tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48031586663049100322024-03-13T03:20:45.624-07:00HAZUS.orgHAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.comBlogger297125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-2883432581660435532012-03-22T08:30:00.002-07:002012-03-22T08:34:44.872-07:00The Congressional Hazards Caucus Alliance Invites You to a Public Briefing: Faults in the EastFaults in the East - New Madrid Fault Zone and Recent Virginia Earthquake - Understanding Risks<br /><br />The New Madrid and Wabash Valley seismic zones affect 8 states – Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama. A series of very large magnitude earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks occurred in the New Madrid region in 1811 and 1812, causing havoc for the small population of the time. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake in the Central Virginia Seismic Zone in August of 2011 shook Mineral, Virginia and was felt over much of the Eastern United States. The earthquake shutdown the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant and caused damage in Virginia, Washington DC and beyond. Seismic zones in the East can generate significant earthquakes and tend to surprise people who are not accustomed to earthquakes. The briefing will discuss efforts to understand earthquakes in the East and to reduce risks to life, property and infrastructure.<br /><br />Thursday, March 29 2012<br />2253 Rayburn<br />10:00 to 11:00 AM<br /><br /><a href="http://hazus.org/HAZUSorg_DOCUMENTS/earthquakes-east0312.pdf">Click here for Meeting Flyer (.pdf) ...</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-24031929345205378622012-03-06T10:09:00.004-08:002012-03-06T10:16:09.951-08:00Global Earthquake Model - GEM<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2NKWIhpXU5E/T1ZUFoflvZI/AAAAAAAAANg/U5LPbGH7SbE/s1600/GEM.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 113px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2NKWIhpXU5E/T1ZUFoflvZI/AAAAAAAAANg/U5LPbGH7SbE/s400/GEM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716849232739417490" border="0" /></a><br />On Wednesday / March 7th, Dr. Ross Stein, a senior scientist with the Earthquake Science Center in Menlo Park, will visit the USGS Advanced Systems Center in Reston, VA. At 10:00 AM he will give a talk about the Global Earthquake Model (GEM), an international public-private partnership building a seismic hazard and risk model for the world, in which USGS scientists are deeply involved.<br /><br />GEM <<a href="http://www.globalquakemodel.org/">http://www.globalquakemodel.org</a>/> manages a collaborative effort aimed at developing and deploying tools and resources for earthquake risk assessment worldwide. It aims to create global standards for seismic hazard and risk assessment, and to attack the problems that no risk models exist for many vulnerable parts of the world, and even where models do exist, they are often inaccessible. Under GEM, hundreds of organizations and individual experts, professionals and practitioners are working together on uniform global databases, methodologies, tools and open-source software.<br /><br />GEM grew out of a $30K USGS Venture Cap grant in 2006, and now has pledges of $30M for its five-year program. Ross was a founding member of GEM, and now chairs its Scientific Advisory Board. The United States recently became a member nation of GEM, represented by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), which provides funding to GEM.<br /><br />The talk will be given in room 3A409 (aka Chief Geologist's Conference Room), at 10:00 AM tomorrow.HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-74457598284314587602012-02-16T10:47:00.004-08:002012-02-21T09:04:21.055-08:00HAZUS-MH 2.1<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y7yAy_3taM8/Tz1P7BWOgAI/AAAAAAAAANU/NBEptdcTtKQ/s1600/2_1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-y7yAy_3taM8/Tz1P7BWOgAI/AAAAAAAAANU/NBEptdcTtKQ/s400/2_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709807777968193538" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">HAZUS-MH 2.1 is shipping !</span><br /><br />It's official as of 2/21/2012 @ 07:39AM ... HAZUS.org received the email from FEMA that the long awaited 32/64 bit HAZUS-MH 2.1 is now shipping!<br /><br />HAZUS.org also confirmed that the FEMA on-line order system reflects the availability of HAZUS-MH 2.1 ... <a href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_orderform.shtm"><br />CLICK HERE TO ORDER</a><br /><br />Other parts of the FEMA HAZUS web pages are not reflecting the availability of HAZUS-MH 2.1 but they will no doubt soon catch up.