1. Chapter 1 outlines five fundamental concepts that we will consider as we examine natural hazards. Provide a brief description of what you think each of these concepts means and why each is important.
• Hazards are predictable from scientific evaluation.
• Risk analysis is an important component in our understanding of the effects of hazardous processes.
• Linkages exist between different natural hazards as well as between hazards and the physical environment.
• Hazardous events that previously produced disasters are now producing catastrophes.
• Consequences of hazards can be minimized.
2. How can the knowledge of indigenous peoples contribute to our understanding of hazardous processes and how to deal with them? (see links under Incorporating Indigenous Knowldege below for information on what this means)

RESOURCES

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Text: Chapter 1

• Know your agencies: FEMA, CDC, NOAA, USGS, NWS

Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge

• Tapestry Institute: Weaving Indigenous Knowledge to Life
  • Ways of Knowing (be sure to read the Tornado Example)
  • In Service to the Land: Indigenous Research Methods in the Natural Sciences
  • The Mythic Roots of Western Culture’s Alienation from Nature
• Indigenous Knowledge Is The Missing Piece In Disaster Risk Reduction
• How Indigenous Knowledge Is Changing Natural Hazard Mitigation
• Solar Mandates in Sacred Groves
• Network Connects Indigenous Knowledges in the Arctic and U.S. Southwest
• How Indigenous Knowledge Is Changing Natural Hazard Mitigation
• Indigenous knowledge is a form of science — don’t ignore it
• Studying Volcanoes through Myths, Legends, & Other Unconventional Data
• What is Indigenous knowledge?: Science Direct
• The Moana Project Braids Tradition and Science for a More Sustainable Ocean
• Federal Policy on the use of Indigenous Knowledge
  • What is “Indigenous Knowledge” And Why Does It Matter? Integrating Ancestral Wisdom and Approaches into Federal Decision-Making
  • White House Releases First-of-a-Kind Indigenous Knowledge Guidance for Federal Agencies
    • overview memorandum
    • full guidance memorandum

Recent Articles

• Example scientific research article and press reports:
  • Dr. Victor Gensini, lead author, is a graduate of Puntam Co HS and IVCC!
  • Scientific Journal Article: Hailstone size dichotomy in a warming climate
  • NIU press release: Scientists say large hail will become more common in warming climate
  • USA Today article: Grapefruit-sized hail? Climate change could bring giant ice stones
• The natural disaster economist (23-minute podcast episode)
• Could updated building codes reduce risks from future storms? Some experts say yes
• NHC Cone Heads in a New Direction
• Cultivating Trust in AI for Disaster Management
• Locals have been sounding the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk
• Natural Floodplains Are Quickly Vanishing
• Why the weather forecast will always be a bit wrong
• Breaking News Consumer's Handbook: U.S. Storm Edition
• A Promising Forecast for Predictive Science
• Natural Hazards Have Unnatural Impacts: What More Can Science Do?
• Where Do People Fit into a Global Hazard Model?
• Building Resilience in Rural America
• Building Equity into Hazards Research
• Assessing Social Equity in Disasters
• The Wildfire One-Two: First the Burn, Then the Landslides
• Is Your Home at Risk of Experiencing a Natural Disaster?
• Exploring Subduction Zone Geohazards on Land and at Sea
• Geohazard Education Trainings Foster Resilience in Rural Alaska
• Raising Hazard Awareness at the Foot of One of the World’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes
• He survived the water, but not the flood (note: this article discusses the personal impacts of natural disasters, including suicide)

On-line resources:

• Federal Emergency Management Agency: http://www.fema.gov
• US Geological Survey: http://www.usgs.gov/hazards/
• Centers for Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov
• U.S. State Department
• CLaSH - Center for Land Surface Hazards
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
• Risk Factor (provides estimates for flood, wildfire, and extreme heat risk)
• American Planning Association: Hazards Planning Center
• Institute for Business & Home Safety: http://www.disastersafety.org/
• United Relations Relief Web
• American Red Cross Disaster Relief
• BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/science_and_environment
• National Geographic Society: Natural Disasters Information
• NASA
• What we do: https://appliedsciences.nasa.gov/what-we-do/disasters
• Natural Disasters: https://www.nasa.gov/content/esd-natural-disasters
• Hazards: https://www.nasa.gov/subject/3130/hazards/