Thursday, April 21, 2011

NVHUG meeting at NGIS Conference ...

The Nevada HAZUS User Group will be meeting & having a free luncheon at the upcoming Nevada Geographical Information Society's 21st Annual GIS Conference in Reno, NV. Wednesday / May 11th

As part of the meeting the NVHUG will be performing a "Practice Earthquake Event" ... Click for more info ...

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

New Flood Report from the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology has released a new flood report.

OF10-3 - Updated assessment of risks and vulnerability to flood hazards in Nevada

This report supersedes NBMG OF07-2.

This report is only available on the Web, DOWNLOAD (.pdf)...

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Nevada interactive seismic map

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology has released an interactive map that allows NV residents, emergency planners and managers, and other public officials to locate homes, schools or businesses in relation to mapped earthquake fault lines throughout the state.

Using a new earthquake potential-loss report, anyone will be able to assess probabilities and consequences of various magnitudes of earthquakes in 38 communities around the state.

MORE INFO / ON-LINE MAP

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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Nevada Floodplain Managers News







The Fall 2009 issue of the Nevada Floodplain Managers News is now available. download (.pdf / 2.3 MB).

Nevada Floodplain Management Program

Floodplain Management Association: California, Nevada and Hawaii

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Friday, June 19, 2009

NV HAZUS Reports...

Two new Nevada HAZUS reports, one on earthquake risk and one on flood risk, have been produced by the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology. Links to these online reports are shown below.

Assessment of Risks and Vulnerability to Earthquake Hazards in Nevada
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/of071.pdf

Assessment of Risks and Vulnerability to Flood Hazards in Nevada
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/of072.pdf

Loss-Estimation Modeling of Earthquake Scenarios for Each County in Nevada Using HAZUS-MH, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/dox/of061/of061.pdf

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Monday, June 1, 2009







Nevada’s Division of Emergency Management (DEM) and Nevada’s Division of Water Resources are extending an invitation to all interested parties throughout the State of Nevada to attend a
Hazard Mitigation Grant Application Workshop.

June 30, 2009 / 08:30 - -4:30
DPS Training Room / Elko, NV
MORE INFO ...

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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Mogul-Somerset Earthquake Swarm


For info on the Mogul-Somerset Earthquake Swarm click on the graphic to the left ...

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