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CIESEN
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AVALANCHE
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BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL WEAPONS/CONTAMINATION
CBS News Interactive: Biological / Chemical Weapons
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Stimson Center’s Chem and Bio Weapons Project
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NIH Toxnet: Toxicology Database
National Disaster Medical System (NDMS)
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Biological
DHS: Biological Weapons Fact Sheet
Stanford Hospital Bioterrorism Web-Resources for Physicians
FTC: Biological Threats: What You Need to Know
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JAMA: Tularemia as a Biological Weapon
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CIA: Chem/Bio/Radiological Incident Handbook
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CYBER CRIME AND COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE
CBS News Interactive: Cyber Crime
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SANS
Secret Service: Critical Systems Protection
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White House: Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS
(HAM RADIO LINKS)
Amateur Radio Disaster Service
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DISASTER EDUCATION
NOAA: Natural Hazards Data
Natural Hazards Center 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)
Natural Hazards.org
North American Emergency Management: Training
Simon Fraser Univ., Vancouver, ‘EPIX’ Disaster Information
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Texas Agriculture Extension Program Hazards
DISASTER IMAGERY
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Eye of the Storm Hurricane Tracker
Wetsock Weather Monitor
CBS Ne DISEASE
CBS News Interactive: Bird Flu Soars
American Cancer Society
Cancer.gov
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Poynter Institute: SARS Resources
CBS News Interactive: West Nile — In Their Blood
CBS News Interactive: Ground Shakers
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Soman (GD)
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Radiological & Nuclear
CBS News Interactive: Nuclear Disasters
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EPA: Radiation Protection Basics
NCI: Nuclear Control Institute
Nuclear Incident Response (Lawrence Livermore National Labs)
Oak Ridge: Radiation Emergency Assistance Center
State Dept. Bureau Of Nonproliferation
Toxic Spills
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
Chemical Spill.org
US Chemical Safety Investigation Board
Chemical Incidents Reports Center
EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
EPA Superfund Emergency Response Team
EPA Environmental Response Center
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Consequence Management Interoperability (CMI): Interagency Effort on WMD
U. Wash.: Earthquake Hazards in Washington and Oregon
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Caltech Seismic Lab
SC EQ Data Center: General Info
UC Berkeley Seismic Lab
UC Berkeley Seismic FAQ
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QuakeView
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Center for Earthquake Research and Information (CERI) (New Madrid Fault: South end)
(Japan) Earthquake Research Institute
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FEMA
NOAA Websites – Emergency Info
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FLOODS
CBS News Interactive: Floods & Droughts
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HEAT
NOAA Climate Prediction Center Excessive Heat
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HURRICANES
CBS News Interactive: Eye of the Storm: Understanding Hurricanes
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CBS News Interactive: Hurricane Rita
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NWS Album “Meteorological Monsters”
Other Links
Hurrwarn
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Lowe’s Storm2000 Hurricane Central
The Weather Channel
Pacific Disaster Center
Intellicast: Tropical Weather
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NASA:Tropical Storm Wind Overlays
Florida Today Hurricane 2000
American Red Cross: Hurricanes
WeatherNet Tropical Weather
WeatherNet
Disastercenter.com
Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
CIMSS Tropical Cyclones
New Orleans Hurricanes
Meteorology
Miami University(Ohio): Hurricane Links
Startingpoint
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Hawaii: Hurricanes, Typhoons and Tropical Cyclones
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Hurricanes Online Meteorology
Terrapin: Tropical Storm Tracking
USA TODAY
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S.W. Florida Hurricane Resources
Storm Carib
53rd Weather Recon Squadron: Hurricane Hunters
EL NINO- LA NINA
CBS News Interactive: El Nino & La Nina
NOAA
NOAA
Climate Diagnostic Center
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
El Niño Research, Forecasts and Observations
La Niña page
Atlantic Oceanographic Lab
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NASA: JPL: El Niño from Space
NOVA:Tracking El Nino
