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Earthquakes
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General Disaster Sites
Hurricanes
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Volcanoes
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Disaster Preparation/Help
American Red
Cross Disaster Services:
Information on the American Red Cross.
Federal Emergency Management Agency:
This site contains up to the minute info about recent natural disasters in the U.S. plus
preparedness info.
The Epicenter:
Emergency
preparedness info and supplies on the Internet.
Earthquakes
U.S.
Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program:
Provides tables of stats including top 10 earthquakes by
magnitude, state-by-state earthquake history, seismic maps and links
to photo collections.
World-Wide
Earthquake Locator:
This page provides basic info about earthquakes including where they can be found.
[top of page] General
Disaster Sites
EQE
Natural Hazards:
A list of links to natural hazard sites supplied by EQE, one of the largest consulting firms in the
world specializing in earthquake
and structural engineering.
Natural Disasters
from Florida International University:
This site, developed for a class by a
professor at FIU, has a host of info on natural disasters and a variety of good links.
Hurricanes
Hurricane and Storm
Tracking:
Up-to-date hurricane tracking information.
Hurricane Hunters:
From the 53rd
Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, USAFR -- take a
virtual flight into the eye of a hurricane. Hurricane
Information:
Local hurricane info is provided by the Orange County
Office of Emergency Management.
National Hurricane Center:
Features forecasts,
images, and historical data.
[top of page] Local Weather
Local Weather
Outlook:
This site from
the Orlando Sentinel provides current conditions, a 7-day forecast, a regional outlook, and more.
Winter Park forecast:
Brought to you
by Weather.com.
National & International
Weather
Intellicast:
Local, national, and world weather - an
interactive map lets you pick weather by continent and then by city.
El
Nino:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration provides this informative site about El Nino.
Learn about its history
current forecasts.
Temperature
World:
Get historical weather
data here, including temperature, precipitation, etc.
Weather
Channel:
Comprehensive site for weather info
from around the
country and the world, including 5-day forecasts for hundreds of
cities,
current radar, and traveler's forecasts.
World
Climate:
Weather, rainfall, and temperature data.
Nati
[top of page] Volcanoes
Michigan
Tech. Volcanoes Page:
Provides info about volcanoes to the public
- includes current global volcanic activity, predicting
volcanoes, government agencies,
and related links.
U.S. Geological Survey:
Learn about hazards, active
volcanoes, risks, and related resources.
The
Volcano Information Center:
A comprehensive site
offering a list of links to other volcano-related websites.
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