There is a great deal of information on different natural disasters in the
world on the Internet. Any of the
search engines
will find information on this topic. The
online
databases are also a good source of information. Below is a
sample of some of the Internet sites:Information
Sites on more than one type of Disaster:
Natural Hazards
Center
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/index.html
The Center is a national and international clearinghouse for information
on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters. The
site includes links to a paper on “What Hazards and Disasters are Likely
in the 21st Century - or Sooner?” and The Hazards Literature Database.
American Red
Cross - Be Prepared
http://www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/genprep.html
Find out how you can prepare your home and family for any kind of
disaster. Plus, get the most important tips for each type of
disaster-warning information, things you can do today, and how to stay
safe during and after a disaster strikes. This site covers floods,
blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes and chemical emergencies.
FEMA
http://www.fema.gov/
The Federal Emergency Management Agency site which is only concerned with
U.S. disaster situations, has some Fact Sheets with good general
information.
WeatherEye
http://weathereye.kgan.com/expert/blizzard/index.html
There are lessons on Blizzard Attack, Flash Flood, Handle a Hurricane and
Tornado Watch.
National Severe Storms Center
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/
The National Severe Storms Laboratory is one of NOAA's internationally
known Environmental Research Laboratories, leading the way in
investigations of all aspects of severe weather. There is information on
tornadoes, winter weather, flooding and other types of storms. Included is
a link to “Are you ready for a flood or a flash flood” from the American
Red Cross.
Savage Earth
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
This site is part of PBS Online. The site covers volcanoes, earthquakes
and tsunamis. There are well done animation of each type of disaster and
an archive of Ask the Expert questions.
Tornadoes
The Tornado Project Online
http://www.tornadoproject.com/index.html
This site, produced by a company that gathers, compiles, and makes tornado
information available to weather enthusiasts, the meteorological community
and emergency management officials has information on tornadoes with a
twist. There are links to tornado myths, tornado oddities, personal
experiences, tornado chasing, tornado safety, and tornadoes in the past as
well as more recent tornadoes.
Hurricanes
Hurricane Watch
http://www.hwn.org/
This is a weather tracking resource with Satellite Images that are
current.
FAQs on
Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html
Volcanoes
Cascades Volcano Observatory
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html
The Cascades Volcano Observatory of the U.S. Geological Survey has
produced a site that offers information on volcanically-induced geologic
and hydrologic hazards as well as images of volcanoes and volcanic
phenomena. The site includes links to the USGS Volcano Hazards Program of
the Alaska and Hawaii and the international Volcano Disaster Assistance
Program. It also has a link to FAQ’s on volcanoes and a visit to a
volcano.
Volcano World
http://volcano.und.edu/
Click on Volcano Starting Point and Ask a Volcanologist your questions or
read through the archives.
Volcanic Hazards
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/hazards/primer/
A Basic Guide to Volcanic Hazards...
Global Volcanism Program
http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/
This site is maintained by the National Museum of Natural History and the
Smithsonian Institution. Under Volcano Netlinks, click on General
Volcanlogy Sites to find the link to the Natural Disaster Page. All sorts
of other information on Volcanoes can be found here including many of the
links listed here.
Volcanoes Online
http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/english.html
This is a ThinkQuest entry has all the information you might want about
volcanoes and plate tectonics. It also includes a database with
information on specific volcanoes.
Volcanoes in the Learning Web
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_hazards_volcanoes.asp
Learn how and why volcanoes form and erupt from the United State
Geological Survey.
Earthquakes
Earthquake Information from USGS
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
This site has the latest quake information, how to prepare for a quake,
and some earthquake history from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Tsunamis
NOAA Tsunami Page
http://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/
USGS New Guinea Tsunami
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/PNGhome.html
This site shows the animation of the July 17, 1998, Papua New Guinea
Tsunami (QuickTime 3.0 plug-in). Background information on the earthquake
and area is also given along with links to general information on Tsunamis
and Earthquakes.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake
Droughts
National Drought Mitigation Center
http://www.drought.unl.edu/index.htm
NDMC conducts research on the economic, environmental, and social impacts
of drought. This site has links to other sites, information on the impact
of drought and a search engine to search the site’s information on
drought. Using the search engine on site and the word “survive”
information such as Drought Mitigation Tools for States can be obtained.
Safety Guide Information
Severe
Weather Safety Guide
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/safety.html
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