Add to ORKGHazardous weather affects us all. To help local emergency managers cope with weather hazards they may face, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS) offer a course titled Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness. However, many people who make weather-related decisions are unable to attend this 2-3 day course. The purpose of this Web-based course, Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Community Risk, is to provide background on weather and weather hazards for emergency managers and other decision makers. This course is intended to complement on-site courses offered by FEMA and NWS, so that they can focus on local hazards and community risk f...
According to the National Weather Service, each year the United States experiences an average of 1,2...
This site serves the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variabili...
2 There is an increasing amount of evidence that the climate is changing at an unnatural rate on a g...
The ability to alert/warn all segments of a community regarding the potential of severe weather is e...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati...
This website provides access to information designed to protect and prepare individuals from severe ...
This lesson plan introduces students to natural hazards that occur across the United States and in t...
Forecasting weather has become a very important scientific, economic, and political endeavor. With t...
This lesson plan asks students to examine specific locations of high risk for various natural hazard...
Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need to improve public awareness of: (...
The possibility of earthquakes in the Kittitas Valley is a reality; however, it is unclear how membe...
These online simulations, published by the National Weather Service (NWS), place students in the rol...
Any community might be subject to a disaster, whether natural or of human origin. Community response...
Flood risk management (FRM) has emerged as a key concern posing significant engineering and societal...
This module is primarily intended for AFWA and other military forecasters. It explains the basics of...
According to the National Weather Service, each year the United States experiences an average of 1,2...
This site serves the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variabili...
2 There is an increasing amount of evidence that the climate is changing at an unnatural rate on a g...
The ability to alert/warn all segments of a community regarding the potential of severe weather is e...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati...
This website provides access to information designed to protect and prepare individuals from severe ...
This lesson plan introduces students to natural hazards that occur across the United States and in t...
Forecasting weather has become a very important scientific, economic, and political endeavor. With t...
This lesson plan asks students to examine specific locations of high risk for various natural hazard...
Recent natural disasters have highlighted the need to improve public awareness of: (...
The possibility of earthquakes in the Kittitas Valley is a reality; however, it is unclear how membe...
These online simulations, published by the National Weather Service (NWS), place students in the rol...
Any community might be subject to a disaster, whether natural or of human origin. Community response...
Flood risk management (FRM) has emerged as a key concern posing significant engineering and societal...
This module is primarily intended for AFWA and other military forecasters. It explains the basics of...
According to the National Weather Service, each year the United States experiences an average of 1,2...
This site serves the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variabili...
2 There is an increasing amount of evidence that the climate is changing at an unnatural rate on a g...