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  1. The Risks of the Rose City: Assessing the Social Vulnerability of Communities to Multiple Environmental Hazards in the...

    In the past three decades, research in the geography of hazards and disasters has expanded beyond the response to hazard events and incorporated the concepts of preparedness, recovery, and mitigation. These...

  2. Decreases in Self-reported Alcohol Consumption Following HIV Counseling and Testing at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda

    Background: Alcohol use has a detrimental impact on the HIV epidemic, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV counseling and testing (HCT) may provide a contact opportunity to intervene with hazardous alcohol...

  3. Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Study: Marion County, Oregon

    Hazardous materials are prevalent in all communities in the United States. They are stored and they are transported. Regardless of the method of transport, (for this study defined as: pipeline, rail, roadway,...

  4. Geodesy- and Geology-Based Slip-Rate Models for the Western United States (Excluding California) National Seismic Hazard Maps

    The 2014 National Seismic Hazard Maps for the conterminous United States incorporate additional uncertainty in fault slip-rate parameter that controls the earthquake-activity rates than was applied in previous...

  5. Autonomous Navigation and Hazard Evasion Platform for Personal UAV's

    Personal UAV's are experiencing an increase in both functionality and popularity. Consumer-driven markets are encouraging the UAV industry to innovate towards the average user. Despite improvements in user...

  6. Asbestos Exposure in Demolition: an Analysis of Abatement Practices and Alternatives to Demolition

    This paper examines the effectiveness of the abatement process on homes in Portland, Oregon through the analysis of asbestos surveys conducted by The City of Portland. It evaluates the levels of hazardous...

  7. A Validated Tropical-Extratropical Flood Hazard Assessment for New York Harbor

    Recent studies of flood risk at New York Harbor (NYH) have shown disparate results for the 100 year storm tide, providing an uncertain foundation for the flood mitigation response after Hurricane Sandy. Here we...

  8. Multi-dimensional Drought Risk Assessment based on Socio-economic Vulnerabilities and Hydro-Climatological Factors

    Drought is among the costliest natural hazards developing slowly and affecting large areas, which imposes severe consequences on society and economy. Anthropogenic climate change is expected to exacerbate...

  9. Precipitation Intensity Required for Landslide Initiation in Rwanda

    Rwanda has a high density of landslides, heavy precipitation events and a shortage of resources to study them, making it an excellent candidate for study using satellite-based remote sensing data. To assess...

  10. Earthquake and Tsunami Forecasts: Relation of Slow Slip Events to Subsequent Earthquake Rupture

    The 5 September 2012 Mw 7.6 earthquake on the Costa Rica subduction plate boundary followed a 62-y interseismic period. High-precision GPS recorded numerous slow slip events (SSEs) in the decade leading up to...

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