Disasters
According to the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on strengthening institutional arrangements, examples of public awareness programs, and others that support disaster risk mitigation and response.
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Disasters Resources
Seasonal Prediction of Hydro-Climatic Extremes in the Greater Horn of Africa under Evolving Climate Conditions to Support Adaptation Strategies
Published:
January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Tsegaye Tadesse is the lead PI on this multidisciplinary, multi-institution, 3-year, $1.4 million grantRead more
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Sub-Saharan AfricaSERVIR - Himalaya: The Regional Visualization and Monitoring System
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This is the homepage for SERVIR - Himalaya, which is intended to strengthen the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) capabilities as an established regional resource center on geospatial information and Earth observation applications for the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH)...Read more
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South East AsiaSouth-North America Visualization of Drought Information
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July 1, 2014National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This resource includes state of the art visualizations using remote sensing for the Americas.Read more
Natural Disaster Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The goal of the Natural Disaster Program is to use NASA's capabilities in satellites, airborne, surface observations, higher-level derived data products and modeling and data analysis to improve natural disaster forecasting, mitigation and response. The NASA Disasters Program supports...Read more
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GlobalBuilding Capacity to Integrate NASA Earth Science into Water Resources Management Applications
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training program works directly with end-user agencies to develop hands-on and online workshops on access, visualization, and application of NASA remote sensing and model products, applicable to flood, drought, agriculture and climate change. The program develops...Read more
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Center
Published:
January 1, 2013Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Online home of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Water CenterRead more
University of Nebraska Extension
Published:
January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension homepageRead more
Significant River Flood Outlook
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This Flood Outlook is intended to provide a general outlook for significant river flooding.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaUSGS WaterWatch
Published:
November 2, 2016U.S. Geological Survey
Display National and State maps, graphs, and tables describing real-time, recent, and past streamflow conditions for the United States including locations where floods and droughts are occurring. (Real-time data, in most cases, are transmitted once every 1 to 4 hours.) Also, you can select USGS...Read more
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North AmericaUnited StatesUSGS Flood Inundation Mapper
Published:
February 10, 2016National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The USGS Flood Inundation Mapper partners with local communities to assist with the development and validation of flood inundation map libraries and provides online access to flood inundation maps along with real-time streamflow data, flood forecasts, and potential loss estimates.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.