the main specific risks, making use of this guidance at national, regional and local level within the Community. The main priority of the project is the preparation of principles and guidelines for the consideration by the Member States in the following fields: risk assessment procedures (qualitative/quantitative), floods and dam breaks

70. Response To Home Fires finds newsworthy. Many of these disasters are structure fires andthe majority of these are homes or apartments. Fire departments http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/fire/

American Red Cross Response to Home Fires Capital Area Chapter Response to Home Fires The Capital Area Chapter uses a network of 29 Disaster Action Teams made up of Disaster Services Volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day seven days a week to respond to the needs of Home Fire victims. These Disaster Action Teams are called into action by the Fire Departments who serve the same eight counties that we serve. Day or night these Disaster Action Teams will show up at the scene of a Home Fire, often while the Fire Department is still there, to provide financial assistance through a Disbursing Order (Voucher) system so the victims can purchase much needed food and clothing from local vendors. Home Fire Activity Report PDF How You Can Help (Making Financial Donations) WORD PDF How You Can Help (Making Comfort Kits) WORD PDF Brownie Girl Scout Troop # 559 members Katie Tuovila, Lacey Booth, Caroline Showalter, Taylor Higdon, Catie Ale and Annie Bist have just complete assembling 10 Comfort Kits as a troop service project. These kits will be give to the victims of Home Fires within the Capital Area Chapter. Back to Top Last Update: document.write(document.lastModified);

71. How "natural" Are Natural Disasters? of young trees and other flammable plants which fuel catastrophic fires Bottomline create, or at the very least, exacerbate, the natural disasters we face. http://www.socialistworker.org/2002-2/413/413_09_Disasters.shtml

THE MEANING OF MARXISM How "natural" are natural disasters? WE MARXISTS are sometimes rebuked for blaming everything on capitalism. Yet often, if a chain of events is traced back carefully, capitalism is to blameas in the case of an accident caused by an overworked trucker, for example. But surely there are terrible natural events that have nothing to do with capitalism. Certainly, if a giant meteor strikes the earth, no one in their right mind would blame it on capitalism. Nevertheless, there are ways in which capitalism shapes the impact of naturally occurring events. Take, for example, the wildfires that are raging in the Western states and that already have exceeded the total acreage affected by fires last year. But while some of these fires may have begun as a result of the negligence of individuals, experts were already predicting a severe wildfire season90-95 percent of which, by the way, are started by lightning. The five-year wildfire average from 1996-2000 is the highest in 40 years, and this year’s June "level 5" fire risk is the highest for this early in the fire season. The cause of global warming? The unplanned nature of industrial capitalism, which, in the blind pursuit of profit, fails to take into account the unintended effects of the chemicals, gases and waste it produces.

72. Realty Times - Real Estate News And Advice The study also found that in nearly 75 percent of all cooking fires, the person whoseactions (Walking away from the kitchen also leads to disasters with young http://realtytimes.com/rtnews/rtcpages/19990701_kitchen.htm

Local Market Conditions Agent Locator Homes Mortgages ... Agent News Search Realty Times: News and Advice Library Back Issues Contact Us Subscribe ... Legal Resource Center TODAY'S HEADLINES Understanding - And Avoiding - Adverse Possession Today's Local Market Conditions Mortgage Insurance Deduction Bills Moving in House and Senate Northern Virginia Realtors Confident Housing Will Remain Sound ... Executor Wants Lower Appraisal COLUMNISTS Jim Adair M. Anthony Carr David N. Chazin Michele Dawson ... PJ Wade Real Estate News and Advice July 1, 1999 Preventing Kitchen Disasters by Courtney Ronan The United States Fire Administration has reported that one-third of all household fires in this country begin in the kitchen. The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) and the National Association of State Fire Marshals (NASFM) conducted a six-month study of more than 2,000 kitchen fires in 10 U.S. cities (including Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, New Orleans and Houston), and the results were telling. Approximately eight out of every 10 cooking fires began on the stovetop. That's not a particularly surprising conclusion, given the nature of stovetops. Unlike microwaves and conventional ovens, stovetops are extremely hot surfaces that are left completely open to the elements. A fire that begins in a microwave or conventional oven is at least contained, albeit temporarily. That can buy time, an advantage you don't have with a stovetop. The study also found that in nearly 75 percent of all cooking fires, the person whose actions started the fire was not present in the kitchen at the time the fire started. So it's clear that in the majority of such cases, people walk away from a hot surface, a costly mistake which significantly increases the amount of fire damage. (Walking away from the kitchen also leads to disasters with young children, who reach up and grab the end of a pot on the stove, or touch a hot coil.)

