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FEMA for KIDS Homepage: Education, Schools, Disasters, Games, Teachers, Art, Hurricane
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Welcome to FEMA for Kids! I'm Herman, the spokescrab for the site. This site teaches you how to be prepared for disasters and how you can prevent disaster damage. You can also learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid. A story about my search for a disaster-proof shell is great reading, too! Disasters aren't fun, but learning about them is! Click on ...
www.fema.gov/kids/ reviewsReuters AlertNet - Home
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AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency relief. AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation.
www.alertnet.org/ reviewsThe Natural Hazards Center - Information on Human Adaptation to Disaster
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Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder University of Colorado 482 UCB Boulder, CO 80309-0482 USA Tel: (303) 492-6818 Fax: (303) 492-2151 E-mail: hazctr@colorado.edu The Natural Hazards Center, located at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, is a national and international clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and ...
www.colorado.edu/hazards/ reviewsDisaster News Network: Reporting Disaster Response
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Disaster news and information. The most comprehensive source of timely and original U.S. disaster response news and volunteer needs.
www.disasternews.net/ reviewsEmergency.com - Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Service news, Analysis, and Reference
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Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Service News, Analysis, and Reference Information ...
www.emergency.com/ reviewsEO Natural Hazards: Natural Hazards Main Page
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/ reviews
Natural Hazards The icons on the above map show the locations of natural hazards observed by NASA satellites. Choose one to see the latest image associated with that natural hazard event, or select one of the sections from our topic list to learn more about these extreme events. Earth scientists around the world use NASA satellite imagery to better understand the causes and effects of natural ...
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/ reviewsThe Disaster Center Index Page
www.disastercenter.com/ reviews
The Disaster Center -- your link to internet disaster information.
www.disastercenter.com/ reviewsSavage Earth Online
www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/ reviews
Thirteen / WNET New York, presents Savage Earth Online, the Web companion to the four-hour series on earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and other natural disasters. Highlights include animated illustrations, original articles and sidebars, Ask the Experts, photos, and video downloads.
www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/ reviewsDisaster Research Center...Univeristy of Delaware
www.udel.edu/DRC/ reviews
The DRC website offers information about the DRC, it's mission, and current research. Also contains an E-Library with abstracts and teh full-text of many papers and reports.
www.udel.edu/DRC/ reviewsNatural Disaster Reference Database
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Natural Disaster Reference Database - Subject Categories.
ndrd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ reviewsNatural Hazards.org: Education and research for a safer planet.
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NaturalHazards.org provides information on all types of atmospheric and geologic hazards including tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, earthquakes, el nino, snow, drought, floods, landslides, and fire ...
www.naturalhazards.org/ reviewsNCDC: Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters
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NCDC / Climate Data / Weather Extremes / Billion Dollar Disasters / Search / Help National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters, 1980-2001 National Climatic Data Center - January 1, 2002 Synoptic Map of Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters--1980-2001 (Click on the image for a larger view) Narrative Chronological List Global Historical Extremes El Nino/La ...
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