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The State of Colorado is committed to building a resilient future through collaboration, coordination, and innovation. As part of this commitment, the Colorado Resiliency Framework, the State's resiliency roadmap, calls for an annual plan and report to provide Coloradans with information about progress towards the implementation of the priorities and strategies identified in the Framework. The 2016 Colorado Resiliency Working Group Annual Plan, the...
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"April 18, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost, lives are shattered, but some rise from the ashes forever changed. Sophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly...
39) Collection of satellite-referenced building damage information in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley
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Hurricane Charley is the first Category 4 hurricane for which 'before' and 'after' satellite imagery is available from very high-resolution systems. From a scientific perspective, it therefore offers a unique opportunity to investigate the use of remote sensing for post-disaster urban damage assessment. This report addresses the actions people took and perceptions people had of the fire during the evacuation period.