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U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3008

RESEARCH AT THE USGS WESTERN GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCE CENTER

Understanding Risk and Resilience to Natural Hazards

By Nathan Wood

Summary

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Natural hazards threaten the safety and economic wellbeing of communities. These hazards include sudden-onset hazards, such as earthquakes, and slowly emerging, chronic hazards, such as those associated with climate change. To help public officials, emergency and other managers, the business community, and at-risk individuals reduce the risks posed by such hazards, the USGS Western Geographic Science Center is developing new ways to assess and communicate societal risk and resilience to catastrophic and chronic natural hazards.

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    USGS Information Services, Box 25286,
    Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
    telephone: 888 ASK-USGS; e-mail: infoservices@usgs.gov

For additional information:
Contact Information, Western Geographic Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
345 Middlefield Road, MS 531
Menlo Park, California 94025
http://geography.wr.usgs.gov/science/vulnerability/

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Suggested citation:

Wood, Nathan, 2011, Understanding risk and resilience to natural hazards: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3008, 2 p.



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