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Potential dangers from both natural processes (e.g., earthquakes, floods, and climate change) and human impacts on the environment.

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Understanding risk and resilience to natural hazards [More info]: General approach taken by USGS to providing communities with the tools and information they need to prepare for natural hazards that may affect them.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) natural hazards response [More info]: The primary goal of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Natural Hazards Response is to ensure that the disaster response community has access to timely, accurate, and relevant geospatial products, imagery, and services during and after an emergency event.
United States National Seismic Hazard Maps [More info]: Maps indicating areas where earthquakes may cause damage or disrupt human activities, with information about how those maps are compiled.
Volcano and hydrologic hazards, features, and terminology [More info]: Links to explanations of volcanic hazards and features and to a glossary of volcano terminology.
Volcano hazard zones in the Long Valley - Mono Lake Area, California [More info]: Describes the volcano-hazard zones for the Long Valley and Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain identified by scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Volcano Hazards Program, California Volcano Observatory [More info]: Overview of volcano hazards in California with links to monitoring data including earthquakes and deformations, long-term outlook, volcano hazards in the area, USGS response plan, image gallery, monitoring and topical studies, publications and references.
Water resources of Washington State - Flood hazards [More info]: Description of the Flood Hazards study project by Water Resources Program in Tacoma, Washington with links to other flood hazard projects.
U.S. Geological Survey disaster response and the International Charter for space and major disasters [More info]: How we support an international agreement designed to facilitate the use of remote sensing data for assisting when major disasters occur anywhere on earth.
Facing the great disaster: How the men and women of the U.S. Geological Survey responded to the 1906 "San Francisco Earthquake" [More info]: After the powerful earthquake of April 18, 1906, staff of the U.S. Geological Survey stationed in Sacramento and Berkeley brought help to the residents of devastated San Francisco, documented the effects of the quake, and investigated its causes.
USGS Emergency Response Resources [More info]: Web sites, organizational units, databases, and services that USGS provides in response to a variety of emergencies.

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