<br /><br />The 2.1 release includes improvements to the usability and functionality of the software, including:<br /><br />> HAZUS-MH 2.1 is now compatible with Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit) Service Pack 1, and Windows XP Service Pack 3.<br /><br />> HAZUS-MH 2.1 is now compatible with ArcGIS 10.0 Service Pack 2. Hazus-MH 2.1 runs under Service Pack 3 but is not 100% certified.<br /><br />> The underlying database engine has been upgraded to SQL Server Express 2008 R2.<br /><br />> Menu options in the user interface of the three modules in HAZUS-MH (Earthquake,<br />Flood & Hurricane) have been adjusted to provide greater consistency.<br /><br />> IMPLAN default data is no longer provided with HAZUS-MH. Users should supply their own data for Indirect Economic Analyses.<br /><br />> New damage and loss of use functions have been developed for hospitals, schools, and fire stations in the Essential Facilities portion of the Hurricane Module.<br /><br />> The windfields for several category 4 and 5 historical storms have been re-analyzed and updated in the Hurricane Module.<br /><br />> In recognition of the uncertainties inherent in hurricane forecasts, the Coastal Surge analysis capability has been disabled for forecast/advisories issued more than 24 hours before the expected time of landfall.<br /><br />> The Flood Module Average Annualized Loss (AAL) analysis has been reactivated with the following changes:<br /><br />~The 2 and 5 year return period extrapolations have been removed from the methodology.<br /><br />~ The 200 year return period has been replaced by a 25 year return period in the methodology.<br /><br />~ Refer to the HAZUS –MH 2.1 Flood Technical Manual for complete details on the Flood AAL methodology.<br /><br />> A riverine level 1 study region automation feature has been added to the Flood Module.<br /><br />> The Flood Module is now processing Manning’s roughness coefficients dynamically based on a LULC grid as part of the Develop Stream Network process.<br /><br />> The Flood Module Hydraulics process has been optimized for scenarios where a suite of return periods is being analyzed.<br /><br />> Occupancy Mapping Schemes have been updated for the Earthquake Module.<br /><br />> The Earthquake Ground Motion Module has been updated to use the latest USGS Next Generation Attenuation (NGA) functions.<br /><br />> The Earthquake Module now includes a feature to analyze study regions greater than the 8 GB limit of SQL Server Express. <span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-81614233230392985542012-01-31T11:32:00.000-08:002012-01-31T11:40:48.944-08:00Flood Risk PerceptionThe folks at the (Congressional) Hazards Caucus Alliance recently diostributed an interesting paper ... "Flood risk perception in lands ‘‘protected’’ by 100-year levees"... <a href="http://www.hazus.org/HAZUSorg_DOCUMENTS/FloodRiskPerception.pdf">MORE INFO</a><br /><br />The discussion in the paper on the perceptions of the folks living behind levees in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was most interesting.<br /><br />FYI ... Stefan Zink who was then at Michael Baker Jr., Imc. presented a paper at the March 4, 2008 meeting of the Bay Area HAZUS User Group that might also be of interested to the flood community. This paper addresses some of the problems in trying to use HAZUS-MH to model levee related flooding in the Sacramento region.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Behind Levee Scenarios in HAZUS: Exploring Possibilities with Different Data Sources, </span><a href="http://www.hazus.org/BAHUG/BAHUG_Documents/Winter_Spring_2008/Zink.pdf"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >DOWNLOAD</span></a><p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;" > </span></span></p>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-31892622859082367642012-01-31T08:27:00.000-08:002012-01-31T08:34:19.013-08:00The Geospatial Desktop - Open Source GIS & Mapping<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPSh1CdKhp4/TygWnSeTUaI/AAAAAAAAANI/QicahtJ33TM/s1600/geodesktop.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 62px; height: 75px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPSh1CdKhp4/TygWnSeTUaI/AAAAAAAAANI/QicahtJ33TM/s400/geodesktop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703833792294375842" border="0" /></a>The Geospatial Desktop provides a foundational level of knowledge for understanding GIS and the open source desktop mapping applications that are available for use, for free, today. Special sections include focused learning on the Quantum GIS and GRASS GIS software platforms but other packages are also introduced. <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/westerndisasterc/detail/0986805211">MORE INFO at Amazon.com</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-15759981187439249352012-01-18T08:51:00.000-08:002012-01-18T08:56:04.757-08:00HAZ-I Tools to Internationalize Hazus-MH<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Trh44xNIqc/Txb4wiWkx4I/AAAAAAAAAM8/6gQHzctbg1c/s1600/HAZI.