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DISASTER MONITORING
SOFTWARE NOTIFICATION
Eye of the Storm Hurricane Tracker
CBS New Seismic Monitor: "Seisvole.exe" by Dr. Alan Jones
DISEASE AIDS
Avian Flu
WHO: Avian Flu
Cancer
OncoLink
Flu
CDC: Flu
Mad Cow Disease
FDA: BSE (Mad Cow)
SARS
Poynter Institute: SARS Resources
WHO: Int'l SARS site
West Nile Virus
Drought
UNL Drought Monitor Current Conditions
National Drought Mitigation Center
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
EARTHQUAKES
USGS Sites
National Earthquake Info Center
National Seismic Hazard Mapping
U. Wash.: Earthquake Hazards in Washington and Oregon
SC EQ Data Center: General Info
St. Louis University Earthquake Center (New Madrid Fault: North end)
Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) (New Madrid Fault: South end)
(Japan) Earthquake Research Institute
EL NINO- LA NINA
El Niño Research, Forecasts and Observations
Other
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
NOAA Websites - Emergency Info
DisAbility.Gov: Emergency Prep. for People with Special Needs
FLOODS
USGS
HEAT
NOAA Climate Prediction Center Excessive Heat
HURRICANES
National Climatic Data Center: Weather Data Archive
NWS Album "Meteorological Monsters"
Other Links
Lowe's Storm2000 Hurricane Central
FEMA: Tropical Storm and Hurricane Watch
FEMA:Tropical Storm and Hurricanes
NASA:Tropical Storm Wind Overlays
American Red Cross: Hurricanes
Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
Miami University(Ohio): Hurricane Links
Hawaii: Hurricanes, Typhoons and Tropical Cyclones
Terrapin: Tropical Storm Tracking
S.W. Florida Hurricane Resources
53rd Weather Recon Squadron: Hurricane Hunters
ICEBERGS
INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS
CDC: Foreign Travel Advisories
WHO-Belgium: Int'l Disaster Database
World Bank Disaster Management
Global DisasterInformation Network (GDIN)
Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels
UN: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
UN: Directory of Disaster Reduction
(Canada) Emergency Preparedness
Simon Fraser Univ., Vancouver, List of International Disaster Relief Agencies
Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Latin American Disaster Information Center (CRID)
(Turkey) Middle East Technical University Disaster Management
(Asia/Japan) ADRC: Asian Disaster Reduction Center
(Japan) Earthquake Research Institute
(Japan) Institute Studying Disasters
(Japan) National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
(Asia/Thailand) Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
(Australia) Natural Hazards Research Center
(New Zealand) Office of Civil Defense
Refugees
International Rescue Committee
LANDSLIDES
LIGHTNING
NSSL Research Topics - Lightning
OCEANS: MARINE WEATHER, IMAGERY, AND DATA; NOAA
Other
NASA: Daily Seawind Animations
Japan: TRMM Sea Surface Temperature
OILSPILLS
US Gov't Oil Spill Incident News Site
NOAA: Oil Spills Response and Restoration
NOAA: Restoring Resources Lost in Oil Spills
USCG: National Response Center
USCG: National Pollution Funds Center
RELIEF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
American Jewish World Service Donations
Habitat for Humanity International
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
Disaster
Communication
Ham Radio
Amateur Radio Disaster Service
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES)
Salvation Army: SATERN Disaster Communications
Disaster Education
Natural HazardsCenter at Univ. of Colorado at Boulder
Disaster Recovery Journal Article Search
Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware
CDC Disaster Prevention Guides
IBHS: Institute for Business and Home Safety (Insurance Industry)
North American Emergency Management: Training
Simon Fraser Univ., Vancouver, 'EPIX' Disaster Information
Virginia Cooperative Extension Program: "After a Disaster" Publications
Texas Agriculture Extension Program Hazards
Toxic Spills
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
US Chemical Safety Investigation Board
Chemical Incidents Reports Center
EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
EPA Superfund Emergency Response Team
EPA Environmental Response Center
Other
One of the Worst Floods in US History
Advice on Talking
to Children about
Disasters
Helping Children After a Disaster
Purdue Univ: Terrorism and Children
NY State: Age-Related Reactions of Children to Disasters
Coping With a National Tragedy
Crisis Communications Guide Toolkit
NIMH: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
Managing Traumatic Stress:
Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events