Current and Future Exposure of Infrastructure in the United States to Natural Hazards

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Willis ◽  
Anu Narayanan ◽  
Jordan Fischbach ◽  
Edmundo Molina-Perez ◽  
Chuck Stelzner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
The United States

Emergency management policies and natural hazards in the United States: A state-level analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Luis M. Pinet-Peralta, PhD ◽  
Rick Bissell, PhD ◽  
Katrina Hein, BSc, MSc ◽  
David Prakash, MSc
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
Response And Recovery

Every year, natural hazards kill and injure hundreds of people and also have significant social, economic, and political effects on society. However, not all disasters or crises are the focus of state, regional, or national efforts to mitigate their effects. In this article, the authors use Wilson’s policy typology to describe the unintended consequences that disaster legislation has had on the distribution of costs and benefits of disaster relief programs in the United States. The data provide evidence that the concentration of disaster relief programs for natural disasters is not based on need and that interest groups commonly drive disaster policies to benefit those with the greatest risk for losses rather than those in greatest need. Policymakers can use this information to examine both intended and unintended consequences of disaster response and recovery policies and can orient the limited resources available toward those who are least capable of recovering from natural disasters.

scholarly journals Gulf of Mexico Coastal County Resilience to Natural Hazards

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Kevin Summers ◽  
Linda Harwell ◽  
Andrea Lamper ◽  
Courtney McMillon ◽  
Kyle Buck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
The United States ◽  
County Level ◽  
Coastal County ◽  
County Scale ◽  
The U.S

Using a Cumulative Resilience Screening Index (CRSI) that was developed to represent resilience to natural hazards at multiple scales for the United States, the U.S. coastal counties of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) region of the United States are compared for resilience for these types of natural hazards. The assessment compares the domains, indicators and metrics of CRSI, addressing environmental, economic and societal aspects of resilience to natural hazards at county scales. The index was applied at the county scale and aggregated to represent states and two regions of the U.S. GOM coastline. Assessments showed county—level resilience in all GOM counties was low, generally below the U.S. average. Comparisons showed higher levels of resilience in the western GOM region while select counties in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama exhibited the lowest resilience (<2.0) to natural hazards. Some coastal counties in Florida and Texas represented the highest levels of resilience seen along the GOM coast. Much of this increased resilience appears to be due to higher levels of governance and broader levels of social, economic and ecological services.

scholarly journals Inventory and Probabilistic Function of Natural Hazards in the United States: July 19, 2018 - September 18, 2018

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Belding ◽  
Katherine H Anderson ◽  
Lisa Myers ◽  
Alan W. Black ◽  
Vincent M. Brown
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
The United States ◽  
Probabilistic Function

Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems

2008 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Pollution ◽  
United States ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Habitat Loss ◽  
Puget Sound ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
The United States ◽  
Nutrient Input ◽  
Poster Abstract

<em>Poster Abstract</em>.—Puget Sound, Washington, with more than 3,790 km of shoreline and a watershed of 42,800 km2, is the second largest estuary in the United States. Although Puget Sound supports a wide variety of marine species and economic industries, its health is deteriorating due to ecological stresses caused by fishing, climate change, habitat loss, water pollution, and excess nutrient input.

Analysis of hazardous material releases due to natural hazards in the United States

Disasters ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatice Sengul ◽  
Nicholas Santella ◽  
Laura J. Steinberg ◽  
Ana Maria Cruz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hazardous Material

Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards on Fishery Ecosystems

2008 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Fish Habitat ◽  
The United States ◽  
North American Plate ◽  
Fishing Communities ◽  
Plate Boundaries ◽  
Earthquake Hazards ◽  
The North ◽  
The Pacific

<em>Abstract.</em>—Fish and fishing communities are iconic symbols of Alaska. Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis also stand out as processes that define or shape the Alaska landscape. Alaska has numerous fishing ports that regularly rank in the top 10 ports for commercial landings by weight and value in the United States. In addition to commercial fisheries, subsistence fisheries and sport fishing play an important role in the economy and culture of Alaska. Alaska is home to one of the most active plate boundaries on the planet, where the Pacific Plate is subducting the North American Plate at rates greater than 5 cm/year. This process brings to Alaska earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Active plate boundaries around the Pacific basin also make Alaska vulnerable to transoceanic tsunamis generated by earthquakes thousands of miles away. Alaska is the most seismically active state in the United States by a large margin and one of the most active areas in the world. In this paper, we examine the distribution of fishing communities and fish habitat with respect to volcanic and earthquake hazards and discuss the possible implications of these natural hazards to fisheries. Because natural hazards cannot be prevented, communities must prepare for and minimize risk associated with such events. Understanding the nature and distribution of natural hazards is the first step in preparing for future events and limiting the impacts of those events.

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