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The following Sea Grant documents are arranged alphabetically by title. Click on the NSGL document number (following the title) to view the full-text digital version of the publication. The originating Sea Grant program can be identified by the institution code in the document number.

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For additional information related to hazards please refer to the HazNet website.

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OTHER HAZARDS

Cyclone | El Niño | Ice | Lightning | Rip Currents

Cyclone

Lake Erie fluctuations induced by the 26 January 1978 cyclone. OHSU-Y-80-002

El Niño

Biological tags for stock separation in Pacific herring ("Clupea harengus pallasi" Valenciennes) and the possible effect of "El Niño" currents on parasitism. AKU-W-90-003 pp. 245-254

El Niño and tuna. HAWAU-W-84-004 pp. 40-55

El Niño. ORESU-G-97-008

El Niño north: Niño effects in the eastern subarctic Pacific Ocean. WASHU-W-84-001

Ice

Facilities development, construction and operation problems and related environmental conflicts and problems of the ice stressed coastal areas of Alaska. AKU-T-70-001

Lightning

Beach safety: protect yourself from lightning. DELU-G-90-003

Lightning safety. DELU-G-05-007

Boating-lightning protection. FLSGP-G-85-001

Lightning and sailboats. FLSGP-G-92-001

Lightning: grounding your boat. MDU-G-80-001

Lightning: cone of protection. MICHU-G-80-001

Lightning & boats. MICHU-G-89-001

Rip Currents

Rip currents. DELU-G-05-006

Rip currents! Break the grip of the rip. MICHU-G-04-006

Rip currents! Break the grip of the rip! (sign). MICHU-G-04-008

Escapese de la resaca! (Spanish version of "Rip currents: break the grip of the rip" sign). MICHU-G-04-009

Rip currents: don't panic. NCU-G-00-001

Rip currents. NCU-G-01-002

Texas rips! TAMU-G-84-009

COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
(see also Hurricanes: Coastal Construction )

Coastal protection structures and their effectiveness. CUIMR-T-86-004

Decision models for evacuating platforms under storm conditions. CUIMR-T-91-002

Coastal construction setback line. FLSGP-G-74-001

Building construction on shoreline property. FLSGP-G-77-002

Reestablishment of the coastal construction control line. FLSGP-G-87-002

Guidelines for beachfront construction with special reference to the coastal construction setback line. FLSGP-H-77-001

Coastal construction practices. FLSGP-TL-82-001

Checklist for building construction on shoreline property. MASGC-H-79-001

The design, development, and testing of a quarter scale collision tolerant pile structure. NHU-T-85-002

Development of a central stay collision tolerant pile structure. NHU-T-86-006

Microcomputer modeling of collision-tolerant pile structures dynamics. NHU-T-88-002

A mathematical model for the three-dimensional dynamics of a collision tolerant pile structure (abstract only). NHU-X-86-001

Development and testing of a collision tolerant pile structure (abstract only). NHU-X-87-001

The design and analysis of a full scale collision tolerant pile structure (abstract only). NHU-X-89-001

Software for the design and analysis of collision tolerant pile structures (abstract only). NHU-X-89-002

Impact response of collision tolerant pile structures (abstract only). NHU-X-89-004

Coastal processes of the lower Hudson River. NYEXT-W-84-001

General planning considerations for small-scale coastal structures. NYSGI-H-83-001

Docks, piers and wharves: a design guide. NYSGI-H-83-002

Coastal structures handbook series: materials. NYSGI-H1-82-001

Coastal structures handbook series: breakwaters, jetties and groins. NYSGI-H1-82-002

Coastal structures handbook series: bulkheads. NYSGI-H1-82-003

Coastal structures handbook series: pile foundations. NYSGI-H1-82-004

Coastal structures handbook series: environmental loads. NYSGI-H1-82-005

Construction techniques, environmental impacts and laws/regulations for recreation development on the Great Lakes: an annotated bibliography and discussion of critical needs in New York. NYSGI-L-86-001

Regulating urban waterfront structures. NYSGI-T-81-008

Summary proceedings: legal issues and liability for construction along the ocean shore. OREXT-W-82-001

Reduction of coastal storm damages to residential structures: modifying existing unelevated structures. RIU-TL-81-002

Coastal construction: building in a hazardous place. SCSGC-W-87-002

HAZARDS MANAGEMENT
(see also Hurricanes: planning/preparedness)

Emergency response: how do emergency management officials address disasters in the Delaware Estuary? DELU-G-91-004

Economics of storm protection. DELU-T-76-009

Disasters and coastal state: a policy analysis of presidential declarations of disaster 1953-97. DELU-T-98-001

NOAA coastal storms initiative. FLSGP-G-02-005

Impacts of coastal hazards on tourism and property prices: research summary. GAUS-S-00-001

Report on 1999-2000 HazNet survey of Sea Grant personnel (to identify involvement in natural coastal hazards projects). LSU-S-00-001

Emergency aid. MASGC-TL-79-002

Your place at the beach: a buyer's guide to vacation real estate. NCU-H-87-001

The price of paradise: oceanfront living can be hazardous. NCU-O-98-003 pp. 14-19

Storms, people and property in coastal North Carolina. NCU-T-78-007

Report of the first annual Great Lakes Forecasting System (GLFS) user's workshop. OHSU-W-94-001

Coastal natural hazard information for property owners, sellers, and prospective buyers in the Pacific northwest. ORESU-L-80-003

Mitigation of liquefaction hazards to anchored sheet pile bulkheads. ORESU-R-98-004

Improving natural hazards management on the Oregon coast: recommendations of the coastal natural hazards policy working group 1994. ORESU-T-94-002

Harbormaster liability: reducing risk. RIU-E-92-005

Making a difference in reducing the risk of coastal hazards. RIU-G-96-010

Multi-hazard mitigation in Rhode Island. RIU-G-97-007

Hazard mitigation for Rhode Island recreational harbor communities. RIU-H-96-001

Integrated multi-hazard mitigation in Rhode Island. RIU-Q-96-001

'Nature hasn't forgotten': coastal development and hazard mitigation. RIU-R-99-003

Strategy for reducing risks from natural hazards in Pawtucket, Rhode Island: a multi-hazard mitigation strategy. RIU-T-97-005

Strategy for reducing risks from natural hazards in Charlestown, RI. RIU-T-98-001

State hazard mitigation grant program: applicants' guide. SCSGC-H-91-002

Coastal development: barrier islands, flood insurance, and policy. SCSGC-W-80-001

Protecting your boat against severe weather. TAMU-G-84-007