Living Almanac of Disasters:
Almanac of historical disasters listed by date of the year.
http://disasterium.com/index.shtml
Disaster Research Center:
Online publications, data, bibliographies, and other information
relevant to the sociology of disasters.
http://www.udel.edu/DRC/
Geo Monitor:
Links to websites about volcanos, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides,
hurricanes, thunderstorms, and floods.
http://www.geomonitor.net/
Natural Disasters and Catastrophes:
About the causes, consequences and costs (if appropriate) of natural
disasters and catastrophes. Includes specific commentary, features
and statistics on a variety of subjects (i.e. volcanic activity) and
a regularly updated listing of world-wide natural disasters
effective January 1999.
http://www.btinternet.com/~mike.ferris/
ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters:
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
Natural Disaster Management in India:
Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information
resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and
information on management initiatives.
http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/
Hot Topics: Disasters:
New Scientist news and articles on some of the most feared natural
disasters: fires, quakes, megafloods, tsunamis, meteors, mass
extinctions.
http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/disaster/disaster.jsp
CBS News Disaster Links:
Information about a variety of manmade and natural disaster-related
websites. Quick reference and access to realtime data.
http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml
HazNet:
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.
http://www.haznet.org/
Forces of Nature:
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.
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=C003603&url=C003603
The Disaster Files:
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.
http://www.eclectic-mall.com/disasterfiles/
Urban Survival Tools:
Natural disaster information, probability, statistics links and
other information. Also provides survival kits and other survival
products
http://www.urbansurvivaltools.com/
American Experience: Fatal Flood:
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/
Cyclone of 1896 St. Louis, Missouri:
Photographic views of damage caused by cyclone of May 27, 1896.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/9537/cyclone.html
Why the US Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters:
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.
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/articles/eisvink.html
National Climatic Data Center:
Severe weather records and natural disaster links.
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/reports/weather-events.html
Societal Aspects of Weather:
Organization which measures the impact of weather on people.
http://www.ucar.edu/res_sci/societal-impacts.html
Storm Events:
Storm database with records of US storms and tornados by county.
http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms
