Disaster News Resources
- Environmental News Network - is a daily news site providing information about environmental issues. The site also includes a paid subscription area for environmental wire-service stories.
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Disaster Relief
- Local Disaster Response Organizations - -- A list of local response organizations by state.
Domestic Response Organization Links
Earthquakes
- Central U.S. Earthquake History - takes a detailed look at the history of quakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
- Earthquake Engineering Institute - is partially funded by the National Science Foundation and FEMA. It includes recent research and other information about earthquakes.
- Earthquake Information - a list of recent global activity from the National Earthquake Center.
- Earthquake Magnitude Comparisons - is a chart that gives insight into the impacts of different strengths of earthquakes.
- Recent Earthquakes - provides information and maps of recent California and Nevada earthquakes.
- Worldwide Earthquake Locator - provides a list of recent global and maps of the approximate location of the center of activity from the University of Edinburgh.
International Response Organization Links
Mitigation
- Association of State Floodplain Managers
- Federal Emergency Management Agency - (FEMA) provides extensive resources - from announcements of aid available to disaster survivors to suggestions about ways to protect property prior to a disaster.
- FEMA Saferoom Site
- Housing and Urban Development - has several disaster assistance programs
- National Drought Mitigation Center - University of Nebraska-Lincoln message - drought is a recurring feature of climate and people can and should plan for it. Includes Drought Monitor and Drought Impact Reporter.
- North Carolina Emergency Management Mitigation
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Public Violence
- Blood in the Schoolyard Series - is a series of articles published by the Cincinnati Press.
- Center for the Prevention of School Violence - School violence stats and information about the Center for the Prevention of School Violence.
- National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center - Lots of information about violence, teens, and today?s issues -- has sections for parents, professionals, and teens.
- Peacebuilders - is a program that has been used successfully in some communities to reduce school violence.
- Report on School Safety and Violence Prevention - A report on the problem with school violence, the need for solutions, and the controversy surrounding school violence.
- Violence and Discipline Problems in U.S. Public Schools: 1996-97 - A report on violence and discipline problems in public schools.
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Severe Weather
- Interactive Weather Information Network - National Weather Service provides maps and details of weather and storm warning conditions by state.
- Severe Weather Alerts - The Weather Channel provides information on the Web from its cable channel.
- Severe Weather Watches and Warnings - A map of the U.S. showing current weather watches and warnings.Click on the state and a map of the actual counties affected and details of the weather statement is available.
- Storm Prediction Center - Daily weather-related prediction information provided by the National Weather Service.
- StormWatch - A continuously updated U.S. map showing severe weather warnings.
- Weather Advisory Browser - weather bulletins and tracking of major storms. Users may choose any location in U.S. and Canada for a variety of weather advisories.
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Tornadoes
- The Tornado Project Online - a list of tornadoes by state. It also lists the Fujita scale of tornado intensity and other tornado information.
Tropical Storms
- Canadian Hurricane Center - provides information about storms that are predicted to directly impact Canada. Hidden under the
- NASA - includes storm tracking photography and other weather data.
- National Hurricane Center
- Tropical Storms Worldwide - tends to include somewhat technical data for serious weather watchers.
Volcanoes
- Volcano Watch - is a product of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory of US Geological Survey, providing facts and information about volcanic actitivity in Hawaii.
- Volcanoes Page - Michigan Tech's page of volcanology, provides information about current and historical volcanic activity.
Wildfires
- Fire Danger Map - predicts the fire potential conditions and locations of current U.S. wildfires.
- National Interagency Fire Center - contains links to the most up-to-date fire information, including The Incident Management Situation Report, Incident Information System (Inciweb), and The National Fire News, among others..
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Fire Management - provides current wildfire situation reports across the U.S. and other helpful information.
Winter Storms
- Avalanche Danger Scale - provides a detailed description of what U.S. warnings mean.
- Boulder Colorado Climate and Weather Data - includes a variety of information, from the current snowpack levels in the Rockies to the Colo. Avalanche Center. Other weather data -- winter and year 'round is also included.
- Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center - includes resources about current conditions around the globe and links to email lists.
- Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center - provides detailed information about current avalanche forecasts and mountain conditions in the northwestern U.S. Using Internet camera links, viewers can see the current conditions in mountain passes, and resources for avalanche education.
- Worldwide Avalanche Network - includes links to weather, resources for those interested in learning more about avalanches and links to other avalanche-related sites.