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4Trh44xNIqc/Txb4wiWkx4I/AAAAAAAAAM8/6gQHzctbg1c/s400/HAZI.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699015891222841218" border="0" /></a>This presentation discusses a simplified approach (4 steps) to create a HAZUS study region for international applications.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Mh4kSVzpo">MORE INFO</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-1139625713361431802012-01-02T09:40:00.000-08:002012-02-15T10:56:39.783-08:00FEMA's Emergency Management Institute HAZUS Training for 2012<table class="datatable" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="550" align="center"><tbody><tr><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e170">E170</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Hazus-MH for Hurricanes <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Jan 9- 12, 2012<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a title="Flood" href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e172">E172</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Hazus-MH for Flood <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Jul 16-19, 2012<br /><br /></td></tr><tr class="r0"><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a title="Earthquake" href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e174">E174</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Hazus-MH for Earthquake <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Dec 19- 21, 2011<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e176">E176</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Hazus-MH for Floodplain Managers <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Apr 23- 26, 2012<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e179">E179</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Application of Hazus-MH for Disaster Operations <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Feb 13- 16, 2012<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e190">E190</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">ArcGIS for Emergency Managers <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a></td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Apr 30- May 3, 2012<br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a title="Application for Risk Assessment" href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e296">E296</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Application of Hazus-MH for Risk Assessment <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Jan 16- 19, 2012<br />Sep 17-20, 2012<br /><br /></td></tr><tr class="r0"><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a title="Basic HAZUS-MH" href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e313">E313</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Basic Hazus-MH <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Apr 2-5, 2012<br /></td></tr><tr><td headers="tbl662id0_0"><a title="Comprehensive Data Management" href="http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/hazus/hz_training.shtm#e317">E317</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_1">Comprehensive Data Management for Hazus-MH <a title="How to Enroll in HAZUS Training Courses" href="http://training.fema.gov/Apply/">Enroll</a> </td><td headers="tbl662id0_2" align="right">Jun 18-21, 2012</td></tr></tbody></table>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-32913594913965004272011-12-28T08:03:00.000-08:002011-12-28T08:06:47.914-08:00Great Central Shakeout 2012<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FiwPgID_naQ/Tvs-B1RPKhI/AAAAAAAAAMw/q1DHpl4VJKM/s1600/banner_shakeout_central2012.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 145px; height: 173px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FiwPgID_naQ/Tvs-B1RPKhI/AAAAAAAAAMw/q1DHpl4VJKM/s400/banner_shakeout_central2012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691210755312921106" border="0" /></a>On February 7, 2012, at 10:15 a.m.*, thousands of people across eight states will participate in the 2012 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut ... will you be shaking?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/">MORE INFO...