Web Directory

» A Procedure to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Two Watch Warning Systems
   Notes from this workshop on the effectiveness of heat related health watch systems.
   http://www.udel.edu/SynClim/noaa.htm

» American Experience: Fatal Flood
   Companion site to the PBS documentary about the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. Includes timeline, maps, profiles of people and events, teacher's guide, and info about the film.
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/

» CBS News Disaster Links
   Information about a variety of manmade and natural disaster-related websites. Quick reference and access to realtime data.
   http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml

» Commission on Geological Sciences for Environmental Planning
   Promotes the essential role of geological science in environmental management and planning and in the identification and mitigation of natural hazards.
   http://www.sgu.se/hotell/cogeo/

» CrisisWiki
   Volunteer driven resource that lists sites and information, such as charities, news, and relief efforts, relating to natural disasters.
   http://www.crisiswiki.org/

» Degassing Lakes Manoun and Nyos
   History of the 1986 disaster at Lake Nyos and details of a plan to mitigate the effect of future disasters through degassing. Includes a webcam at Lake Nyos.
   http://pagesperso-orange.fr/mhalb/nyos/

» Disaster Research Center
   Online publications, data, bibliographies, and other information relevant to the sociology of disasters.
   http://www.udel.edu/DRC/

» FEMA: United States Earthquakes
   Maps and statistics from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
   http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/usquakes.shtm

» Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany: Georisk and Geohazards
   About ongoing research in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, glacial lake outbursts, mud flows, mud volcanism and sudden land subsidence.
   http://www.bgr.bund.de/cln_030/nn_467474/EN/Themen/Georisiko/georisiko__node__en.html

» Forces of Nature
   Educational information about natural phenomena and different natural disasters. Includes information about the causes of disasters as well as lists of the worst recorded type of each disaster.
   http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/

» Geologic Hazards
   US Geological Survey resources on hazards related to earthquakes, landslides, and geomagnetism.
   http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/

» Global Risk Identification Program
   GRIP targets areas of the world where disaster is a major factor in reducing sustainable development. Its objectives are to improve the evidence base for disaster risks and improve risk management strategies.
   http://www.gripweb.org/

» HazNet
   Provides information on coastal natural hazards (such as hurricanes and shoreline erosion), hazard planning, and things that can be done to reduce personal and economic losses. From U.S. National Sea Grant College Program.
   http://www.haznet.org/

» National Climatic Data Center
   Severe weather records and natural disaster links.
   http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/reports/weather-events.html

» Natural Disaster Management in India
   Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives.
   http://ndmindia.nic.in/

» Natural Disasters Association
   Provides information on different types of disasters, courses, education and a forum.
   http://www.n-d-a.org

» Natural Hazards Databases at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
   Natural Hazards data and educational information including earthquake, tsunami, and stress data
   http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/

» Savage Earth
   Web companion to the PBS show, produced by New York's WNET, on natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Includes detailed animations, QuickTime movies, survivors' stories, and links.
   http://www.thirteen.org/savageearth/

» Societal Aspects of Weather
   Organization which measures the impact of weather on people.
   http://www.ucar.edu/res_sci/societal-impacts.html

» Storm Events
   Storm database with records of US storms and tornadoes by county.
   http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms

» The Natural Hazards Center
   Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Information on human adaptation to disaster.
   http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/

» The Natural Hazards Mitigation Group at University of Geneva
   Research and training programs on volcanic and seismic hazards and their mitigation, as well as disaster response.
   http://www.unige.ch/hazards/

» UN OCHA ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters
   Archived information, from 1981 to the present, about major natural disasters, including floods, droughts, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and cyclones, focussing on international humanitarian relief efforts. From the UN Office for the Coordination of Hum
   http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND/

» USGS -- Hazards Theme
   Public-education gateway to U.S. Geologic Survey information on hazards.
   http://www.usgs.gov/hazards/

» Urban Survival Tools
   Natural disaster information, probability, statistics links and other information. Also provides survival kits and other survival products
   http://www.urbansurvivaltools.com/