- AlertNet
Combines breaking stories from the Reuters news agency with communications services for relief organizations.
www.alertnet.org
- Emergency Net News Service
News of and related links to disasters and major emergency events, including infectious diseases, terrorism, and military actions.
www.emergency.com
- Disaster Center
Provides news and resources about a variety of catastrophes and response agencies.
www.disastercenter.com
- CBS News Disaster Links
Collection of web sites addressing natural and man-made disasters.
www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml
- DisasterRelief.org
Exchange information on natural and manmade disasters, worldwide.
www.disasterrelief.org
- Sprol
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Planetary sightseeing blog. Visit some of the worst places in the world via satellite imagery.
www.sprol.com
- Disaster News Network
News and information about U.S. disaster response and volunteer opportunities.
www.disasternews.net
- Disaster Resources
Provides information for educators and families on disaster preparedness and recovery. It includes information on current and recent disasters and links to agencies, organizations, and networks involved in disaster response, recovery, and research.
www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/disaster.html
- FEMA For Kids
Filled with games, student artwork, activities and cutting-edge graphics that deliver a serious message of disaster preparedness and mitigation for youngsters preschool through eighth grade.
www.fema.gov/kids
- Bhopal Chemical Leak@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/History
- Natural Disaster Reference Database
Bibliographic database on research, programs, and results which relate to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitigation.
ndrd.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Natural Hazards Center - University of Colorado, Boulder
Clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters.
www.Colorado.EDU/hazards
- Natural Hazards.org
Provides information on all types of atmospheric and geologic hazards and links to hazard warning sources.
www.naturalhazards.org
- Dust Bowl@
dir.yahoo.com/.../1930s/Dust_Bowl
- Severe Weather Awareness
Covers tornadoes, flash floods, lightning, blizzards, and hurricanes. From the National Weather Service.
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/severeweather/index.shtml
- International Charter Space and Major Disasters - Charte internationale Espace et catastrophes majeures
Aims to provide a unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to those affected by natural or man-made disasters.
www.disasterscharter.org
- 2003 Northeast Blackout (11)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Disasters/2003_Northeast_Blackout
- NOAAWatch: NOAA's All-Hazard Monitor
NOAAWatch provides public access to current information on a number of environmental threats ranging from oil spills, to hurricanes and tsunamis, to space weather.
www.noaawatch.gov
- PBS: Savage Earth
PBS series dealing with earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other disasters.
www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth
- Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters 1980-1999
Comprehensive reports including data, images, and movies from the National Climatic Data Center.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/reports/billionz.html
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