2011-2012

• Tsunami Preparedness: Understanding our Nation's Risk and Response. March 21, 2012
• Planning for the Unpredictable: Improving Transportation Resilience to Severe Weather. August 2011
• Solar Storms: Disruptions to Technology and Risks to the Economy. June 2011
• Landslide Hazards: A Stealth Threat to the Nation. June 2011
• Tornadoes: Understanding the Risks and Providing Early Warning. June 2011
• Earthquakes and Tsunamis: What Happened in Japan and What it Means for the United States. March 2011

2009-2010

• Tornadoes: Understanding How They Develop and Providing Early Warning, July 21, 2010
• Hurricanes and Oil Will Mix: Managing Risk Now, June 30, 2010
• Drought Policy: Comparison of Australia and the United States, June 30, 2010
• Science, Preparation, and Resilience: What we can learn from the Haitian Earthquake of 2010
• Reducing Volcano Risks: Progress Since the Cataclysmic Eruption of Mount St. Helens. April 21, 2010.
• Eroding Coastlines: Geological and Societal Impacts of Extreme Storms, Wetland Loss, and Sea Level Rise. November 18, 2009
• Briefing on The Future of Disaster Mitigation. September 10, 2009
• Briefing on Disaster Preparedness: Lessons from the Great Southern California Shakeout. July 29, 2009.
• Briefing on Climate Change and the Science of Safeguarding our Communities from Wildfires. July 6, 2009.
• Briefing on Beyond Preparedness and Response: The Challenges of Long-Term Recovery. March 10, 2009.

2007-2008

• Briefing on Grand Challenges to Disaster Reduction. September 19, 2008
• Briefing on Levee Protection: Working with the Geology and Environment to Build Resiliency. June 19, 2008
• Briefing on Disaster Response: Critical Infrastructure and the Workforce - Who Will Respond? April 15, 2008
• Briefing on Flood Maps and Community Flood Risk. April 10, 2008
• Briefing on Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest. October 11, 2007
• Briefing on Managing Drought and Water Scarcity in Vulnerable Environments - A Roadmap for Change in the United States. July 18, 2007
• Briefing on A National Hurricane Research Initiative: Meeting Society's Needs. July 10, 2007
• Briefing on The New Madrid Fault Zone: Geology, Engineering and Emergency Management to Reduce Earthquake Risks. June 29, 2007
• Briefing on Protecting Lives and Properties at the Coastlines. March 29, 2007
• Briefing on End to End Disaster Communications. February 8, 2007
  

2005-2006

• Briefing on Drought: Strategies to Ensure Adequate Water Resources for Future Generations. September 27, 2006
• Briefing on Tornadoes: How They Form and How Well We Can Forecast Them. April 5, 2006
• Briefing on Benefits of Mitigation: Overview of Assessments of Future Savings. February 3, 2006
• Briefing on Coastal Flooding: Understanding the Hazard and Protecting Communities. November 1, 2005
• Briefing on Earthquakes: Mitigation Through Effective Design and Getting the Public Involved. September 20, 2005
• Briefing on Hurricanes: Lessons Learned to Reduce Future Risks. July 11, 2005

2003-2004

• Briefing on The Human Dimension of Disasters: How Social Science Research Can Improve Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, organized by the American Sociological Association (ASA) October 27, 2003

2001-2002

• Briefing on Delivering Clear and Effective Warnings: the Natural Hazards Challenge. June 24, 2002
• Briefing by Princeton Students on US Vulnerability to Natural Hazards. April 25, 2002
• Briefing on Hurricanes 2001: The Danger, The Impacts, The Forecast. July 26 2001
• Caucus Roundtable Event. January 22, 2001

1999-2000

• Caucus Forum on Reducing America's Vulnerability to Disasters. June 21, 2000
• Reception Honoring the Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus. June 21, 2000

Contributed by Linda Rowan and Corina Cerovski-Darriau, AGI Government Affairs Staff

Posted: June 16, 2000; Updated March 7, 2012.

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