Debris litters the city of Meulaboh, Sumatra,
Indonesia, following the Dec. 2004 earthquake
and tsunami. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's
Mate 3rd Class Jennifer Rivera (RELEASED).

BOOKS

Abbott, Patrick L. Natural disasters. 4th ed. Boston, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2004. 460 p.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   GB5014.A24 2004

Alexander, David. Confronting catastrophe: new perspectives on natural disasters. New York, Oxford University Press, 2000. 282 p.
   Bibliography: p. 251-275.
   GB5014.A46 2000

Bryant, Edward. Tsunami: the underrated hazard. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2001. 320 p.
   Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-314).
   GC221.2.B78 2001 <SciRR>

Davis, Lee. Natural disasters. Rev ed. New York, Facts on File, Inc., c2001. 420 p.
   Bibliography: p. 393-398.
   GB5014.D38 2001 <SciRR>

Erickson, Jon. Quakes, eruptions, and other geologic cataclysms: revealing the earth’s hazards. Rev. ed. New York, Facts on File, c2001. 310 p.
   Bibliography: p. 288-294.
   GB5014.E75 2001

Kovach, Robert L. Firefly guide to global hazards. Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, 2004. 256 p.
   Includes bibliographical references.
   GB5014.K69 2004

Natural disasters. Editors, Marlene Bradford, Robert S. Carmichael. Pasadena, CA, Salem Press, c2001. 3v. (985 p.)
   Includes bibliographical references.
   GB5014.N373 2001 <SciRR>

Robinson, A.G. Earthshock: hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other forces of nature. Rev. ed. New York, Thames & Hudson, 2002. 304 p.
   Bibliography: p. 298-299.
   GB5014.R63 2002

The Science Times book of natural disasters. Edited by Nicolas Wade. New York, Lyons Press, 2000. 194 p.
   GB5014.S38 2000

Smith, Keith. Environmental hazards: assessing risk and reducing disaster. 3rd ed. London, New York, Routledge, 2002. 392 p.
   Bibliography: p. 355-380.
   GB5014.S6 2002

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

2004 hurricanes lead record disaster year for FEMA. FEMA News, Jan. 5, 2005.
   http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=15967

Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit. In wake of disaster, scientists seek out clues to prevention. Science, v. 307,
   Jan. 7, 2005: 22-23.

Biever, Celeste. How to predict an eruption. New Scientist, v. 184, Dec.4, 2004:18.

Binns, Jessica. Ground monitoring system may prevent massive losses in natural disaster.
    Civil Engineering,v. 74, Sept. 2004: 32-33.

Broad, William J. Deadly and yet necessary, quakes renew the planet. New York Times, v. 154, Jan. 11, 2005: D1.

Cho, Adrian. The quantum perfect storm. Science. v. 306, Dec. 17, 2004: 2021.

Cyranoski, David. Deluge of typhoons may aid forecast models. Nature, v. 431, Oct. 28, 2004: 1028.

Cyranoski, David. A seismic shift in thinking. Nature, v. 431, Oct. 28, 2004: 1032-1034.

Hayden, Thomas. Preventing disaster. U.S. News & World Report, v. 138, Jan. 24, 2005: 32-34.
   http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/050124/usnews/24tsunami.htm

Jayaraman, K. S. India and China mount joint quake study in the Himalayas. Nature, v. 432, Dec. 9, 2004: 663.

Kerr, Richard A. Failure to gauge the quake crippled the warning effort. Science, v. 307, Jan. 14, 2005: 201.

Kintisch, Eli. U.S. clamor grows for global network of ocean sensors. Science, v. 307, Jan. 14, 2005: 191.

Laska, Shirley. What if Hurricane Ivan had not missed New Orleans? Natural Hazards Observer, v. 29, Nov. 2004.
   http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/nov04/nov04c.html

Marris, Emma. Inadequate warning system left Asia at the mercy of tsunami. Nature, v. 433, Jan. 6, 2005: 3-5.

Morring, Frank and Michael A. Taverna. Aftermath mapping. Aviation Week & Space Technology, v. 162,
   Jan. 10, 2005: 25-26.

Nash, J. Madeleine. What’s behind California’s wild weather? Time. v. 165, Jan. 2005: 16.

Pacella, Rena. Need another reason to lose sleep? Scientists say we're ill-prepared for devastating tsunamis.
    Popular Science, v. 265, Nov. 2004: 48.

Perkins, Sid. Tsunami disaster: scientists model the big quake and its consequences. Science News, v. 167,
   Jan. 8, 2005: 19.

Schwartz, John. Text messaging pushed for use as disaster warming systems. New York Times, v. 154,
   Dec. 2004: A12.

Taverna, Michael A. Early warning. Aviation Week & Space Technology, v.162, Jan. 10, 2005: 36.

Winchester, Simon. The year the Earth fought back. New York Times, v. 154, Dec. 29, 2004: A21.

Wu, Liguang and Brian Scott. Effects of environmentally induced asymmetries on hurricane intensity: a numerical study.
    Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, v. 61, Dec. 2004: 3065-82.

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On the Web: REPORTS

Hassol, Susan Joy. Impacts of a Warming Arctic. Cambridge, New York, Cambridge Univ. Press,
   Arctic Climate Impact Assessment(ACIA), 2004.
   http://amap.no/acia/

McGuire, Bill. Climate Change 2004. Technical Paper 02. London, University College,
    Benfield Hazard Research Centre, 2004.
   http://www.benfieldhrc.org/SiteRoot/activities/tech_papers/climate_change.pdf (PDF)

World Disasters Report 2004. International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, 2004.
   http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/wdr2004/index.asp

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On the Web: RESEARCH, ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT & NONPROFITS

Benfield Hazard Research Centre (UK)
    http://www.benfieldhrc.org/

Center for the Study of the Public Health Impact of Hurricanes (LSU)
   http://www.publichealth.hurricane.lsu.edu/

Disaster Research Center
University of Delaware
   http://www.udel.edu/DRC/

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI)
   http://www.eeri.org/

Earthquake Hazards Program (USGS)
   http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

Interactive Guides -- Natural Disasters (BBC)
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5194316.stm
   Animated, interactive guides to the world's most devastating phenomena.

Natural Hazards Center
University of Colorado at Boulder
   http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/
   Publishes Natural Hazards Observer (full-text available online). See also the Natural Hazards Library with the HAZLIT database and search engine.

Prepare.org
   http://www.prepare.org/

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
   http://www.unisdr.org/
   See especially the Library on DIsaster Reduction and their Selected Bibliographies, and also the new web site on Platform for the Promotion of Early Warning.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - Natural Disasters
   http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/
   Includes such resources as the Index of Printable Hurricane Materials, with reports in up to 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Hmong, and Creole.

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
    http://www.fema.gov/

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On the Web: SPECIAL TOPICS

El Nino Theme Page (NOAA)
   http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/nino-home.html

Flood Events 2005 Index
   http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Floods/

Forces of Nature (National Geographic)
   http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/

HazardMaps.gov
   http://www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php

Index of Printable Hurricane Materials (CDC)
   http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/printindex.asp

Mt. St. Helens VolcanoCam)
   http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/

The National Map Hazards Data Distribution System (USGS)
   http://gisdata.usgs.net/website/disaster_response/

NOAAWatch: NOAA's All Hazard Monitor
   http://www.noaawatch.gov/

Spatial Hazard Events and Losses Database for the United States (SHELDUS)
   http://go2.cla.sc.edu/hazard/db_registration

Tsunami Research Program
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
   http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
   http://earthquake.usgs.gov/

Hokusai. The Great Wave off Kanagawa. ca. 1831.