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FEMA
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CEOS Disaster Risk Management 2012
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GEOSS 10-year plan 2005
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Other Disaster/Hazard Categories
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C drought |
Drought |
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C wildfires |
Wildfire |
Wildfires |
Wildland fires |
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C extreme temperatures |
Heat wave |
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Extreme weather |
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Ice jams |
Sea and Lake ice |
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G earthquakes |
Earthquake |
Seismic hazards |
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G volcanic activity |
Volcano |
Volcanoes |
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G tsunamis |
Tsunami |
Tsunamis |
Coastal hazards, tsunami |
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G landslides |
Landslide |
Landslides |
Landslides, subsidence |
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Urban subsidence |
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H avalanche |
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H floods |
Flood |
Flooding (plain flooding) |
Floods |
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Flash flooding |
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M storms / wave surges |
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Storm surge |
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M cyclones |
Hurricane |
Windstorm (hurricane, cyclones) |
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Tornado |
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Winter storm |
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B disease epidemics |
Biological Threat |
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B Insect / animal plagues |
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Chemical threat |
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Radiation / Nuclear |
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transport accidents |
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famine |
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conflicts |
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