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National Weather Service
Warnings and Watches
El Niño and Warm Weather
El Niño FAQ

Tornadoes

Frequently Asked Questions
Tornado Project
Historical Database of Tornado Paths (U.S.) 1950-2005

Thunderstorms

Lightning Safety
Science of Lightning
Warnings and Forecasts

Heat Waves

Heat Waves
CDC: Extreme Heat
Never Leave Your Child Alone in the Car

Consumer Focus: Beat the Heat: Tips for Summer Survival

Hurricanes

Hurricane Guide from the Univ. of Illinois
FEMA
National Hurricane Center
Frequently Asked Questions
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Tracking
Historical Hurricane Tracks

USGS
Our FAQ database contains hundreds of answers to frequently asked questions on a wide range of natural science topics.

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« Reply #1 on Jan 14, 2007, 1:07pm »

Winter storms

KNOW YOUR WINTER WEATHER TERMS

All About Winter Storms

NWS forecasts and hazard warnings -enter zip code for information about your area

Wind Chill Index

Avalanche

Real-Time Avalanche Information

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Disasters

New Orleans: A Perilous Future -from National Geographics

Lessons learned from the tsunami disaster

Think Tanks
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Rand Corporation-unclassified
reports

Reports -opinions of think tanks

An Economic Development Architecture for New Orleans -RAND

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Wildfires

National Interagency Fire Center

FEMA: Wildfires

NOAA Storm Prediction Center Fire Weather Forecasts

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Wildfires

GeoMac -mapping wildfires

Science Daily: Wildfire News

National Fire Plan

American Red Cross: Wildfires

USGS Landslide Hazards Gateway site

Debris Flow Early Warning System

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Disasters

Preparing

A Citizen Guide to Disaster Preparedness

Preparing Your Household Records

Ready.gov

Financial Preparedness in an Emergency

www.72Hours.org -are you prepared? In a major disaster, it might be several days before vital services are restored. This is from SF, but includes info that may be helpful to individuals in other areas

Reports

Disaster Preparedness and the Chronic Disease Needs of Vulnerable Older Adults

Victim Resources

DisasterHelp.gov

FEMA: Apply for assistance

Replace Your Vital Documents

Safe and Well _Red Cross Resource. ". If you have been affected by a disaster, this website provides a way for you to register yourself as “safe and well.” From a list of standard messages, you can select those that you want to communicate to your family members, letting them know of your well-being. Concerned family and friends can search the list of those who have registered themselves as “safe and well.”
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USPS Service Updates -where you can retrive your mail

Charities

Network for Good

National Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

*these have trustworthy links to charities. Be very careful when clicking on links to charities found around the INTERNET. Every time there is a disaster there are those who post pharm sites-a fake site mimicking a real organization

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