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ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters
150383ReliefWeb: Natural Disastershttp://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLNDArchived 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).Geography > Warnings and Forecasts > Natural Disasters and HazardsApr 15, 2008
Public private partnership between government, non profit and private underwriting. Providing email notification of emergencies, locally, regionally and nationally.
Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives.
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.
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.