General Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Emergency Preparedness and Response
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Be Informed - contains links to FEMA web pages
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Earth Observatory - Natural Event
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Natural Hazards
Current Events
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System
NOAA Satellite and Information Service
University of Wisconsin Space and Engineering Center
The British Broadcasting Network (BBC) (RSS Feed)
Earthquakes
Association of Bay Governments - Resilience Program
Exploratorium - Faultline; Science at the Epicenter
Central United States Earthquake Consortium (CUSEC)
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) - Teachable Moments
Southern California Earthquake Center
University of California at Berkeley Seismological Laboratory
US Insurance Agents - Home Preparedness: What to do in an Earthquake
Tsunamis
International Tsunami Information Center
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
Volcanoes
Smithsonian/USGS Global Volcanism Program / RSS feed
USGS Volcano Hazards Program
USGS Volcano Observatories
Oregon State University - Volcano World
Floods
City of Austin Watershed Protection Department
FEMA - Maps and Applications for Flood Events
National Weather Service (NWS) - Flood Safety
Mass Wasting
Subsidence
Arizona Dept. of Water Resources - Land Subsidence in Arizona
Soil Hazards
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists - Expansive and Collapsible Soil
Hazardous Weather
FEMA - Maps and Applications for Hurricane Events
FEMA - Maps and Applications for Tornado Events
Hurricanes: Science and Society
The Impact of Hurricane Media Cues on Children
National Weather Service (NWS)
NWS- National Hurricane Center
Psychological Preparation in the Face of Storm Warnings
Weather Underground - Dr. Jeff Masters BlogCoastal Hazards
National Hurricane Center - Storm Surge Overview
Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Texas General Land Office - Coastal Erosion
Climate and Climate Change
Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
National Weather Service Climate Prediction CenterU.S. Drought Portal - National Integrated Drought Information Center
Wildfires
InciWeb - Wildfire Incident Information System
National Interagency Coordination Center
U.S. Geological Survey - GeoMac Wildland Fire Support
U.S. Geological Survey - Satellite Applications for Fire Science
Extraterrestrial
NASA Near Earth Object Program
SpaceWeather.comUniversity of New Brunswick - Planetary and Space Science Centre
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