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Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Regulation of Natural Hazards
Earthquake
Haiti
Modern environmental health hazards
Landslide
Asbestos health hazards
Mauritius
Asbestos
Hazards & Disasters (Hazards & Disasters)
Agenda (Hazards & Disasters)
Montserrat
Mexico
Uganda
Togo
Japan
Canada
Cambodia
Kenya (Hazards & Disasters)
Italy
Geoindicators (Hazards & Disasters)
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Senegal
Uruguay (Hazards & Disasters)
Romania
Tokelau
Tuvalu (Hazards & Disasters)
Flooding (Hazards & Disasters)
Thailand
Seismology (Hazards & Disasters)
Seismograph
Subduction (Hazards & Disasters)
Fault
Hypocenter
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Petroleum (Hazards & Disasters)
Zimbabwe
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Grenada
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Guinea
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Honduras
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India
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Jamaica
Lesotho
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Niger
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Peru
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Phthalates
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Rwanda
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Samoa
Russia
Qatar (Hazards & Disasters)
Portugal
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Palau
Pakistan
Oman (Hazards & Disasters)
Norway
Niue
Netherlands
Nepal
Nauru (Hazards & Disasters)
Myanmar
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Mongolia
Derecho (Hazards & Disasters)
Curacao
Yemen
Vietnam
Vanuatu (Hazards & Disasters)
Ukraine
Turkey (Hazards & Disasters)
Tonga
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Switzerland
Sweden (Hazards & Disasters)
Svalbard (Hazards & Disasters)
Spain
Slovenia
Slovakia
Fiji
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Denmark
Cyprus
Croatia
Israel
Bulgaria
Bhutan
Belgium
Bangladesh
Bahrain (Hazards & Disasters)
Azerbaijan (Hazards & Disasters)
Austria
Armenia
Andorra
Albania
Kazakhstan (Hazards & Disasters)
Moldova
Maldives (Hazards & Disasters)
Macau
Liechtenstein
Lebanon
Laos
Kuwait (Hazards & Disasters)
Kiribati
Jordan
Iraq
Iran (Hazards & Disasters)
Iceland
Guam
Greenland
Greece
Germany (Hazards & Disasters)
France
Gambia
Bermuda
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
Chile
China (Hazards & Disasters)
Colombia
Comoros
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt (Hazards & Disasters)
Eritrea
Ethiopia
NASA (Hazards & Disasters)
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Anguilla
Argentina
Argon (Hazards & Disasters)
Aruba
Australia
Avalanche
Baguio (Hazards & Disasters)
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Earthquakes in the United States - Risk, Detection, Warning, and Research
Cleanup After Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?
Haiti Earthquake, January 12, 2010
Image collections (Hazards & Disasters)
Intelligence and National Security: Developing Strategic and Operational Environmental Intelligence Capabilities
Strait of Malacca
Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale
San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Floods: The power of water
After Fukushima (Hazards & Disasters)
Ammonia production
National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center
Responding to oil spills in the U.S.
Lead in paint, dust, and soil
Health and safety aspects of petroleum refining
Toxic Substances Control Act, United States
Atmospheric River Storm: ARkStorm
Human vulnerability to global environmental change
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 20
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Island Systems
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 16
Conceptual approaches to climate change vulnerability assessments
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Vulnerable People and Places
Seafood Safety in the United States
Symposium 3. Inundation Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
A competent and nimble regulator: a new approach to risk assessment and management
Health and safety aspects of in-situ burning of oil
Hydrogen safety, codes, and standards
Nuclear fuel cycle
Interagency Environmental Justice MOU
Public Health Statement for Lead
Community knowledge in environmental health science
Africa's future: driving forces
Plenary 6: The 'Human Factor' in Environmental Disasters
Information for clinicians, parents, and community members on the oil spill affecting the Gulf Coast
Healthy Solutions for the Low Carbon Economy: Technologies Warranting Further Study
Nuclear fuel fabrication
Interview with David Applegate, USGS
Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster: risk, recovery, and insurance implications
Permafrost and infrastructure in the Arctic
Aging research (Hazards & Disasters)
Global Environment Outlook (GEO-4): Chapter 7
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 6
Ecological anthropology
Costa Rica
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Alternatives for significant uses of perchloroethylene in Massachusetts
Overview and outline of Making Development More Sustainable
Plenary 7: Building Resilient Communities
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 1
Characteristics of Deepwater Horizon oil
Alternatives for significant uses of hexavalent chromium in Massachusetts
Effects of household sprays and scented products on heart rate
Which fish should I eat?
