Image Descriptions

Descriptions are provided below for six images appearing on Fact Sheet 093-99, Natural Hazards Minimizing the Effects.

[Image 1 - Selectable] Houses in Oakland, Calif., destroyed by landslide during the 1997-98 El Niño.
Return

[Image 2 - Selectable] USGS stream gages quickly provide information used for emergency warnings as well as the long-term data needed to understand flood risks. The clickable map of the real-time stream-gaging network is on the web at http://water.usgs.gov/realtime.html.
Return

[Image 3 - Selectable] Hurricane Mitch was the most destructive hurricane in the history of the Western Hemisphere. From Oct. 27 through Nov. 1, 1998, it battered the Caribbean coast and parts of Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala, in Central America.
Return

[Image 4 - Selectable] National maps of earthquake shaking hazards provide essential information for developing effective building codes in the United States.
Return

[Image 5 - Selectable] Southern Alaska faces substantial seismic risk.
Return

[Image 6 - Selectable] Mount Rainier, a recently active volcano, looms over the City of Tacoma, Wash.
Return