Progress in NTHMP Hazard Assessment

The Hazard Assessment component of the U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program has completed 22 modeling efforts covering 113 coastal communities with an estimated population of 1.2 million residents that are at risk. Twenty-three evacuation maps have also been completed. Important improveme...

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Published inNatural hazards (Dordrecht) Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 89 - 110
Main Authors Gonzalez, Frank I, Titov, Vasily V, Mofjeld, Harold O, Venturato, Angie J, Simmons, R Scott, Hansen, Roger, Combellick, Rodney, Eisner, Richard K, Hoirup, Don F, Yanagi, Brian S, Yong, Sterling, Darienzo, Mark, Priest, George R, Crawford, George L, Walsh, Timothy J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.05.2005
Subjects
Civil defense
Emergency preparedness
Environmental aspects
Forecasting
Hazards
Risk assessment
Risk management
Tidal waves
Tsunamis
Weather hazards
USA
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Summary:The Hazard Assessment component of the U.S. National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program has completed 22 modeling efforts covering 113 coastal communities with an estimated population of 1.2 million residents that are at risk. Twenty-three evacuation maps have also been completed. Important improvements in organizational structure have been made with the addition of two State geotechnical agency representatives to Steering Group membership, and progress has been made on other improvements suggested by program reviewers.
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ISSN:0921-030X
1573-0840
DOI:10.1007/s11069-004-2406-0