73. Natural Disasters In Georgia -- FIRE Natural disasters in Georgia Types of Fire Extinguisher. Paper, woodand cloth fires. Flammable liquids grease, gasoline and oil. http://interests.caes.uga.edu/disaster/fire/articles/fire1.htm

Main Page News Releases Articles A special information site from The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Make Selection Disaster Main Page Disaster Preparation Disaster Recovery Drought Nuclear Emergency FIRE EXTINGUISHERS How successfully you control a fire depends on three things: how quickly you get to your fire extinguisher, your ability to operate it and the kind of fire extinguisher. Extinguishers are classified according to the type of fire they are designed to fight. Types of Fire Extinguishers Paper, wood and cloth fires Flammable liquids: grease, gasoline and oil Electrical fires: faulty wiring, motors, switches The classifications are: Class A fires which involve paper, wood, and cloth. This extinguisher will be labeled with a capital A in a green triangle. A water extinguisher is recommended for this type of fire. It is operated by pulling a locking pin and squeezing a lever while aiming the nozzle at the base of the fire. Because water conducts electricity, don't use a water extinguisher to put out a fire involving electrical equipment. Class B fires involve flammable liquids and gases such as frying pan grease, gasoline and oil. This extinguisher will be labeled with a capital B in a red square; it can also be used to fight Class C fires.

74. PreventConflict.org - Background nation, is subject to many natural and manmade disasters. Droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes,volcanic eruptions, landslides, and forest fires have all taken a http://www.preventconflict.org/portal/main/background_disasters.php

more about search Background Overview Politics Economy Separatist Movements ... Health Natural Disasters Environment Food Security Labor Poverty ... IDPs/Refugees Natural Disasters Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago nation, is subject to many natural and man-made disasters. Droughts, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and forest fires have all taken a significant human and economic toll on the country and its people. Situated on major tectonic fault lines, Indonesia is prone to frequent seismic activity. Earthquakes regularly hit Indonesia, occasionally causing widespread damage. An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale killed at least 2,200 people in 1992. More recently, a major earthquake and tidal wave hit the offshore islands of Peleng and Banggai in Central Sulawesi in May 2000, killing over 40 people. Earthquakes such as these often generate tsunami waves that travel great distances. As many as 800 landslides have occurred in Indonesia over the past decade, killing at least 735 people. The landslides are frequently caused by monsoon rain in areas where land has been weakened by deforestation. In October 2000, floods and landslides killed over one hundred people in Java. In November of the same year, the island of Sumatra was flooded in what was considered the worst episode since 1953. Serious floods have also recently hit West Timor. Forest fires are also commonplace in Indonesia. The 1997-8 forest and land fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan were among the most severe in the last two decades, claiming over 20,000 sq. km. The economic toll was estimated at $4.4 billion.

75. CEO - Caucasus Environment Outlook Wild fires have some impact on the Caucasus economy and environment. However,they are not as critical as other natural disasters in the region. http://www.gridtb.org/projects/CEO/ch2_9_6.htm

1.2.1 Economic Driving Forces 1.2.1.1 Industry 1.2.1.2 Energy 1.2.1.3 Agriculture ... Appendix 3 Chapter 2. State of the Caucasus Environment and Policy Measures: a retrospective from 1972 to 2002 2.9 Natural disasters 2.9.6 Wild Fires Wild fires have some impact on the Caucasus economy and environment. However, they are not as critical as other natural disasters in the region. Fires negatively affect forest formation, reduce forest quality and productivity, and destroy such functions of forests as water protection, recreation, etc. Fires are caused by both natural factors (lightening, peat self-firing, etc) and human activities. The greatest share falls to the latter. Clear-cutting causes the highest risk for wild fires. Pine forests and dying damaged trees, as well as areas of arid and dry juniper forests are most vulnerable. Clear-cutting is very rare in Caucasus, however. Caucasian forests are very diverse, for example in beech forests one can find younger trees next to 200 year-old trees. In Colchic poli-dominant multi-layer wet forests, the structure is even more complex. That is why there are very few fire risks to old forest ecosystems in the Caucasus. Dry juniper forests remain only in nature reserves (Vashlovani reserve in Georgia, for example) and are fully protected from fire risk. Wild fires frequently occur because of burning of agriculture fields.

76. Walton Describes Durango Disasters The Durango disasters Drought fires - Floods, Mudslides and AshFlows. The disasters that have hit Durango and surrounding areas http://www.lfsco.org/Programs/Disaster_Relief/walton_report.htm

Kevin Walton, Lutheran Disaster Response Coordinator in Durango CO, recently described the multiple disasters that struck the Southwest Colorado region. He said that they are linked to the first one: drought. But one after another, the drought produced fires, floods, mudslides, ash flows and finally economic woes. The Durango Disasters: Drought - Fires - Floods, Mudslides and Ash Flows The disasters that have hit Durango and surrounding areas are ongoing and are interconnected. First came the drought, a drought that is the severest since records have been kept. Then, came the fires (known as the Missionary Ridge Fire and the Valley Fire) that burned over 70,000 acres, were responsible for one death, destroyed 56 homes plus 27 other structures and caused approximately 2,000 households to be evacuated. Now without the trees and groundcover that were destroyed by fire, the flash floods, ash flows and mudslides (see below) have come. The Fires The Missionary Ridge Fire was started June 9 th , 2002, by a spark of undetermined origin in a ditch near the first switchback on Missionary Ridge Road, about 10 miles north of Durango. The Missionary Ridge Fire and a second fire – the 400-acre Valley Fire started June 25th – caused one death and destroyed 56 homes, 27 other structures as well having burned over 70,000 acres. The two fires have cost over $40 million to fight. Although the Valley Fire was controlled before the end of June, residents had no more than 5 minutes warning to flee, and it was responsible for a disproportionate amount of destroyed homes.

