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The
rainy
season
in
Sahelian
West
Africa
extends
from
June
to
September
and
is
tied
to
the
position
of
the
intertropical
front.
During
this
period,
mesoscale
convective
systems
(MCSs)
often
produce
significant
rainfall
that
can
lead
to
flooding.
This
module
examines
an
extreme
flooding
event
that
occurred
in
Ouagadougou,
Burkina
Faso
from
31
August
to
1
September
2009.
Learners
assume
the
role
of
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Intermediate
Wildland
Fire
Behavior,
S-290
is
the
second
course
in
a
five
course
sequence
developing
wildland
fire
behavior
prediction
skills
and
knowledge.
In
the
Wildland
Fire
Qualifications
System
Guide,
PMS
310-1,
this
course
is
required
of
those
planning
to
work
as
one
of
the
Single
Resource
Bosses
or
a
Fire
Effects
Monitor
on
wildfires,
fire
use
fires,
and
prescribed
fires.
It
builds
upon
the
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The
Disaster
Dynamics
project
is
a
learning
environment
for
the
study
of
the
unique
challenges
surrounding
natural
disasters.
By
focusing
on
dynamics,
this
project
emphasizes
the
complex
and
emergent
interplay
between
different
aspects
of
the
design
activities
and
the
extreme
event.
The
website
has
several
educational
role-playing
simulation
games
such
as
decision
making
under
uncertainty,
complex
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The
Natural
Hazards
Center,
located
at
the
University
of
Colorado,
Boulder,
Colorado,
USA,
is
a
national
and
international
clearinghouse
for
information
on
natural
hazards
and
human
adjustments
to
hazards
and
disasters.
The
Natural
Hazards
Center
carries
out
its
mission
in
four
principal
areas:
information
dissemination,
an
annual
workshop,
research,
and
library
services.
The
center's
prime
goal
is
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A composite of SeaWiFS images from September 18, 1997 through September 25, 1997 showing smoke plumes over Indonesia and southeast Asia
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An animation of Typhoon Opal approaching Japan from GMS 5 imagery. Note that prevailing winds blowing from China toward Japan are instrumental in keeping the typhoon away from the mainland.
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An animation of Typhoon Opal approaching Japan from GMS 5 imagery. Note that prevailing winds blowing from China toward Japan are instrumental in keeping the typhoon away from the mainland. -
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AVHRR 10-day fire averages from the Space Applications Institute, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
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AVHRR 10-day fire averages from the Space Applications Institute, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
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AVHRR 10-day fire averages from the Space Applications Institute, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
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AVHRR 10-day fire averages from the Space Applications Institute, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
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