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The purpose of this study was to document maximum flooding elevations that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina in Alabama by collecting high water marks in affected areas. HWM data collection helps accurately document a flooding event and assists in

The general objective of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre is to reduce the vulnerability of people to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. To achieve this, the Climate Centre has developed a comprehensive approach. It

On October 25, 1998, Hurricane Mitch, the fourth most intense Atlantic Ocean hurricane on record, slammed into the Central American coastline. This report compiled by the USGS compiles a wide variety of data and information in Guatemala including detailed

On October 4, 1995, Hurricane Opal made landfall on Santa Rosa island, Florida, near Navarre Beach, at approximately 6:00 p.m.c.d.t. (central daylight time). As a result of the damage caused by Hurricane Opal, President Clinton declared 15 counties in the

In this 2001 article the author predicted the possibility of a major hurricane swamping New Orleans under 20 feet of water. He also assessed the increased level of human activities along the Mississippi basin, which he considered the main risk multiplying

The Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Relief (BCPR) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) took the task of promoting the Regional Project "Systematization and Dissemination of Best Practices in Disaster Relief and Local Risk Management in the

The purpose of this study was to document maximum flooding elevations that occurred as a result of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana by collecting high water marks in affected areas. HWM data collection helps accurately document a flooding event and assists

The tropical cyclone warning service is an interdepartmental effort to provide
the United States and designated international recipients with forecasts, warnings, and assessments concerning tropical and subtropical weather systems. The National Oceanic