</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-68369005243119113592011-12-28T07:51:00.000-08:002011-12-28T07:59:37.521-08:00Resolve to be Ready in 2012<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1CDIb8UTvTo/Tvs7Og7WSHI/AAAAAAAAAMk/h777qkn2m4I/s1600/resolve2012_square_250x250.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1CDIb8UTvTo/Tvs7Og7WSHI/AAAAAAAAAMk/h777qkn2m4I/s400/resolve2012_square_250x250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691207674655819890" border="0" /></a>Those who make New Year's resolutions are 11 times more likely to have continued success in achieving a goal than individuals who have not made a resolution, according to the Journal of Clinical Psychology.<br /><br />Use the resources at <a href="http://www.ready.gov/">Ready.gov</a> to keep resolutions by providing the tools and resources needed to take four important steps: be informed about the different types of emergencies that can happen in your area and their appropriate responses, make a family communications plan, build an emergency kit, and get involved in community preparedness. <a href="http://www.ready.gov/resolve">MORE INFO</a><br /><br />HAZUS.org suggests that you join with the <a href="http://www.ready.gov/">Ready Campaign</a> in promoting Resolve to be Ready during 2012.HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-51475406970545313182011-12-20T08:27:00.001-08:002011-12-20T08:32:18.087-08:002011 will be the year with the highest catastrophe-related economic losses in historyAccording to preliminary estimates from the annual <a href="http://www.swissre.com/">Swiss Re</a>’s sigma team, total insured losses for the global insurance industry from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters reached USD 108 billion in 2011. This is more than double the figure of USD 48 billion in 2010. Claims from natural catastrophes alone reached USD 103 billion in 2011, compared to only USD 43 billion last year. <a href="http://www.swissre.com/media/news_releases/nr_20111215_preliminary_estimates_2011.html">MORE INFO</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-68976339025154117472011-12-16T09:51:00.000-08:002011-12-16T09:55:09.846-08:00Wyoming State Geological Survey Launches HAZUS Website For Emergency Planners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bIm-JCbEWI8/TuuF4ZvE36I/AAAAAAAAAMY/mnKA1DMcZqg/s1600/WSGSlogo.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 128px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bIm-JCbEWI8/TuuF4ZvE36I/AAAAAAAAAMY/mnKA1DMcZqg/s200/WSGSlogo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686786158512889762" border="0" /></a>The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) has launched an interactive website with results of earthquake damage scenarios that can be used by emergency planners and managers to better prepare for earthquakes in the state.<br /><br />“Information from this website is critical to the health and safety of several Wyoming communities that live within seismically active zones,” said Wallace Ulrich, director of the WSGS. “We hope that the citizens and local governments will use this information to better prepare for potential disasters.” <a href="http://www.wsgs.uwyo.edu/News/Dec12_2011.aspx">PRESS RELEASE</a><br /><br />Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) HAZUS Internet map server, <a href="https://ims.wsgs.uwyo.edu/hazus/Default.aspx">GO THERE</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-63984885915486967482011-12-15T10:17:00.000-08:002011-12-15T10:25:35.452-08:00CSU Hurricane Team Releases Early 2012 Season Forecast<a href="http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu/">The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University</a> today released its initial outlook for the 2012 Atlantic basin hurricane season. This is the first time in 29 years in its early December forecast that the team relied on probabilities of key factors influencing the hurricane season rather than issuing a numerical forecast for the number of storms.<br /><br />“We have suspended issuing quantitative forecasts at this extended-range lead time in December, since they have not proved skillful in real-time over the last 20 years,” said Phil Klotzbach, lead author of the forecasts. <a href="http://www.news.colostate.edu/Release/5995">READ MORE</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.news.colostate.edu/content/documents/dec2011.pdf">Full 2012 CSU TMP Early Season Forecast (.pdf)</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-48404305050441911442011-12-15T08:46:00.000-08:002011-12-16T09:48:55.467-08:00HAZUS 64 Bit ...We just received the following comment on a previous post concerning the release of a 64 bit version of HAZUS ...