Geological Events

Citation

(2006), "Geological Events", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 15 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2006.07315cag.003

Geological Events

World Health Organization Conference

www.who.int/hac/events/tsunamiconf/en/

Proceedings and outcomes from the World Health Organization Conference on the Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia held in Phuket, Thailand, in May 2005 can be found here.

U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2005/usbvae/

The U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center report on the magnitude 7.2 earthquake near the coast of Honshu, Japan, that occurred on August 16, can be found here.

U.S. Geological Survey

http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1661b/

A new U.S. Geological Survey paper Local Tsunami Hazards in the Pacific Northwest from Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes is available here.

Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System

http://ioc.unesco.org/INDOTSUNAMI/perth05/perth05_results.htm

This web page features a summary of the results of the First Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System held in Perth, Australia, in August and a link to the full report.

Lessons from the Tsunami: Top Line Findings

www.fritzinstitute.org/

“Lessons from the Tsunami: Top Line Findings,” an aid recipient survey based on interviews with individuals and nongovernmental organizations in India and Sri Lanka, provides lessons learned and ideas about how to improve future relief.

Earthquake in Pakistan

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2005/usdyae/

This preliminary report on the magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Pakistan on October 8 is available from the U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center.

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

www.eeri.org/lfe/clearinghouse/kashmir/

The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute has created this virtual clearinghouse to provide observations and resources for rebuilding as they relate to the October 8 South Asia earthquake.

World Health Organization

www.who.int/hac/crises/international/pakistan_earthquake/en/

This World Health Organization web site provides situation reports and other information on the countries affected by October’s South Asia earthquake.