2.None listed– Ice Storm

3. Very high.

* 4.Yes when the power finally came back on. Some people had no power for 2 weeks or more.

5. If you were fortunate enough to have a battery-powered radio or television, I think so. But I was fairly young then, only 11 years old.

* 6. Yes

* 7. No, never thought to. And I would probably contribute to a charity before that anyway, since I can’t contribute to everything. (if by "contribute" you mean donate").

* 8. Yes

* 9. I think so, but again, I was young when it happened so I can’t be sure.

10. I think those would be very helpful in that kind of situation, if only to get the scale of the situation into perspective.

What state are you located in?
I was located in Plattsburgh, NY when this happened in 1998. Top right corner of the state. There were other places that had it worse than us I believe, probably Buffalo, NY which is right off Lake Erie, and across Lake Champlain from us in VT. Lake-effect snow and such pounds them even when it isn’t a huge storm.

I am from India

1. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? YES

2. Which of the following hazards have you experienced? FLOOD

3. About at what intensity did the disaster occur? HIGH

4. Did you have access to the internet following the event? NO
(Electric line got disturbed)

5. As the event passed, did you feel that adequate updates about the hazard were
provided to affected citizens? NO

6. Following the event, did you feel coherent enough that you would be able to
communicate in detail about your surroundings? YES

7. Have you ever contributed Geospatial Information about a hazard or extreme event
online? (Through Google Earth, USGS website, Weather channel, etc..) NO

8. Do you have any experience using a GPS system? YES

9. Do you feel that your community has an adequate emergency response system in
place for the onset of natural disasters? NO

10. Do you feel that GIS and Remote Sensing is a very appropriate way of coping with a
natural disaster before, during and after the onset of a natural hazard? YES