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Natural Disasters
also see: Avalanches, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornadoes
A Safer Future... |
A Safer Future: Reducing the Impacts of Natural Disasters, by the U.S. National Committee for the Decade of Natural Disaster Reduction, National Research Council. This is a free, browsable, nonproprietary, fully and deeply searchable online version.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1840.html
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Disaster Handbook, The |
Handbook includes disaster information for floods, fire, drought, tornadoes and winter storms. Chapters include preparedness information, cleanup and repair, salvaging and rebuilding,and community issues.
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/news//handbook.html
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Emergency Managers Weather Information Network |
EMWIN is a suite of data access methods, developed in partnership with FEMA, which make available a live stream of weather and other critical emergency information.
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/emwin/index.htm
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Emergency News, Information, and Analysis |
Provides 24-hour news, information, analysis and coverage of disasters and major emergency events. Site has links to EMS, police, fire, disaster/rescue, hazmat, military, infectious disease, counter-terrorism, chemical and biological terrorism information
http://www.emergency.com
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FEMA - National and Regional Disaster News |
National and regional disaster news; storm watch featuring nationwide forecasts, warnings and advisories
http://www.fema.gov
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NOAA - National Warnings Area |
NOAA updates this site every 60 seconds. Provides instant access to tornado, hurricance, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, winter storm and special marine warnings. Great place to see the status of severe weather in the US.
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
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NOAA: GOES Satellite Server |
NOAA's geostationary satellite server providing the most recent still and video weather images.
http://www.goes.noaa.gov/
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Project SafeSide |
Information on emergency preparation for natural disasters including earthquakes, extreme heat, flooding, hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, wind, wildfires and severe winter weather. A project of The Weather Channel and the American Red Cross.
http://www.weather.com/safeside/
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Texas A&M University Severe Weather Watch |
Map of the United States showing states where there are currently severe weather watches or warnings; click on a state to obtain details
http://www.met.tamu.edu/weather/warnings/
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