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">" Hazus is not 64 bit compatible. Fema has promised me via phone and email a 64 bit compatible version of hazus by the end of the year 2011. "</span><br /><br />We are hearing from lots of folks chomping at the bit for the 64 Bit version of HAZUS and HAZUS.org has no doubt that it is just about to appear ... however ... past history has shown it is difficult to predict exact dates for HAZUS sw release.<br /><br />HAZUS.org has asked the folks at FEMA for a status report ...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Update Dec 16, 2011</span> - Nothing official yet but HAZUS.org would guess that the 64bit version of HAZUS will not be released until later in the first quarter of 2012 ...HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-42462984310449170792011-12-08T07:26:00.000-08:002011-12-08T07:37:17.444-08:00U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ECcVq0jWECg/TuDXSQxjxHI/AAAAAAAAAMM/e6YFU3jXScQ/s1600/graph.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 201px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ECcVq0jWECg/TuDXSQxjxHI/AAAAAAAAAMM/e6YFU3jXScQ/s320/graph.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683779438482015346" border="0" /></a>2011 has seen the highest number of billion dollar weather disaster events in U.S. weather history. This analysis should not be confused with total losses but rather addresses individual weather events that exceeded a cost of a billion dollars. <a href="http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2011/12/08/record-number-of-billion-dollar-weather-disasters-in-u-s-during-2011/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed:+artemisbm+%28www.Artemis.bm%29">MORE INFO<br /></a><br />To see the current list of the billion dollar events from NOAA, <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/extreme2011/index.html">CLICK HERE</a>...<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-47000747530159075372011-11-30T16:14:00.000-08:002011-11-30T16:47:49.382-08:00USGS HAZUS-MH Data ExtractorUSGS has developed the HAZUS-MH Data Extractor tool to extract data from HAZUS-MH generated data sources, which include SQL Server databases and associated ESRI-based geo-databases. HAZUS-MH is an application developed by FEMA for estimating damages and losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes. The HAZUS-MH Data Extractor tool only supports the extraction of earthquake and flood data. Data can be extracted by category, including general building stock inventory, general building stock damages and economic losses, social impact (i.e., casualties and shelter requirements), and induced damages (i.e., debris and fire). Additionally, a filter can be applied to select data based on specified selection criteria. Extracted data are available in both spatial and non-spatial forms and exported to an ESRI geo-database. <a href="http://geography.wr.usgs.gov/science/hazusTool.html">MORE INFO </a><br /><br />Note, this entry was originally posted on 9/24/2010. HAZUS.org recently received a comment that the enclosed link was broken. The "MORE INFO" link was updated 11/30/2011<br /><br />_HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-20360498511787316592011-11-29T09:06:00.000-08:002011-11-29T10:49:33.799-08:00Wireless Priority Service (WPS) failed during East Coast earthquake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5LuKQFNeeMM/TtUSEo1gpuI/AAAAAAAAAMA/IFV5yzs10nM/s1600/wps.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 38px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5LuKQFNeeMM/TtUSEo1gpuI/AAAAAAAAAMA/IFV5yzs10nM/s400/wps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680466375888381666" border="0" /></a>The Wireless Priority Service (WPS) that is intended to provide priority to emergency government and public safety cell calls failed during East Coast earthquake. WPS compliments GETS the priority system for land lines.<br /><br />Kind of sounds like the failure might have been in part due to "All of the texting and short messaging occurred on the signal channel,"<a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20111128_2122.php?oref=rss?zone=NGtoday"> MORE INFO</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-8034530766108541002011-11-14T07:52:00.000-08:002011-11-14T07:58:27.559-08:00GIS Day 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AO_DTZvo5D0/TsE6UHlS8iI/AAAAAAAAAL0/uEmiFF-63SU/s1600/gis_day.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 184px; height: 105px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AO_DTZvo5D0/TsE6UHlS8iI/AAAAAAAAAL0/uEmiFF-63SU/s400/gis_day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674881122770809378" border="0" /></a>Nov 16, 2011 is GIS Day ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gisday.com/index.html">MORE INFO ...