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Earthquake Mitigation and Design
As world populations continue to grow, more and more people are living on the edge of fault lines. A recent FEMA agency report shows that earthquake damages cost the United States 4.4 billion dollars a year. This one hour course takes a look at some of the techniques used in mitigating earthquake damage, and earthquake design.
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Hurricane Mitigation: Design and Construction Lessons
After major hurricane disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dispatches Building Performance Assessment Teams (BPATs) to evaluate the successes and failures of buildings to withstand the wind and flood forces of these storms. The teams document the results of their evaluations in building performance assessment reports.
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Floodproofing
Flooding has caused damage throughout the United States and all areas of the World, ever since man decided to occupy areas adjacent to rivers and lakes. This 5-hour interactive online course focuses on the floodproofing and/or retrofitting of buildings to keep them safe from flood damage, or at least, reduce their exposure to flood damage.
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Emergency Management Guide
This 4-hour online course offers step-by-step guidelines for creating and maintaining a comprehensive emergency management program—including planning, response, and recovery—for a variety of common hazards
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Earth Dynamics: Tornadoes
Tornadoes are the single most violent weather event known to occur on Earth. These storms are compact, rotating columns of air, yet they are one of nature’s most violent and destructive storms. This 2-hour online course reviews how, when and where tornadoes form. It explores measurement scales, and discusses the great variety in appearance of these destructive forces of nature.
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