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 9
Adapting to Climate Change: Natural Resource Management and Vulnerability Reduction
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (RLBPHRA) of 1992, United States
Role of science in regulation
Thirdhand Smoke Exposure Concerns
Snow removal in the United States
Stopping the spill: the five-month effort to kill the Macondo well
Guide to Risk Assessments and Public Health Assessments
Infrastructure and climate in the Arctic
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 2
Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Water and poverty in the United States
Abrupt Changes in the Earth's Climate System
Physical environment and processes related to infrastructure in the Arctic
Deepwater Horizon oil spill: selected issues for Congress
AP Environmental Science Chapter 16- Air, Water and Soils
Africa's renaissance for the environment: the human dimension
Conference Leadership Group
Infrastructure: Buildings, Support Systems, and Industrial Facilities: Arctic Climate Change Impact Assessment
Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Alternatives for significant uses of formaldehyde in Massachusetts
State of the Arctic Report
Keeping Up with Megatrends: The Implications of Climate Change and Urbanization for Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Res
Cape Horn
Global dust budget
Plenary 8: No Regrets Resilience: Saving Money, Saving Lives
Symposium 17. Mapping a Path to Resilience: The Intersection of Environmental Disasters, Ecosystem Services, & Security -- Where Do We Go from Here?
Natural Hazards Affect Humans
Risk assessment of chemical substances
Measuring personal environmental exposures
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), United States
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Summary for Policymakers
Renewable resource use and climate change in the arctic
Latin America and the Caribbean (collection)
Mercury recycling in the United States in 2000
The Contribution of Affluence to Environmental Change
Monitoring forest fire danger with remote sensing
Introduction to Infrastructure in the Arctic Climate Change Impact Assessment
Inorganic nitrogen pollution in aquatic ecosystems: causes and consequences
Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (full report)
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends
Nanoparticles in Consumer Products
Breakout Workshop 8. Resilient Buildings and Communities: Responding to Disasters in a Changing Climate
Lab Exercise: Ocean Acidification Kit
Hydrological Variability and Change
Arctic ocean, climate and infrastructure
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 14
Chemical use in Africa
Gaps in knowledge and research needs for infrastructure in the Arctic
Health Pitfalls: Home Energy Efficiency Retrofits
Coastal environment and infrastructure in the Arctic
Opportunities and risks of genetically modified crops in Africa
Marine ecosystem services
Environmental Sociology (Hazards & Disasters)
Microbiomes and Environmental Health
Changes in air temperature and infrastructure in the Arctic
Engineering design for a changing climate in the Arctic
Environmental Contaminants and Toxicology Reader
Gutenberg, Beno (Hazards & Disasters)
Marshall Islands
Health effects of arsenic
Health effects of 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine
South Korea
North Korea
Hamilton, Alice (Hazards & Disasters)
Beyond delegated authority: the counterpart Endangered Species Act consultation regulations
Bhopal, India
Floods fact sheet
Jan Mayen
Fossil fuel power plant
Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Ireland
Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: Status and Current Issues
Health effects of asbestos
Health effects of cadmium
Hong Kong
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Health effects of synthetic vitreous fibers
Clean Air Act, United States
Climate Change Authors
Climate Literacy- The Essential Principles of Climate Sciences
American Samoa
Heng, Zhang (Hazards & Disasters)
Climate Literacy Handbook: Principle 7
Climate Solutions: Actions 1-20
Climate Solutions: Chapter 3
Climate adaptation (Hazards & Disasters)
Climate change (Hazards & Disasters)
Oil Weathering Process
The History and Toxicity of Chlorine
Air pollution worsens drought and flooding
Climate change and insects as a forest disturbance in the Arctic
"ShakeOut" Earthquake Drills
