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Climatological/ Meteorological
Coastal Management
Geology/ Coastal/ Wetlands
Construction
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Natural Disaster Research


Climatological/ Meterological

Institute for Disaster Research
Texas Tech University
PO Box 4089
Lubbock, TX 79409-4089

National Association of Flood and Storm water Management Agencies
1225 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 682-3761 ext 204

National Center for Atmospheric Research
PO Box 3000
Boulder CO 80307
(303) 497-1215

National Climatic Data Center
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Building
Asheville, NC 28801
(704) 259-0344

National Hurricane Center
1320 South Dixie Highway
Room 631
Coral Gables, FL 33146
(305) 666-4612

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Silver Springs, MD 20910
(301) 427-7523

Hurricane Research Center
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
4310 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, FL 33149
(305) 361-4319


Coastal Management

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Coastal Zone Management Information Center
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Room 729
Washington, DC 20314
(202) 272-0169

US Army Corps of Engineers
Planning Division
Civil Works Directorate
Office of the Chief Engineer
Washington, DC 20314
(202) 272-0169


Geology/ Coastal/ Wetlands

Association of State Wetlands Managers
PO BOX 2463
Berne, NY 12023
(518) 872-1804

Fish and Wildlife Service
1-800-USA-MAPS

National Sea Grant Depository
Pell Library-Bay Campus
University of Rhode Island
Narragansett, RI 02882

US Geological Survey
421 National Center
Reston, VA 22092
(703) 648-5684


Construction

International Association of Structural Movers
PO BOX 268
Weeksport, NY 13166

National Institute of Standards and Technology
National Engineering Laboratory
Center for Building Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
(301) 975-5904


Emergency Preparedness and Response

American Red Cross
431 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-5399
(202) 639-3400

Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 475-8400

Federal Emergency Agency
500 C Street, SW
Washington, DC 20472
(202) 646-2500


National Disaster Research

National Research Council
2101 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20418
(202) 334-3312

Natural Hazards Research and Applications Center
Campus Box 482
University of Colorado
Bolder, CO 80309-0482
(303) 492-6818

 

 

 

 

 
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