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NHWC News Center Disclaimer: PLEASE READ
11/24/2009
NHWC Disclaimer   More >>
 
U. N. Climate chiefs apologize for glacier error
2/5/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Scientists model a California 'Frankenstorm'
2/5/2010
Article from MSNBC   More >>
 
ARKSTORM: WEST COAST STORM SCENARIO
2/5/2010
Article from USGS   More >>
 
Lion Technology Helps EH&S Professionals to Reduce Compliance Liability and Fines
2/5/2010
Article from ENews Channels   More >>
 
Improve, Don't Protect, the Environment
2/5/2010
Article from Opposing Views   More >>
 
A Drinking Water Crisis In Haiti Long Before Earthquake Destruction
2/5/2010
Article from Water SISWEB   More >>
 
Meeting Tomorrow’s Challenges: Start with Science
2/5/2010
Article from USGS   More >>
 
President's budget for DHS
2/4/2010
From IAEM.   More >>
 
Tijuana floods leave 10 missing; at least 1 dead
2/2/2010
Article from AJC   More >>
 
Drought hits quater mln people in China sugar bowl
2/2/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
El Nino to boost 2010 U.S. crops: report
2/2/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Eastern Syria grapples with drought, poverty
2/2/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Flooding in Abilene, Texas
2/2/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Peru evacuates last stranded tourists
2/2/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Stranded tourists battle flooding, boredom in Machu Picchu
2/2/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Ice blocks river flow
2/2/2010
Video from CNN   More >>
 
Missouri River uses to be reviewed
2/2/2010
Article from The Omaha World-Herald   More >>
 
The First Half of 2007 Floods, Landslides, Droughts, Wildfires
2/1/2010
Document from DocStoc   More >>
 
Conference Addresses Social Media Used In A Disaster
2/1/2010
Article from National Terror Alert   More >>
 
Public Information Officers Connect Social Media to Disaster Communication
2/1/2010
Article from Kansas City info Zine   More >>
 
The Future of Emergency Management
2/1/2010
Article from EIIP Virtual Forum Presentation   More >>
 
FEMA Administrator Fugate Addresses Microsoft Worldwide Public Safety Symposium
2/1/2010
Article from 7th Space Interactive   More >>
 
National Council on Disability Monthly Bulletin for January 2010
2/1/2010
Article from PR Newswire   More >>
 
How to Put Together a Crisis Management Plan
2/1/2010
Article from Suite101   More >>
 
How does social media help or hinder recovery efforts?
2/1/2010
Article from Gartner   More >>
 
Why we need our wilderness
2/1/2010
Article from Telegraph-UK   More >>
 
Boy swept away in Arizona flooding; LA evacuation lifted
1/25/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Arizona flooding woes
1/25/2010
Video from CNN   More >>
 
Complex on the cliff's edge
1/25/2010
Video from CNN   More >>
 
Streets, sidewalkd submerged
1/25/2010
Video from CNN   More >>
 
Rain leads to flooding, rescues
1/25/2010
Video from CNN   More >>
 
In Petit Paradis, earthquake then tsunami
1/25/2010
Article/Video from CNN   More >>
 
Can lessons learned from the Asian tsunami help Haiti?
1/25/2010
Article/Video from CNN   More >>
 
Californians mop up, return home after stormy week
1/25/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Storm-battered California hit with new deluge
1/25/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
U.S. vote dims hopes for stronger world climate pact
1/25/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Drenching isn't done
1/25/2010
Article from The San Diego Union-Tribune   More >>
 
Deadly lessons we still refuse to learn
1/25/2010
Article from Gulf Daily News   More >>
 
Rely on science, not rhetoric, about global warming
1/25/2010
Article from Superior Telegram   More >>
 
Why do we give to disaster relief?
1/25/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
The Haiti Earthquake: Disasters and Water Supply
1/20/2010
Article from Canada Free Press   More >>
 
T.O. High hosts Sustainability Summit event
1/20/2010
Article from Thousand Oaks Acorn   More >>
 
