Bureau of Meteorology of AustraliaProviding complete flood information and warnings for all of Australia and Tasmania. http://www.bom.gov.au/weather |
National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)Logistical and support center for U.S. wildland firefighting. Coordinates efforts of DOI agencies, Forest Service, National Weather Service, and state/local/tribal/volunteer entities engaged in wildland fire response and prevention. http://www.nifc.gov |
Federal Emergency Management AgencyFrequently updated disaster and recovery news along with seasonal storm watch. http://www.fema.gov |
The Global Fire Monitoring Centre (GFMC)Reports on fires from around the world, fire models, historical fire data. http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de |
Natural Hazards .org - Atmospheric andInformation on all types of atmospheric and geologic hazards with links to additional educational resources and active warning sources. http://www.naturalhazards.org |
Project SafeSide - The Weather ChannelInformation on preparing for severe weather. http://www.weather.com/safeside |
ReliefWeb: Natural DisastersArchived 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 http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vlnd |
Natural Disaster Management in IndiaGovernment Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives. http://www.ndmindia.nic.in |
Current Wildland Fire InformationOffered by the National Interagency Fire Center of Boise, Idaho. Find news, maps, statistics, weather information, assessments, and outlooks. http://www.nifc.gov/information.html |
Forces of NatureEducational 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. http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=c003603&url=c003603 |
Canadian Wildland Fire InformationFeatures daily weather, fire behavior and hot spots maps. Offers regional satellite images, historical analysis, publications and links. In English and French. http://cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca |
FEMA: FloodsU.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency resources on the topic, including floodplain mapping and mitigation programs, advice on preparedness, reports on past floods, and legal information. http://www.fema.gov/hazards/floods |
Disaster Research CenterOnline publications, data, bibliographies, and other information relevant to the sociology of disasters. http://www.udel.edu/drc |
Operational Significant Event ImageryProduces high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant natural or anthropogenic environmental events which are visible in remotely-sensed data available at the NOAA Science Center in Suitland, http://www.osei.noaa.gov |
Automated Flood Warning SystemUp to the date rainfall counts and image maps showing current active flood warnings. http://www.afws.net |
Natural Hazards Project of theOutlines projects being undertaken in the Western Hemisphere to evaluate vulnerabilities (particularly to flooding) and provide mitigation. http://www.oas.org/nhp |
FEMA: Disaster MapPublic private partnership between government, non profit and private underwriting. Providing email notification of emergencies, locally, regionally and nationally. http://www.fema.gov/disasters |
NOVA Online, FloodTakes a look at the history of floods, the midwestern flood of 1993, and the benefits of floods. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood |
IBHS Institute for Business and HomeInsurance industry initiative to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters. Emphasis on land use controls to avoid hazards. http://www.ibhs.org |
International Federation of Red CrossCurrent and recent disasters, relief efforts and related issues http://www.ifrc.org/news |
Coping With FloodsExtensive information on dealing with the before, during, and aftermath of floods, presented by North Dakota State University. http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/flood |