American Hazardscapes: The Regionalization of Hazards and Disasters (2001)
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"Figure 2.2Figure 2.3Figure 3.3Figure 3.4." Susan L. Cutter. 2001. American Hazardscapes: The Regionalization of Hazards and Disasters. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press.
doi: 10.17226/10132.
FIGURE 2-2 SLOSH model output for a Category 3 hurricane along Long Island, New York. Source: http://hurricane.noaa.gov/prepare/longislandc3.htm.
FIGURE 2-3 Doppler radar image of the April 1996 Jacksonville, Illinois, tornado, illustrating the diagnostic hook echo. Source: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/arch/cases/960419/nxrd/jack.rxml.
Suggested Citation:
"Figure 2.2Figure 2.3Figure 3.3Figure 3.4." Susan L. Cutter. 2001. American Hazardscapes: The Regionalization of Hazards and Disasters. Washington, DC: Joseph Henry Press.
doi: 10.17226/10132.
FIGURE 3-3 Rainfall estimates from Doppler radar for severe thunderstorms in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky, May 17, 2001. Source: http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.78ohp/si.kiln.shtml.
FIGURE 3-4 A remotely sensed image of heat signatures (red) and smoke (blue) from fires burning in the western United States on August 23, 2000. Source: http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Current.
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