Dry spell, army worms damage Malawi crops
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Venezuela blackouts from bad planning, drought
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Flash floods spark Gaza evacuation
1/20/2010
Video from Reuters   More >>
 
Albanians suffer severe floods
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Haiti's environment needs long-term help: experts
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Tanzania school term delayed by flood displaced
1/20/2010
Article from BBC   More >>
 
National preparedness for a catastrophic emergency
1/20/2010
Article from HS Today   More >>
 
FEMA administer describes agency's goals
1/20/2010
Article from HS Today   More >>
 
Calm hurrican season won't repeat next year, scientists say
1/20/2010
Article from HS Today   More >>
 
FEMA has new process to settle hurricane costs
1/20/2010
Article from HS Today   More >>
 
Mass notification: social network to the rescue
1/20/2010
Article from HS Today   More >>
 
Incorporating social media into disaster communications
1/20/2010
Article from HS Today   More >>
 
Station fire mud slides
1/20/2010
Article from CNN iReport   More >>
 
Storm spark floods, tornado warning in California
1/20/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Be prepared if winter floods hit homes
1/20/2010
Article from BBC   More >>
 
Rain 'not enough' to end hunger in Kenya
1/20/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Haiti is not Katrina
1/20/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Official: 21 drown in floods in Kenya
1/20/2010
Article from AJC   More >>
 
Death toll in Samoas tsunami reaches 150
1/20/2010
Article from AJC   More >>
 
1,000 people homeless on Solomons after tsunami
1/20/2010
Article from AJC   More >>
 
What New Orleans Needs
1/20/2010
Article from The New York Times   More >>
 
Australian water crisis offers clues for California
1/20/2010
Article from the Los Angeles Times   More >>
 
Judge voids landmark California water agreement
1/20/2010
Article from Denver Post   More >>
 
Kenyan flood death toll rises to 38 - Red Cross
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Specter of Afghan drought brings hunger, poppy fears
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Plastic paving for eco-friendly Indian roads
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Montenegro's only hippo escapes zoo during floods
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Loans to be forgiven for hurricane-hit U.S. cities
1/20/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Rains, violence leave Somali kids hungry
1/20/2010
Article from CNN   More >>
 
Floodplain correction adds acres to riverfront properties
1/12/2010
Article from North Fulton   More >>
 
Environmental Refugees Unable to Return Home
1/11/2010
Article from The New York Times   More >>
 
Red River Flooding Solution Is a Problem to Some
1/11/2010
Article from The New York Times   More >>
 
NOAA’s National Hurricane Center to Provide Greater Lead Time in Watches and Warnings
1/11/2010
Article from NOAA   More >>
 
Dec. 26, 2009 Marks Five Years Since Sumatra Indonesia Tsunami Killed 230,000
1/11/2010
Article from NOAA   More >>
 
Australia baked under hottest decade on record
1/11/2010
Article from Reuters   More >>
 
Tsunami Anniversary
1/11/2010
News video from CNN   More >>
 
Hope? Nope.
1/11/2010
The Comment Factory   More >>
 
What on Earth happened?
1/11/2010
Mail & Guardian   More >>
 
Water management: Stakes are rising as our resources continue to dwindle
1/11/2010
Sun-Sentinel.   More >>
 
Disasters of the decade: Tsunami, Katrina, Nargis, and Sichuan
1/11/2010
National Post.   More >>
 
Environmental Protection a must for contemporary world peace
1/11/2010
The Island Online.   More >>
 
I Believe: We do not have the luxury to be apathetic
1/11/2010
Burlington Free Press   More >>
 
Prolonged drought worries ZNFU
1/11/2010
The Post (Zambia)   More >>
 
What must be done to save Africa and the Caribbean
1/11/2010
The Voice.   More >>
 
A Climate Stressed World; NATO and military strategists target global warming
1/11/2010
Huffington Post.   More >>
 
Water-skiing Inuit and other 2010 predictions
1/11/2010
Canada.com   More >>
 
Climate change and our marginalised masses
1/11/2010
The Daily Times.   More >>
 
Arctic Could Face Warmer and Ice-Free Conditons
1/9/2010
USGS press release.   More >>
 
