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Int'l Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) *
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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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ESIP interest / expertise (contact email)
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Natural Hazards |
drought |
Drought |
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wildfires |
Wildfire |
Wildfires |
Wildland fires |
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extreme temperatures |
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Extreme weather |
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Ice jams |
Sea and Lake ice |
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earthquakes |
Earthquake |
Seismic hazards |
Earthquakes |
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volcanic activity |
Volcano |
Volcanoes |
Volcanoes, Volcanic Ash, Aerosols |
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tsunamis |
Tsunami |
Tsunamis |
Coastal hazards, tsunami |
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landslides |
Landslide |
Landslides |
Landslides, subsidence |
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Urban subsidence |
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Inactive mine hazard |
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Coastal lowland subsidence |
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avalanche |
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floods |
Flood |
Flooding (plain flooding) |
Floods |
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Flash flooding |
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storms / wave surges |
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Storm surge |
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Coastal lowland flooding |
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Severe thunderstorms |
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cyclones |
Hurricane |
Windstorm (hurricane, cyclones) |
Tropical cyclones |
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Tornado |
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Winter storm |
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disease epidemics |
Biological Threat |
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Insect / animal plagues |
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Manmade |
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Bioterrorism |
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industrial accidents |
Chemical threat |
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Pollution events |
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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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displaced populations |
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Fire |
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