Climate change and reindeer nomadism in Finnmark, Norway
Climate trends in Israel over a 30 year period
History of Love Canal
History of hydrology
Accidental release source terms
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Health effects of creosote
British Virgin Islands
Health effects of ethion
Burkina Faso
Georgia (Country) (Hazards & Disasters)
Gaza Strip
French Polynesia
Health effects of hexachlorobenzene
CFC-Ozone Puzzle: Opening remarks
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
European Union
Health effects of lead
Czech Republic
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Coral Sea Islands
Cook Islands
Central African Republic
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Clipperton Island (Hazards & Disasters)
Health effects of mercury
Federated States of Micronesia
San Francisco Rising to Threat of Swelling Seas
Study looks at environmental impact on home values
NCA Education Resources for the Coasts
Speed Science Fact Sheet: Climate Change Beliefs, Concerns and Support for Adaptation and Mitigation among Corn Belt Farmers - CSCAP
Vulnerability and Resilience of Human Populations
What happens when an uncontacted tribe meets 'civilization'?
Video: How Is Climate Change Impacting Coasts? NOAA
Lab Exercise: Global Temperatures - CLEAN
Country Article Template
Historic Oil Spills
Lick Observatory - Overview
Nanotechnology standards: an issues landscape
Climate Change: Issues and Policy Tools in the United States (2009)
Pipeline Safety in the United States
USA farm subsidy law of 2008
Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Region
Oil Spill Legislation in the 111th Congress
Tax Issues and the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Legal Analysis of Payments and Tax Relief Policy Options
Earthquake and Tsunami near Sendai, Japan
Science for Chesapeake Bay Environmental Management
Glaciers and ice sheets in the Arctic
Linking extreme heat events to global warming
Risk Assessment (Hazards & Disasters)
Plenary 3: Aridity and Drought and their Consequences
Plenary 2: The Gulf Coast: Diverse Converging Issues
Symposium 22. No Regrets Resilience along the Gulf Coast
Breakout Workshop 19. Out of Harm's Way: Natural Disasters and Population Movements
Breakout Workshop 14: Environmental Emergencies: How to Manage Recent Trends of Climate Change and Urbanization
Poster Session (Hazards & Disasters)
Breakout Workshop 2. Connecting Tools with Decision Makers
Breakout Workshop 1. Ready or Not: Resilience Indicators
Breakout Workshop 17: Resilient Community Disaster Recovery
Community Resilience Strategy
From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The role of natural resources and the environment in peacebuilding
Disasters Roundtable, The National Academy of Sciences
Conference Speakers Address Superstorm Sandy
Preparing for the Inevitable: Former FEMA Director Tackles Climate Change
Interview with Margaret Davidson, NOAA
Material Wastes (Hazards & Disasters)
Tropical Savannas (Hazards & Disasters)
Summary of Key Concepts
The Market (Hazards & Disasters)
Impacts of Environmental Degradation
Key Terms (Hazards & Disasters)
Breakout Workshop 08. Remote Sensing, Climate Change, and Food Security: Integrating Data Providers and Users
Saudi Arabia (Hazards & Disasters)
Saint Pierre and Miguelon
Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena (British Overseas Territory)
Alternatives for significant uses of lead in Massachusetts
Global economy
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia
Pitcairn Islands
Antigua and Barbuda
Arctic Ocean Sciences Board
Arctic environments north of the treeline
Northern Marianna Islands
Norfolk Island (Hazards & Disasters)
New Zealand
New Caledonia
From Conflict to Peacebuilding: Introduction
From Conflict to Peacebuilding: About
Navassa Island
Argon Element (Hazards & Disasters)
French Guiana
Guinea-Bissau
Avalanche awareness in the United States
Alternatives for significant uses of DEHP in Massachusetts
Vertical Farming (Hazards & Disasters)
Ecoregions of Cambodia
Global Environmental Outlook: Fifth Edition
Environment & Security (Hazards & Disasters)
Northern snakehead (Hazards & Disasters)
Recording ground motion from earthquakes
South-East Asian Climate Map
West Bank (Hazards & Disasters)
Wake Island
AP Environmental Science Chapter 14- Renewable
United States (Hazards & Disasters)
United Kingdom
United Arab Emirates
AP Environmental Science Chapter 21- Economic Forces