Unmanned Aircraft Flying
1/9/2010
USGS Science Picks   More >>
 
A Wave of Tsunami Research
1/9/2010
USGS Science Pick   More >>
 
Heavy Rains End Drought for Texas
1/9/2010
NY Times.   More >>
 
How tsunamis rise from the sea to destroy
12/21/2009
Reuters.   More >>
 
UN climate talks end with bare minimum agreement
12/21/2009
Reuters.   More >>
 
December 26, 2009 marks five years since Sumatra Indonesia tsunami killed 230,000
12/21/2009
NOAA press release   More >>
 
Next stage of $30 million upgrade to Weather Forecasts launched
12/21/2009
Australian Bureau of Meteorology press release   More >>
 
Britain blames China for climate talks' failure
12/21/2009
Reuters   More >>
 
Venezuelan President's Speech on Climate Change in Copenhagen
12/18/2009
Venezuelan Analysis.com   More >>
 
Early warning systems for disasters in Jordan: Current and future trends
12/18/2009
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management   More >>
 
Honduras heads list for climate risk
12/16/2009
IPS   More >>
 
A changing climate: UNEP maps extreme weather events worldwide
12/16/2009
Guardian (UK)   More >>
 
2009 Global Temperature Fifth Warmest on Record
12/16/2009
Environment News Service.   More >>
 
Water is the missing link in Copenhagen
12/16/2009
Reuters.   More >>
 
55 million people affected by extreme weather disasters in 2009
12/16/2009
YubaNet.com   More >>
 
Children on climate change frontline denied a voice, says NGO
12/16/2009
ReliefWeb.org   More >>
 
Taiwan remains oblivious to climate
12/16/2009
Taipei Times   More >>
 
What's wrong with Europe?
12/16/2009
The Daily Mail (Pakistan)   More >>
 
Climate change and world politics
12/16/2009
The Botswana Gazette   More >>
 
Senators present a framework for compromise on climate change
12/16/2009
CQ Politics   More >>
 
"Wired" Irish River Detects Pollution in Real Time
12/14/2009
National Geographic   More >>
 
Cecil County (Maryland) Flooding
12/14/2009
YouTube   More >>
 
New discoveries could improve climate predictions
12/4/2009
USGS press release   More >>
 
"Climate One Stop" unveiled in Copenhagen
12/14/2009
RedOrbit.com   More >>
 
Why we need greener people!
12/14/2009
Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)   More >>
 
Hurricanes pose a greater threat now
12/9/2009
West Palm Beach News   More >>
 
Atlantic Hurricane season appears over--to some
12/9/2009
LA Times.   More >>
 
Lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends as one of the calmest since 1990s
12/9/2009
Minnesota Star Tribune   More >>
 
Innovation: What's next for social networking?
12/9/2009
New Scientist   More >>
 
Taiwan rethinks land use after killer typhoon
12/9/2009
Yahoo News   More >>
 
Ireland's flooding is continuing emergency
12/9/2009
Bloomberg.   More >>
 
Vancouver Island New Democrat among hundreds bailing water from flood homes
12/9/2009
Brandon Sun.com   More >>
 
Fewer Americans believe in global warming, poll shows
12/9/2009
Washington Times   More >>
 
Rising sea levels: A tale of two cities
12/9/2009
BBC   More >>
 
Insuring against climate change
12/9/2009
BBC   More >>
 
El Nino likely to cause rise in droughts, floods
12/9/2009
Post Zambia   More >>
 
Climate predictions Underestimate CO2 Impact
12/9/2009
USGS press release   More >>
 
New Orleans a test case for global warming
12/8/2009
CNN   More >>
 
Therm Warfare
12/7/2009
The Sun (UK)   More >>
 
The icy road to Copenhagen
12/7/2009
Business Mirror   More >>
 
Copenhagen climate talks begin
12/7/2009
Khaleej Times   More >>
 
A Next-Generation Emergency Manager
12/7/2009
Emergency Management   More >>
 
DHS considers contracts for collecting disaster-related imagery
12/7/2009
Federal Computer Weekly   More >>
 