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gisday.com/cd2011/fliers/gisday_2011_flier.pdf">GIS Day Flyer (.pdf) ...</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-34862300157445259272011-10-30T18:41:00.000-07:002011-10-30T18:46:45.465-07:00Mark Your Calendars! - 2012 HAZUS User Conference<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uVPHjW1tsR8/Tq390AJnehI/AAAAAAAAALc/o724zmkFn4Q/s1600/CALENDAR.gif"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 139px; height: 136px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uVPHjW1tsR8/Tq390AJnehI/AAAAAAAAALc/o724zmkFn4Q/s400/CALENDAR.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669466575764683282" border="0" /></a>Word is the 2012 HAZUS User Conference will be August 6, 2012. The 6th Annual event will be in Philadelphia, PA.HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-2102017365609918042011-10-25T09:29:00.000-07:002011-10-25T09:35:08.557-07:00EAS Nationwide Test<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SPa0Xcevnc0/TqbkDMKNHqI/AAAAAAAAALA/Jx0XoChU0DQ/s1600/eas.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 199px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SPa0Xcevnc0/TqbkDMKNHqI/AAAAAAAAALA/Jx0XoChU0DQ/s400/eas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667467924547116706" border="0" /></a>The Federal Communications Commission's joined by FEMA and the National Weather Service, have announced the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) at 2:00 PM on November 9, 2011.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test">FCC Announcement ...<br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.fema.gov/emergency/ipaws/eas_info.shtm">FEMA Announcement ...</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-31374779999411992482011-10-24T09:07:00.000-07:002011-10-24T09:14:11.748-07:00US and Mexico Expand Collaboration on Earthquake Monitoring Along BorderUSGS is working with the US Northern Command and the Mexican National Center for Prevention of Disasters to improve the ability to better monitor the earthquake-prone zone in northwestern Mexico. <a href="http://www.hstoday.us/single-article/us-and-mexico-expand-collaboration-on-earthquake-monitoring-along-border/13522d53af7f26a9fa3ae6a4b43eab6f.html">READ MORE</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3005">USGS Statement...</a><br /><br /> "Earthquakes in Mexico are a threat to the U.S. and visa versa. It's only by cooperating in our monitoring efforts that both countries can fully understand and protect against their earthquake risk," said Doug Given, the USGS Southern California Seismic Network coordinator, and the USGS lead for this international project.<a href="http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3005"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class=" down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span></a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-53227980865458524592011-10-17T09:58:00.000-07:002011-10-17T10:03:39.013-07:00Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk (ROVER)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gCBbB17K2ZM/Tpxe1nzOUiI/AAAAAAAAAK0/w1xfh5Qara0/s1600/rover.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 58px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gCBbB17K2ZM/Tpxe1nzOUiI/AAAAAAAAAK0/w1xfh5Qara0/s400/rover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664506706635149858" border="0" /></a>The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced the release of Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk (ROVER), fast, free, mobile software for pre- and post-earthquake building safety screening. ROVER is available on CD-ROM (FEMA P-154 ROVER CD) from the FEMA Publications Warehouse or via online download.<br /><br />Highlights of the new ROVER software include:<br /><br />One-time data entry to a built-in database<br />Captures data via digital photos<br />Determines building geolocation<br />Exports to Google Earth for mapping<br />Imports pre-existing data<br />Speeds post-earthquake safety assessment by accessing pre-earthquake data<br />Allows for remote management of screening<br />Optionally integrates with USGS ShakeCast for seismic monitoring of buildings and with FEMA’s HAZUS-MH to estimate future building repair costs, casualties, and loss of use<br /><br />To order FEMA P-154 ROVER CD from the Publications Warehouse, call 1 (800) 480-2520 or fax your request to (240) 699-0525.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.atc-rover.org">More Info @ ROVER.org ...