| May 2006 | Volume XXX | Number 5 |
Table of Contents
The 1906 Earthquake and Public Policy
—an invited comment
New Quick Response Reports from the Natural Hazards Center
- House and White House Release Katrina Findings
- Catastrophic Planning Likely Inadequate
- Improving FEMA’s Response Capabilities
- FEMA and IAFC Launch Intrastate Mutual Aid Project
- NIMS Basic: New Guides from FEMA
- New Policy Links Reconstruction Dollars to Advisory Flood Elevations
- FY 2004 and 2005 HSGP Funds Okayed for Hurricane Preparedness Exercises
- NIMS: 10-Codes and Plain English
- Executive Order Establishes Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
- Funding for Firebreaks in Hurricane-Stricken States
- Search Past Weather Data through NOAA Weather Portal
- Federal Earthquake Program Seeks Comments
- FEMA.gov Gets Makeover
- More Borrowing Authority for the NFIP
- NOAA Collaborates with Australian Counterparts
- Hurricane Season 2005 Revised
Fun Facts: Storm Names Retired
LSU Takes On Herculean Hurricane Task
Feature Article:
Dealing with Foreign Dead: An Evolution of Mass-Casualty Identification
Seismopolis: New Center Educates Public about Earthquakes and Earthquake Safety
Lightning Safety: An Issue with International Significance
New Presidential Disaster Declaration Web Site
Certification in Disaster Medicine Responds to Growing Need
NIH Announces Rapid Assessment Post-Impact of Disaster Grants
FEMA’s FY 2006 Repetitive Flood Claims Program
New Resource on Gender and Disaster
Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, Rob Pudim, our fabulous cartoonist, was not able to provide new illustrations for this issue. This gave us the fun opportunity to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit Observers past. It was startling to find so many cartoons that still hold relevance today. Sadly, the same stories are being told. Enjoy the old art, be sure to note the dates; it is our past, our present, but hopefully not our future.