Soccer-ball-sized submersible robots will track ocean currents and disasters at sea
12/7/2009
Popular Science.   More >>
 
Katrina teaches us to financially prepare today for the catastrophe of tomorrow
12/7/2009
GoSanAngelo.com   More >>
 
FEMA allows grant money to be used for maintenance
12/7/2009
NewsOK.com   More >>
 
It can be costly to push growth over environment
12/7/2009
Houston Chronicle.   More >>
 
Emergency alerts coming to your gaming
12/7/2009
Newsday.   More >>
 
Aid being cannibalized
12/7/2009
Straight Times (Singapore)   More >>
 
Review of "Through a Night of Horrors: Voices from the 1900 Galveston Storm
12/5/2009
Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management   More >>
 
Cholera epidemic infects thousands in Kenya
12/5/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
Climate change and freshwater in Latin America and the Caribbean
12/5/2009
UN Chronicle   More >>
 
Save the poor from climate change
12/5/2009
Modern Ghana.   More >>
 
Growing scientific consensus on climate change ahead of Copenhagen conference
12/2/2009
VOA News.   More >>
 
The climate science isn't settled
12/2/2009
The Wall St. Journal.   More >>
 
East Coast IOOS Regional Associations Water Quallity Workshop
12/2/2009
IOOS announcement.   More >>
 
As Nations Converge Over Climate Change
12/2/2009
AllAfrica.com   More >>
 
Record low water delivery is projected (California)
12/2/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
Atlantic hurricane season ends quietly
12/2/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
More rain for Britain after floods
12/2/2009
NY Times   More >>
 
Contaminated Soil is Source of Mercury in Fish in Shenandoah Valley Rivers
12/2/2009
USGS press release   More >>
 
Climate change claims bizzare, says Lindzen
12/2/2009
New American   More >>
 
Himalayan Glaciers May Not Be Not Melting After All
11/30/2009
FirstThings.com   More >>
 
Predictions for climate change this century
11/30/2009
SpaceDaily.com   More >>
 
Whither the weather?
11/30/2009
BClocalnews.com   More >>
 
Sea level rising faster than forecast, scientists say
11/25/2009
Bloomberg   More >>
 
A humanitarian's guide to Copenhagen
11/25/2009
IRIN   More >>
 
Looking to the Sky for Communications Solutions
11/25/2009
Emergency Management.   More >>
 
FEMA, Long-Term Recovery, and Private Sector Engagement
11/25/2009
BCLC.   More >>
 
DHS Launches Web Site for Sharing Recovery Ideas
11/25/2009
Emergency Management   More >>
 
Flood Control Message Must Change With the Times
11/25/2009
Emergency Management.   More >>
 
Floods May Worsen as the Climate Changes
11/25/2009
Emergency Management.   More >>
 
No Levee is Flood-Proof--and Other Critical Information to Tell Citizens
11/25/2009
Emergency Management.   More >>
 
Progressive Strategies for Flood Control
11/25/2009
Emergency Management   More >>
 
Use of Social Media Tools at FEMA
11/25/2009
FEMA   More >>
 
FEMA reaches milestone with Integrated Public Alert & Warning System
11/25/2009
FEMA   More >>
 
Report: Tsunami warning funds squandered in American Samoa
11/25/2009
CNN.   More >>
 
FEMA engages stakeholders to discuss National Flood Insurance Program
11/25/2009
FEMA   More >>
 
Unusual fall flooding swamps Midwest.
11/25/2009
USA Today.   More >>
 
Obama signs flood bill, bring $86.5M to region
11/25/2009
Sacramento Business Journal.   More >>
 
Maryland firefighters new cellular device simplifies communications
11/25/2009
FireRescue1   More >>
 
Vertical Evacuation from Tsunamis: A Guide for Community Officials
11/25/2009
FEMA   More >>
 