Whyfiles: El Nino for Kids
EaRTHQUAKE INFO
More on Earthquakes
USGS: World Earthquake Map
NEIC:General Info
Recent CA Earthquakes
Hazards Preparedness
What’s New
Northern Calif. EQ Potential
EQ Home Page
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IRIS: Seismic Monitor
ICEBERGS
NOAA National Ice Center
NASA: JPL: Icebergs
INTERNATIONAL DISASTERS
CDC: Foreign Travel Advisories
WHO-Belgium: Int’l Disaster Database
World Bank Disaster Management
Global Disaster Information Network (GDIN)
Centre for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels
UN: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
UN: Relief Web
UN: Directory of Disaster Reduction
International Weatherlinks
(Canada) Emergency Preparedness
(Canada) Safeguard
Simon Fraser Univ., Vancouver, “EPIX” List of International Disaster Relief Agencies
Desastres.Net
Desastres.Net (More)
Caribbean Disaster Mitigation Project
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
PAHO Disasters Site
Latin American Disaster Information Center (CRID)
Response Agency (CDERA)
OAS Natural Hazards Project
(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
USGS: Landslides
USGS: More Landslides
LIGHTNING
NSSL Research Topics – Lightning
OCEANS: MARINE WEATHER, IMAGERY, AND DATA
NOAA
Sustainable Seas
National Data Buoy Center
Coastwatch
Oceanic Data Center
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Oceans
Other
NASA: Seawifs
NASA: Daily Seawind Animations
USCG: Storm Center
US Navy: Oceans
Japan: TRMM Sea Surface Temperature
OILSPILLS
EPA Oil Spills
US Gov’t Oil Spill Incident News Site
EPA Superfund Emergency
EPA Oil Spill Response Guide
NOAA: Oil Spills Aids
NOAA: Oil Spills Response and Restoration
NOAA: Restoring Resources Lost in Oil Spills
US Coast Guard
USCG: National Response Center
USCG: National Pollution Funds Center
RELIEF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
America’s Second Harvest
Catholic Relief Services
Church World Service
Disaster News Network
Emergency Response Program
Habitat for Humanity
Humane Society
Interaction.org
International Red Cross
Mennonite Disaster Service
National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD)
Salvation Army
Action Against Hunger
American Red Cross (via Amazon)
Habitat for Humanity International
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
SEVERE WEATHER
US Government Links
NWS Severe Weather Awareness
NOAA National Warnings Area
NCDC Climatic Extremes and Weather Events
NOAA: GOES Satellite Server
NOAA:NWS
NESDIS
NWS File Server Access
U Mich Weather WeatherSites
NASA-EOS Data NASA-Gateway Data Search and Order
NOAA- National Climatic Data Center
NOAA Climate Prediction Center
NOAA Newspage
NOAA
NWS Forecasts: NY, NJ and Conn.
NWS Watches and Warnings
NOAA Storm Prediction Center NOAA Storm Prediction Center Watch, Warning and Advisory Display
NOAA-Interactive Weather Information Network
Other Links
AccuWeather.com
AMS- American Meteorological Society
AWS Automated Weather Source
Universal Weather – Local Forecast
Universal Weather – U.S. Radar with Tops and Movement
Washington Post Weather
Weatherbug: Severe Weather Alerts
Weatherguys
Weather Channel
Weather Channel: Project Safeside
Weather Channel – Current U.S. Weather
Weatherlinks
World Meteorological Organization (Switzerland)
STATE DISASTER AGENCIES
Homeland Security: State Emergency Services
Homeland Security: State Contact Map
Emergency Management: State Map
State by State
California: Emergency Digital Information
Tennessee
Texas
Texas Dept. of Health
SPACE WEATHER
NOAA Space Weather Now
NOAA Today’s Space Weather
Lund Space Weather Center
National Academy of Sciences: Space Weather Links
Rice Univ. Space Weather Resources
UNH: Experimental Space Plasma Group
TERRORISM
CBS News Interactive: America On Guard
EPA: Protecting the Water Supply
FBI: To Report Terrorist Activity
Federal Consumer Information Center: Coping With Crisis
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
White House: America’s War on Terrorism
Monterey Institute: Center for Non-Proliferation Studies: Terror
Preparing for Terrorism
FEMA: Incident Planning Guidelines
Homeland Security: Primer on Terrorism
Israeli Resources to Surviving Terrorist Attacks
Red Cross:Terrorism – Preparing for the Unexpected
Monitoring Terror
NewsLab: Resources for Journalists Covering Terrorism
Terrorism Time Line: 1993-2003
Terrorism Time Line: 1993-2003
Terrorism Questions and Answers
GAO Report on FEMA’s Preparedness to Combating Terror Attacks
Advice on Talking to Children about Disasters
Helping Children After a Disaster
Purdue Univ: “Terrorism and Children”
Mental Health.com: Acute Stress Disorder
NY State: Age-Related Reactions of Children to Disasters
Coping With a National Tragedy
NEA: Crisis Communications Guide & Toolkit
NIMH: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
APA: Managing Traumatic Stress:
Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events
TORNADOES
CBS News Interactive: Funnels Of Fury
CBS News Photo Essay: In Twisters’ Path
NOAA
National Severe Storms Laboratory
NSSL Educational Information
NSSL – RealTime MM5
NSSL Tornado Information
NSSL Research Topics – Tornadoes
NORA Storm Pred. Ctr. Monthly Stats
Tornadoes FAQs
Climatological Data
Tornadoes
Highway Underpasses Safe in Tornadoes?
