The Hazards Center
The NATURAL HAZARDS RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS INFORMATION CENTER was founded to strengthen communication among researchers and the individuals and organizations concerned with mitigating natural disasters. The center is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Institute for Business and Home Safety, and the Public Entity Risk Institute. Please send information of potential interest to the center or the readers of this newsletter to the address below. The deadline for the next Observer is January 19, 2004.
Center phone number: (303) 492-6818
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E-mail: hazctr@colorado.eduPublications Administrator: (303) 492-6819
E-mail: janet.kroeckel@colorado.edu
Staff
Mary Fran Myers, Distinguished Co-Director Emeritus
Wendy Steinhacker, Editor
David Butler, Distinguished Editor Emeritus
Kathleen Tierney, Director
Dennis S. Mileti, Senior Research Scientist
Wanda Headley, Library Manager
Diane Smith, Office Manager
Meghan Wilson, Publications Administrator
Lori Peek, Research Assistant
Julie Gailus, Research Assistant
Jeannette Sutton, Research AssistantCartoons for the Observer are drawn by Rob Pudim.
NATURAL HAZARDS OBSERVER
ISSN 0737-5425
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Natural Hazards Research and Applications
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