</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-56573646177486948262011-10-17T08:59:00.000-07:002011-10-17T09:01:19.926-07:002011 Great California ShakeOut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilSu6wPbGb4/TpxRESAFcnI/AAAAAAAAAKo/sGYtpX4D2Qw/s1600/Shake_Out_logo_med.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 125px; height: 91px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ilSu6wPbGb4/TpxRESAFcnI/AAAAAAAAAKo/sGYtpX4D2Qw/s400/Shake_Out_logo_med.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664491565318763122" border="0" /></a>The 2011 Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill is this Thursday / October 20th at 10:20am<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shakeout.org/">MORE INFO ...</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-88298428442512830792011-10-12T08:47:00.000-07:002011-10-12T08:49:35.463-07:00National Prepardness Goal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x9VFtyCcTeU/TpW2y8H4QDI/AAAAAAAAAKc/O4By29qaMxI/s1600/NPG.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x9VFtyCcTeU/TpW2y8H4QDI/AAAAAAAAAKc/O4By29qaMxI/s200/NPG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662633092737155122" border="0" /></a>FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate announced the release of the National Prepardness Goal at the annual National Emergency Managers Association (NEMA) Conference in Austin, Texas. <a href="http://www.hstoday.us/single-article/fugate-outlines-first-national-preparedness-goal/b26fb2b9e7045376c62eb125570af8b9.html">MORE INFO</a><br /><br />The NPG "includes capabilities to safeguard the homeland against acts of terrorism and man-made or natural disasters" and "is focused on actions to protect the citizens, residents, visitors, and critical assets, systems, and networks against the greatest risks to our nation in a manner that allows our interests, aspirations, and way of life to thrive."<br /><br /><br /><br />The full goal can be found online at <a href="http://www.sfbay-infragard.org/blogs/news_events/www.fema.gov/ppd8">www.fema.gov/ppd8.</a><br /><br />Download: <a href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/prepared/npg.pdf">http://www.fema.gov/pdf/prepared/npg.pdf</a><a href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/prepared/npg.pdf"><br /></a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-24275106325336314622011-10-09T11:29:00.000-07:002011-10-09T11:35:03.582-07:00HAZUS.org Bookstore is back on-line !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OuODM6HawHA/TpHoL2uoDeI/AAAAAAAAAKU/NNyxG3y1WiQ/s1600/Bookstore.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OuODM6HawHA/TpHoL2uoDeI/AAAAAAAAAKU/NNyxG3y1WiQ/s400/Bookstore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661561496948706786" border="0" /></a>Thanks to the <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/california-budget/ci_18864997">recent changes to the recent changes in the way California collects on-line sales tax</a> the HAZUS.org Bookstore is once again on-line.<br /><br />The Western Disaster Center (the operator of HAZUS.org) is an Amazon.com Associate. HAZUS.org receives a small percentage of sales of books and other items purchased through the HAZUS.org Bookstore site. All financial transactions are handled by the Amazon.com secure system. The HAZUS.org Bookstore is maintained on the Amazon.com "aStore system" providing our users a secure and familiar Amazon.com user interface.<br /><br />To go to the HAZUS.org Bookstore, <a href="http://www.hazus.org/BOOKSTORE/">CLICK HERE...</a><br /><br />If you have any book suggestions please let us know ...HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4803158666304910032.post-36766792733411963152011-09-21T08:38:00.000-07:002011-09-21T08:43:56.683-07:00Italian scientists on trial for failing to warn before L'Aquila earthquakeSeven scientists are accused of giving "inexact, incomplete and contradictory information" about whether smaller tremors felt by L'Aquila residents in the six months before the April 6, 2009 quake in Italy should have constituted grounds for a quake warning. The defendants are accused manslaughter and of giving "inexact, incomplete and contradictory information" about whether smaller tremors felt by L'Aquila residents in the six months before the April 6, 2009 quake should have constituted grounds for a quake warning. <a href="http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44590497/ns/today-today_news/t/italian-scientists-trial-failing-warn-laquila-earthquake/#.TnoEluw-OYk">READ MORE</a>HAZUS.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273624597906036946noreply@blogger.com0