Facts About Tornadoes
Storm Prediction Center
Storm Pred. Center Watch & Warnings
NWS- Warnings & Forecasts
NWS-Tornados Norman, Oklahoma
NSSL-NWS Tornado-
Quest Series VORTEX
Other Tornado Links
VORTEX Case Studies
Pacific Northwest MM5 Mesoscale Numerical Forecasts 36-12-4 km domains
“Twister” Intensity
“Twister” Glossary
Tornadoproject.com
FEMA Tornado Facts
Weather Channel – Severe Weather Alerts
Texas A&M Meteorology Convective Forecast Center
TSUNAMIS
CBS News Video Archive: Tsunami
NOAA Tsunami Hazard Mitigation
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning
Tsunami and Earthquake Links
Pacific Disaster Center
NGDC: Tsunami Data
USC Tsunami Research
Tsunami Information Resource
Tsunami Forecast Offices
Pacific Tsunami Museum
(UK) Tsunami Risks Project
TYPHOONS
Joint Typhoon Warning Center
Hong Kong Tropical Cyclone Observations
Supertyphoon.com
VOLCANOES
CBS News Interactive: Volcano!
USGS
USGS Search
Volcano Observatories
Long Valley Home Page
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Alaska Volcano Observatory
Cascades Volcano Observatory
Volcano Theme Page
Volcano Monitoring
Other
Current Volcanic Activity
Volcano World
AU Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory
Batur Volcano, Indonesia
Observatiores Volcanologiques (en Francais)
Taal Volcano
Vesuvius
Jason Project Field Trips on Volcanoes (and much more!) NASA EOS IDS Volcanology
Volcano Information Center
Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program
Karymsky, Kamchatka
Volcanoes in Victoria, Australia
NOAA Vents Program
Volcano Database Search
USGS Volcano Hazards
WEATHER MAPS AND CHARTS
Tables of Wind Chill and Heat Index
FEMA Winter Storm Update Center
NOAA News Online
WILD FIRES
CBS News Interactive: Wildfires
CBS News Photo Essay: California Wildfires
CBS News Video Archive: California Wildfires
NOAA
Current NOAA Imagery
Automated Fire Mapping System
Fire Weather Information Center
Fire Detection Around The World
Storm Prediction Center: Fires
Covering Florida Fires
Other US Government
USDA Active Fire Mapping System
MODIS Fire Imagery
USGS: Western Wildfires
USGS: Wildfire Research
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Fire Management
National Interagency Fire Center
NIFC National Fire News
Wildland Fire Assessment
Calif Fires
Bureau of Land M’gmt
Florida Division of Forestry
National Park Service
InfoZone
Forest Service: Fire
Forest Service: Other Fire Links
The Natural Role of Fire
Montana Fires
Other US Wildfire Sites
UCSB Southern California Wildfire Hazard Center
Firewise
Firehouse
Wildfire Images
Florida Today: Special Report
History of Wildfires
American Red Cross: WildFires
Wildlandfire:”They Said”
International Wildfires
Fireglobe
Fireglobe:Current
UNEP:Fires
World Fire Web
Machu Picchu International Fire Protection Project
WIND CHILL
WINTER STORMS
