AGENDA for January 15th, 2000 (WORKSHOP 1)

"HOW PREDICTABLE ARE NATURAL DISASTERS?"

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND 

Powerpoint Presentation by Dr. Michael Passow
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1. OVERVIEW OF THE "SATURDAY WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS" AT LDEO :  

2. "PREDICTING NATURAL DISASTERS"

• Observing and measuring events in the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere 
• Developing theories and systems to predict events 
• Teaching about Earthquakes 
  "Earthquakes and the Web"  (Word Document) (view the HTML version)
• On-line learning with "Virtual Quake" 
  http://vcourseware1.calstatela.edu 

DR. ARTHUR LERNER-LAM: "HOW PREDICTABLE ARE NATURAL DISASTERS?"

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"TEACHING ABOUT HAZARDOUS WEATHER"
     For copyright reasons, we cannot include the written materials produced by the American Meteorological Society's Project Atmosphere about various types of hazardous weather conditions listed below which were used during the actual workshop.  However, there is an online version for this theme created by PROJECT ATMOSPHERE CANADA that may be accessed through http://www.smc-msc.ec.gc.ca/education/teachers_guides/module1_hazardous_weather_e.html

• "Hazardous Weather Teacher's Guide" [© 1992 American Meteorological Society "PROJECT Atmosphere"]
  --Overview of severe weather in the U. S.
  --Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 
• "Tracking Severe Weather with Doppler Radar" (from "Student Activities in Meteorology" developed by NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories/FSL) 
• "Tracking the Andover Twister"
  --Hurricanes 
• "Tracking Hurricane Diana"
  --Winter Storms 
• "The Blizzard of '93" 
• "Operation Icestorm"   
• "Helping Students Learn Emergency Preparedness" 
  --American Red Cross "Winter Storms…the Deceptive Killers"  
• "Words Matter-How People React to the Way Predictions Are Phrased"