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Storm database with records of US storms and tornados by county.
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NCDC Storm Events-Select State Event database to find various types of storms recorded in your county or use other selection criteria as desired. The database currently contains: The Storm Events Database contains data from the following sources: All Weather Events from 1993 1995, as...Natural and man-made disasters, preparedness, impacts, and mitigation.
http://life.csu.edu.au/hazards/topics.html
Online publications, data, bibliographies, and other information relevant to the sociology of disasters.
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The DRC Home Page UD Applications are now being accepted for the Summer 2006 REU program Click Here About Us DRC Conference Publications Current Projects DRC People Links Project Impact World Trade Center Indian Ocean Tsunamis Annual Report International Research Committee on Disasters Sociology and...Links to websites about volcanos, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and floods.
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Geomonitor Website about Earth Phenomena Links about Earth Planet Volcanoes Tsunamis Earthquakes Landslides Hurricanes Cyclones Thunderstorms Tornados Floods Drought Pollution About Me About My Website Contact Me You are the visitor From 16 May 2000...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 Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND
Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives.
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National Disaster Management in India Guidelines for preparation of investment proposals in States/UTs under NCRMP NGO's involved in Relief Rehabilitation of Andaman Nicobar Islands IIIrd PMB Meeting of GOI-UNDP Disaster Risk Management Programme National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Workshop with Project States/UTs on 21st-22nd December,...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.
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HazNet the site for Coastal Natural Hazards While you cannot control the forces of nature, you can learn how to protect your home, community, business and loved ones. HazNet is the place to find out how Sea Grant programs nationwide are working together to better understand coastal...Repository of summaries, statistics, links and articles about natural (and some man-made) disasters including earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, floods, blizzards, epidemics, air crashes, explosions and volcanic eruptions.
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An Eclectic World The Disaster Files To explore the disaster files, use the browse menu below. A search form is coming soon Air Crash (6 Earthquake (61 Epidemic (2 Marine Tragedy (1 Mine (1 Tsunami (1 Bibliography What's Behind the Disaster Files Depression My Experiences Research...Notes from this workshop on the effectiveness of heat related health watch systems.
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Procedure to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Two Watch Warning Systems Delaware to develop statistical procedures which would evaluate the effectiveness of at least 2 heat/health watch-warning system approaches. This would be accomplished through a comparative evaluation of heat-related mortality prediction. Participants at the meeting, other than the Subcommittee members listed...Natural disaster information, probability, statistics links and other information. Also provides survival kits and other survival products
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Survival Kit 72 hour kit School fund raising wholesale Tools provides quality emergency kit, survival kit supplies and gear for all types of emergencies. We offer a variety of kits and survival supplies to fit most any budget and requirements. How to Choose a Survival/Emergency Kit There are many...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/amex/flood/
Photographic views of damage caused by cyclone of May 27, 1896.
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I get a chance to scan and load. Thanks for looking Carol Last update 12/21/00 Back to Main Page....Collection of eyewitness accounts, humor, and pictures of historic California earthquakes.
http://www.notfrisco.com/calmem/earthquake/
Maps and statistics from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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FEMA: Largest Earthquakes in the United States Hazards Assistance Flood Maps NPSC Preparedness Disaster Fact Sheets Declared Disasters First Responder Situation Reports Training Publications CERT Kids Teacher Resources Conferences NFA EMI Courses Acting Under Secretary R. David Paulison Agency Background PSAs News Releases Photo Library Radio Network...Despite increases in what we know about natural disasters and how to protect ourselves against them, population growth continues along the coasts, where loss of life and property from these disasters are greatest.
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Why the United States Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters Despite increases in what we know about natural disasters and how to protect ourselves against them, more and more people are concentrated along the coasts, where loss of life and property from these disasters are greatest. by G. van der...Severe weather records and natural disaster links.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/reports/weather-events.html
Organization which measures the impact of weather on people.
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Societal Impacts and Assessments Weather and climate variations affect human welfare, often by altering the productivity of natural systems. Human activities alter many of the components of the earth's climate system. In addition, human choices can either mitigate or amplify the effects of environmental...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.
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Forces of Nature: ThinkQuest 2000 please view the introduction or choose your language to enter the site intro (flash required english espaņol flash requirements completed as part of thinkquest 2000 by team #C003603...