Damage and economic impacts of natural and human-made disasters have been growing at exponential rates over the past few decades. The magnitude of these disasters and our global interconnectedness have grown to the point where a catastrophic disaster resulting from either natural or human-made hazards have regional, national, and even global economic consequences. Public, private and non-profit organizations in rural and urban centers alike are struggling to balance the threats from hazards with social and economic development through informed planning, protection, mitigation, and recovery strategies. We currently apply various technology tools and models to assess the impacts of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, chemical spills, or terrorist incidents. This Web site is an effort initiated by participants of the Annual Disaster Workshop held at the University of Colorado to integrate and extend our use of geographic information sciences (GIS) in understanding hazards and reduce their adverse social, economic and environmental impacts. This Web site is directed to identifying:

Imagery from the MODIS sensor aboard Terra-1 and Aqua-1 spacecraft of Tropical Storm Allison, June 5, 2001

This site is hosted by Computer Aided Design GIS Research Laboratory and Disaster Science Management, Louisiana State University.

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