Hackers create tools for disaster relief
11/25/2009
CNET   More >>
 
El Nino picking up steam
11/25/2009
PhysOrg   More >>
 
Coastal areas still vulnerable
11/25/2009
Homeland Security Today.   More >>
 
Most levees won't meet FEMA cutoff
11/25/2009
Ventura County Star.   More >>
 
Satellite flood prediction could save lives
11/23/2009
Discovery News.   More >>
 
USACE now required to consider climate change in all future projects
11/25/2009
Popular Science.   More >>
 
250,000 Australian homes at climate risk: report
11/25/2009
Yahoo News   More >>
 
Idea takes hold for a 2-step climate pact
11/25/2009
LA Times.   More >>
 
Greentech for Social Good
11/24/2009
Greentech Media.   More >>
 
Cumbria Floods: There's More Where That Came From
11/24/2009
The Telegraph (UK)   More >>
 
In a Changing Climate, The Red Cross Hopes a New Focus on Training and Preparation Will Save Lives
11/24/2009
Americas Quarterly.   More >>
 
UN disaster expert knows first-hand what Copenhagen failure could entail
11/24/2009
UN News Centre.   More >>
 
Women harm least but are hurt most by climate change
11/24/2009
The National.   More >>
 
The Georgia Sound newsletter--fall 2009
11/24/2009
Georgia DNR   More >>
 
Women in less developed countries prone to hunger, disease
11/24/2009
Phillipines Star.   More >>
 
Heart of Dryness: Water, Climate & Energy
11/24/2009
Circle of Blue WaterNews   More >>
 
The perils of weather modification
11/24/2009
Minnesota Post   More >>
 
The U.S. Clean Energy Economy
11/24/2009
Center for American Progress   More >>
 
Leahy, Voinovich Introduce Legislation To Further Assist First Responders
11/24/2009
Press Release   More >>
 
California Water Overhaul Caps Use
11/23/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
Ruling on Katrina Flooding Favors Homeowners
11/23/2009
NY Times   More >>
 
In New Orleans, Elation Over Katrina Liability Ruling
11/23/2009
NY TImes.   More >>
 
Residents Return to Homes After Floods in Britain
11/23/2009
NY Times   More >>
 
After Katrina, Struggle for High Ground
11/23/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
Sewers at Capacity, Pollution Spills Into Waterways
11/23/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
In Mississippi Delta, Promising Summer Washed Away By Fall Rain
11/23/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
Drivers warned after flash floods
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Flood warning research announced
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Flooding and high winds affect roads and rivers
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Flood claims in Cumbria and Scotand could top 100 million pounds
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Scottish flooding 'to get worse'
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Irish flood 'worst for 800 years'
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Floods in Cumbria--Pictures November 2009
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Can you stop bridges collapsing in floods?
11/23/2009
BBC.   More >>
 
Thomas J. Graff, an expert on West Coast water use, dead at 65
11/23/2009
NY Times.   More >>
 
Falling limbs, water crossings challenge Grey Forest (San Antonio, TX)
11/11/2009
Article from San Antonio Express-News   More >>
 
Religions Fight Climate Change
11/11/2009
Article from Islam Online.   More >>
 
Predict flood and drought; Europe satellite launched (SMOS)
11/11/2009
Article from Examiner.com   More >>
 
Who's to lead?
11/11/2009
Article from Global Brief.   More >>
 
DHS Appropriations Bill Signed by President
11/11/2009
Update from IAEM   More >>
 
The future of farming?
11/11/2009
Article from Lancaster (PA) Farming   More >>
 
Less rain, greater chance of hurricanes forecast
11/11/2009
Honolulu Advertiser.   More >>
 
Pesticide Levels Decline in Corn Belt Rivers
11/11/2009
USGS Press Release   More >>
 
Local voices, global choice in Jamaica
11/11/2009
Article from ReliefWeb   More >>
 
Ida dwindles to tropical depression off Gulf Coast
11/10/2009
Article from CNN.   More >>
 
Floods, mudslides kill scores in El Salvador
11/9/2009
Article from CNN.   More >>
 
From Colombo to Copenhagen--A Road Map
10/16/2009
Article from the Daily Mirror.   More >>
 
Testimony of David Waskow, Climate Change Program Director, Oxfam America
10/16/2009
Article from ReliefWeb.com   More >>
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