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Article 1 contribution: Wildfire

1/27/16: As part of an assignment, I discussed the Tools for Assessing the Impacts of Climate Variability and Change on Wildfire Regimes in Forests because it hadn't mentioned them before in the article. I listed some of the tools that are used. Link: http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/5/1476/htm

1/27/16: As part of an assignment, I discussed the Effects of wildfire disaster exposure on male birth weight in an Australian population because it hadn't been mentioned before. I mentioned how male Australian babies born after high-stress wildfire disasters have a higher average birth weight. Link: http://emph.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/11/15/emph.eov027.abstract?papetoc

2/12/16 (Revision of edits): This sentence was plagiarized with no citation:  "Other names such as brush fire, bush fire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, peat fire, vegetation fire, and veldfire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned, and the regional variant of English being used." I cited the sentence, and then additionally edited it. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/forest_fire

2/12/16 (Revision of edits): This sentence was plagiarized with no citation: "Buildings may become involved if a wildfire spreads to adjacent communities. While the causes of wildfires vary and the outcomes are always unique, all wildfires can be characterized in terms of their physical properties, their fuel type, and the effect that weather has on the fire." I cited the sentence, and then additionally edited it. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/forest_fire

Article 2 contribution: Earthquake

2/12/16: As part of an assignment, I added information about the Coping, Rumination and Posttraumatic Growth in People Affected by an Earthquake because it was a study performed on 394 adults who experienced the February 27, 2010 earthquake in Chile, and there were no previous specific impacts of earthquakes on humans listed. Link:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26820425

2/12/16: As part of an assignment, I added information about the Rapid Estimation of Earthquake Magnitude from the Arrival Time of the Peak High‐Frequency Amplitude because researchers proposed a way to measure the magnitude of an earthquake. Link: http://www.bssaonline.org/content/106/1/232.abstract

2/12/16: This sentence was plagiarized with no citation: "An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the perceptible shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves." I cited the sentence, and then additionally edited it. Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters/earthquake

Article 3 contribution: Hurricane Katrina

3/4/16: I added information about a study performed on evacuees that resided temporarily in Dallas, Texas, post-Katrina. This is important because the study provided information about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26507550

3/4/16: I added information about a study performed on pregnant women from New Orleans (5-7 years after Katrina) about their exposure to the disaster. This is important because the study provided information about how birth outcomes can be poor if the mother was exposed to a natural disaster. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26122255

3/4/16: There was no source for a quote by Kathleen Blanco, former governor/governor at-the-time. I added a source to her quote: "They have M16s and are locked and loaded. These troops know how to shoot and kill and I expect they will." Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4207202.stm

3/4/16: I added information about a study performed on older, long-term Baton Rouge residents and how they felt about people evacuating to Baton Rouge. This is important because many people affected by Katrina, especially New Orleans residents, evacuated to Baton Rouge either permanently, or for long periods of time. Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-015-9356-4

Article 4 contribution: Dust Bowl

3/5/16: I added information about how Atlantic and Pacific sea surface temperatures are linked to the causal mechanism for the droughts. This is important because it explains some of the causes of the droughts. Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11111-013-0190-z/fulltext.html

3/5/16: I added information about the greatly expanded participation of government in land management and soil conservation. This is important because it shows how the government was involved with policies in land management after the Dust Bowl on the Great Plains. Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11111-013-0190-z/fulltext.html

3/5/16: I added information about the enduring impact of the American Dust Bowl: Short- and Long-Run Adjustments to Environmental Catastrophe. This is because there was not much information on this topic. Link: http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/hornbeck/files/hornbeck_dustbowl.pdf?m=1360041873

3/5/16: I added information about the "hay method" because it had not been previously discussed in the article. Link: http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/hornbeck/files/hornbeck_dustbowl.pdf?m=1360041873

4/11/16: There was no source for the following: "The Dust Bowl area lies principally west of the 100th meridian on the High Plains, characterized by plains which vary from rolling in the north to flat in the Llano Estacado. Elevation ranges from 2,500 feet (760 m) in the east to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) at the base of the Rocky Mountains." I added an appropriate source, and paraphrased the sentence. Link: http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/151818/