AP Environmental Science Chapter 24- Environmental Laws and Regulations
Abrupt climate change
Timor Leste / East Timor
Africa's renaissance for the environment: freshwater
Agriculture and Climate Change
Sri Lanka (Hazards & Disasters)
Albertine Rift
Solomon Islands (Hazards & Disasters)
Republic of Congo
Renewable Energy
Regulation of toxic chemicals
Regional scenarios for Africa's future: freshwater
Regional scenarios for Africa's future: coastal and marine environments
Reefs at risk in the Caribbean
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Freshwater Ecosystem Services
Puerto Rico
Public Health Statement for Synthetic Vitreous Fibers
Public Health Statement for Mercury
Public Health Statement for Ionizing Radiation
Public Health Statement for Hexachlorobenzene
Public Health Statement for Ethion
Public Health Statement for Creosote
Public Health Statement for Cadmium
Public Health Statement for Asbestos
Public Health Statement for Arsenic
Public Health Statement for 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, United States
Pitons Management Area, Saint Lucia
Pimentel, David (Hazards & Disasters)
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Human Infectious Disease Agents
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Novel Products and Industries from Biodiversity
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Synthesis
Evolution of flammability
Technological Nightmares (Lecture): Six Concerns
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 11
São Tomé and Príncipe
Synthetic biology
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 12
Support and opposition of public-private partnerships
Dominican Republic
Southern Annamites montane rain forests
South China Sea
South Africa
Somali Coastal Current large marine ecosystem
Snow cover in the Arctic
Sinfelt, John
Sierra Leone
Ecoregions of Idaho (EPA)
Scott's Last Expedition: Depot Laying To One Ton Camp
Schwan, Herman P.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia
Saint Kitts and Nevis
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 15
Safety of nuclear power reactors
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Analytical Approaches for Assessing Ecosystems and Human Well-being
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Timber, Fuel, and Fibre Ecosystem Services
El Salvador
Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act, United States
Environmental Health Implications of Synthetic Biology
Environmental and social implications of dam removal
Light pollution
Environmental change and socioeconomic factors in Africa
Equatorial Guinea
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 19
Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance
Lake Malawi
Kuroshio Current large marine ecosystem
European chemical policy and the United States
Kakadu National Park, Australia
Exposure standards and guidelines
Invasion fact sheet
Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna
Industrial uses of lead
Indonesian Sea large marine ecosystem
Fate and effects of perchlorate
Indicators of sustainable development
Fire ecology fact sheet
Wind turbine bat mortality
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 4
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 8
Papua New Guinea
Pacific Ring of Fire
Olympic Dam, South Australia
Okanagan Lake, British Columbia
Oil spill (Hazards & Disasters)
Nunavut climate change case study
Nuclear power (Hazards & Disasters)
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Biodiversity Synthesis: Appendix B. Assessment Report Table of Contents
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Desertification Synthesis: Appendix C. Assessment Report Tables of Contents
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Health Synthesis: Foreword
Netherlands Antilles
Natural and anthropogenic coal fires
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Health Synthesis: Key Health Questions in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Wetlands and Water: Appendix B. Assessment Report Tables of Contents
Mount Erebus
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Appendix A. Ecosystem Service Reports
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Appendix E. Assessment Report Tables of Contents
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Summary for Decision-makers
Mobile phone use and cancer
Minimum viable population size
Methods and models for climate change vulnerability analysis in the Arctic
