FEMA Course – Economics of Natural Hazards and Catastrophes

Geohazards, such as earthquakes and volcanoes are monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey. Perhaps the most dramatic recent example of the risk posed by geohazards was the explosion of Mt. St. Helens that killed 57 people. Prior to the eruption, there was only one seismometer on the mountain, now there are 20. (Paulson, 2005) Slide 29 ................
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