The SAFRR Project
Innovating the application of hazard science.
Innovating the application of hazard science.
Science Application for Risk Reduction
Our SAFRR team focuses on building partnerships to improve the use of natural hazards information. We identify information needs and gaps and develop new products that make our science more available to users such as emergency managers, community members, or decision-makers. These efforts increase public safety and reduce economic losses caused by natural hazards.
SAFRR's HayWired Scenario
SAFRR's HayWired Scenario
The HayWired scenario resources prepare the San Francisco Bay area.
News
USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining
USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining
The Monitor Newsletter - Vol. 12 | Issue July 2023 - Vol. 12 | Issue July 2023
The Monitor Newsletter - Vol. 12 | Issue July 2023 - Vol. 12 | Issue July 2023
The Monitor Newsletter - Vol. 11 | Issue May 2023
The Monitor Newsletter - Vol. 11 | Issue May 2023
Publications
Non-native plant invasion after fire in western USA varies by functional type and with climate Non-native plant invasion after fire in western USA varies by functional type and with climate
Invasions by non-native plant species after fire can negatively affect important ecosystem services and lead to invasion-fire cycles that further degrade ecosystems. The relationship between fire and plant invasion is complex, and the risk of invasion varies greatly between functional types and across geographic scales. Here, we examined patterns and predictors of non-native plant...
The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Societal Consequences The HayWired Earthquake Scenario—Societal Consequences
The HayWired earthquake scenario, led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), anticipates the impacts of a hypothetical moment magnitude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault. The fault runs along the east side of California’s San Francisco Bay and is among the most active and dangerous in the United States, passing through a densely urbanized and interconnected region. A scientifically...
The HayWired earthquake scenario—Earthquake hazards The HayWired earthquake scenario—Earthquake hazards
The HayWired scenario is a hypothetical earthquake sequence that is being used to better understand hazards for the San Francisco Bay region during and after an earthquake of magnitude 7 on the Hayward Fault. The 2014 Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities calculated that there is a 33-percent likelihood of a large (magnitude 6.7 or greater) earthquake occurring on the...