Metal hydrides for hydrogen fuel
Mercury in the Great Lakes
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Working Group II: Chapter 17
Seismic Wave (Hazards & Disasters)
History of Seismometry
Seconds from disaster: Texas oil explosion part 5 (9:33)
Seconds from disaster: Texas oil explosionpart 4 (6:37)
Seconds from disaster: Texas oil explosion part 3 (10:48)
Seconds from disaster: Texas oil explosion part 2 (10:34)
Seconds from disaster: Texas oil explosion part 1 (9:50)
Updating the Magnitude of an Earthquake
Moment magnitude
Body wave magnitude
Surface wave magnitude
Chance of an Earthquake
Tsunami Inundation Along Japan's Eastern Coast
Human population explosion
Severity of an Earthquake
Richter Magnitude Scale
Richter scale
Deaths from U.S. Earthquakes
Comparison of healthcare waste management planning in ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ countries
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), United States
Fisheries and aquaculture
National Assessment of Shoreline Change: New England and Mid-Atlantic Coasts
BP launches 'top kill' method to plug US oil leak (5:35)
Agricultural Health Study
Liquefied natural gas
Pipelines for Carbon Dioxide Control in the United States
Climate change impacts indoor environment
Flooding of municipal solid waste landfills
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Summary: Ecosystems and Their Services around the Year 2000
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Preface
Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Health Synthesis: Appendix B: Assessment Report Tables of Contents
Food and water safety after a disaster or emergency
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Mountain Systems
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Forest and Woodland Systems
Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Volume 1: Current State and Trends: Inland Water Systems
Wind turbine bird mortality
Handling summer heat
Human Health Consequences of DDT Use
South Sudan
Environment and Security
Coal fires
Current U.S. Flood Information
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, United States
Human dimension of development in Africa
Climate Change and Children’s Health
Mid-ocean ridges (Hazards & Disasters)
Coalfire and remote sensing
Coastal and marine environments in Africa
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, Synthesis Report: Summary for Policymakers
Yellowstone National Park, United States
Windscale Fire
Western Sahara
West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord, Norway
Wave power (Hazards & Disasters)
Water profile of Eritrea
Wasatch and Uinta montane forests
Vertical farming (Hazards & Disasters)
Côte d'Ivoire
Valuing environmental costs and benefits
Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980, United States
Decommissioning nuclear facilities
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, United States
United States Virgin Islands
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Turks and Caicos Islands
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Trinidad and Tobago
Triclosan and triclocarban in consumer products
Transport of radioactive materials
Top ten hailstorms in the USA
Detecting coalfires with remote sensing: a comparative study of selected countries
Dark side of insulation
Southern right whale
Butter Contamination by Brominated Flame Retardants
Physics-Based Space Weather Model
What Were They Drinking?
Risk of Zoonotic Diseases from Wildlife Trade, U.S.
Health Status of Visitors and Temporary Residents, U.S.
Industry’s role in supporting health, safety, and environmental standards: options and models for the offshore oil and gas sector
Peanut Butter in a Time of Salmonella
How Safe Is Our Food
Spiral Pine Needle Cookstove
How Do Earthquakes Generate Tsunamis?
What is a Tsunami?
The Next Great Quake in Northern California?
Louisiana berms project
Do Metals Meddle with Puberty in Girls?
Deepwater Horizon photo gallery by Gary Braasch
Haiti Cholera Outbreak (FAQ)
Cadmium Confusion (Hazards & Disasters)
Global Forecast for the 21st Century
Coastal land loss and wave-surge predictions during hurricanes in coastal Louisiana: implications for the oil and gas industry
Exposure pathways of hazardous substances
Shrinking Atmospheric Layer Linked to fluctuations in Solar Radiation
Moon shrinkage (Hazards & Disasters)
BP spill health hazards (3:38)