77. Naturalist Natural Disasters News - Late-breaking Environmental News From Around Hidden Coal fires Create Visible Problems DENVER, Colorado, February 14, 2003 (ENS) fires are blazing in underground coal seams around the globe, sending http://www.naturalist.com/eco-news/circuits/Natural Disasters.cfm

HOME EVENTS SUBMIT YOUR PRESS RELEASE ABOUT US please enter your e-mail address: Monday, April 07, 2003 Mysterious Respiratory Virus Could Be Airborne By J.R. Pegg WASHINGTON, DC, March 31, 2003 (ENS) - Hong Kong health officials are taking unprecedented steps to contain the mystery virus that has killed 58 people worldwide amid new fears it could be waterborne or airborne. Early Monday the Hong Kong Department of Health quarantined one block of a large apartment complex where more than 200 people have the disease, called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Full story Congolese Cooks Shun Bush Meat for Fear of Ebola BRAZZAVILLE , Congo March 6, 2003 (ENS) - Bush meat vendors in Ouesso, the largest town in the Republic of Congo's region of Sangha, have reported a sharp drop in sales due to consumers having been frightened by the Ebola virus ravaging a nearby area, a market administrator says. This situation has created new consumer patterns with people switching to fish, beef or chicken, said Odi-Aya, a teacher in Ouesso. Full story Winter Storms a Mixed Blessing for Pakistan ISLAMABAD , Pakistan

78. DW Stock Picture Library And Research Service disasters. Energy. Environmental Issues. fires. Flags. Water Scenes. disasters.Total Subcategories Found 1. fires - click to view all images Total 4 Subjects http://www.dwpicture.com.au/gallery.asp?cat=Disasters

79. 1998 In Review: A Year Of Natural Disasters The Worldwatch Institute says other disasters this year included fires in Siberiathat burned down huge areas of forests, floods in Turkey that caused $2 http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/1998/12/F.RU.981209160858.html

1998 In Review: A Year Of Natural Disasters By Frank T. Csongos Washington, 9 December 1998 (RFE-RL) Storms, floods, drought and fires caused record human and economic losses worldwide in 1998. The Worldwatch Institute, a Washington-based private environmental organization, estimates in a report that these and other disasters killed 32,000 people and displaced more than 300 million from their homes during the first 11 months of this year. Janet Abramovitz, a senior researcher at Worldwatch Institute, tells RFE/RL that according to preliminary estimates, the disasters caused at least $89 billion in economic losses globally. Abramovitz says: "And this far exceeds the previous losses for the entire decade of the 1980s of $55 billion." She says the total financial loss represents a 48 percent increase over the previous record of $60 billion set in 1996. Abramovitz says that "from China to Central America, the evidence is now clear that some of the most damaging weather-related events in 1998 were 'unnatural' disasters." She says "Deforestation has left many steep hillsides bare, causing rainfall to run quickly into rivers rather than being absorbed, and often leading to devastating landslides and floods." The costliest disaster of 1998 was the flooding of China's Yangtze River, which the institute says killed 3,700 people, dislocated 223 million people and cost $30 billion.

80. Acts Of God And Other Disasters By Brad N. Clark I doubt that there are any victims of the fires who would have traded their The onlything that ever really gets brought forth from these disasters come from http://www.2think.org/hii/acts_god.shtml

Search the Web. Type it and go! Acts of God and Other Disasters It has been said that California has four seasons: earthquake, drought, fire and flood. That joke is only funny because of the tragic truth behind it. With regularity, disasters strike humans everywhere. The recent fires of Southern California remind us of the randomness of disaster. The Sacramento Bee recently ran an article that reports typical post-disaster reactions. The headline read, "South state turns to prayer in wake of fires" (11/1/93). The fires at that point had left 67 people injured and 167,000 acres charred. A total of 787 buildings, including 650 homes, were destroyed. As is usually the case, people were killed. It isn't uncommon for falling airplanes, collapsing bridges, tidal waves, earthquakes, floods, fires, train derailments and the like to leave scores dead. Whenever the press can find them, it loves quoting religious survivors. These survivors invariably express their thanks to God. The irony of this appears to be lost to most believers. It seems remarkably insensitive, too. It's like saying, "Well, the guy next to me may have been crushed to death, but God deserves my thanks for not flattening me." Instead of the typical outpouring of thanks, it would seem more appropriate for believers to have an outpouring of rage. It might be more reasonable for religionists to show their own righteous anger at the Almighty. But, in the modern world, supernatural beings don't get the blame for such disasters. In the old days, theologians gleefully gave God credit for nearly every swarm of locusts and every swollen hemorrhoid. The reason for this modern shift has less to do with science than with the well-heeled PR specialists that work out of every church. The demographics just don't support the vengeful god persona anymore.

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