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Center for Hazards and Risk Research at Columbia University
This center focuses on the assessment of predictive science capability and the integration of science with hazard risk assessment and management.

Centers and Institutes Studying Hazards and Disasters
A list of centers and institutes, primarily in academia, that study hazards and disasters.

Hazards Research Lab, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina
Established in 1995, the Hazards Research Lab is a research and graduate training lab focused on the use of geographic information processing techniques in environmental hazards analysis and management.

Disaster, Hazard, Risk and Emergency Management Research Centers
This site provides links to domestic and international research centers.

The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment
The Heinz Center is a nonprofit institution dedicated to improving the scientific and economic foundation for environmental policy through multisector collaboration among industry, government, academia, and environmental organizations.

Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder
A national and international clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters.

Wind Science and Engineering (WISE) Research Center, Texas Tech University
The WISE Research Center will continue to perform advanced and innovative multidisciplinary research to mitigate the deleterious effects of windstorms on the built environment, people, and the quality of life, and to utilize the beneficial effects of wind.

Disclaimer

The information provided is not exhaustive. The Natural Hazards Center is the premier clearinghouse for all hazards-related research.

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