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Fires
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Floods
Tornadoes/Hurricanes
Tsunami
Landslides
Kosovo crisis
Chemicals
Industrial accidents
Oil spills
Training and Education
Maps/Datasets/Observing Systems
Gis
Satellite
Emergency response
International organisations
Others
Professional companies
Recovery
Research
Information/Networks
Global Fire Monitoring Centre -- near-real time information on forest fires (http://www.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/fireglobe/)
UNEP/GRID -- global forest and other wildfires status reports, maps, environmental datasets (http://www.grid.unep.ch/fires/)
Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) -- operational fire-control services, as well as management and information services (http://www.ciffc.ca)
Fire and safety directory -- useful fire safety information (http://www.firesafe.com)
Global Fire Monitoring -- images, datasets (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Observatory/Datasets/fires.trmm.html)
Satellite Observations of Forest Fires -- Part of the The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory - Wildland Firefighter Magazine and Wildland Fire Assessment System, maps (http://fermi.jhuapl.edu/avhrr/gallery/fire/fire.html)
Disaster Preparedness and Response Bureau
(DPRB) -- increase the disaster response capability of fire departments and first response groups through courses, technical assistance, exchange of information (http://www.metro-dade.com/firerescue/disaster.htm)Volcano world (update on volcanic activity) (http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/)
Volcano Information Center VIC -- inform the user about general volcanology in an organized way, including features of volcanoes, volcanic eruptions and volcanic hazards (http://magic.geol.ucsb.edu/~fisher/)
Volcanoes Online – educative (http://library.advanced.org/17457/english.html)
Global Earthquake Response Center – latest earthquake information, detection, reporting and news www.earthquake.com or www.earthquake.org
The World-Wide Earthquake Locator – illustration of what is possible using the World-Wide Web and the internet -- earthquake analysis system using data dynamically obtained over the internet (http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakes/schools.html)
Global Earthquake Map (http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scratch/quake_all.html)
Today’s Earthquake Activity around the World (http://athena.wednet.edu/curric/land/todayqk.html)
Earthquake Information- Recent Global Events - Near-real-time Earthquake Bulletin is provided by the National Earthquake Information Service (NEIS) of the U. S. Geological Survey (http://civeng.carleton.ca/cgi-bin2/quakes or http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/qed/qed.html)
National Earthquake Information Center -- USGS (http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/)
Earthquake Hazard Maps –practical maps and information on earthquake damage mitigation (http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/eqmaps.html)
Humboldt Earthquake Education Center (http://glinda.cnrs.humboldt.edu/earthquakes/eqk_info.html)
New Scientist Earthquake Report (http://www.newscientist.com/nsplus/insight/quakes/quakes.html)
Induced Earthquake Bibliography -- references to publications concerning earthquakes and other seismicity induced by human activity. (http://www.nyx.net/~dcypser/induceq/induceq.bib.html)
Earthquake Hazards and preparedness -- general information, links, reducing hazards, research (http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ and (http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/hazprep/)
Earthquake Alert System Feasibility Study (http://www-ep.es.llnl.gov/www-ep/ghp/eas/eas0.html)
Current Seismic Events Listing (http://www.iris.washington.edu/seismic/QED.html)
Earthquake Research Institute (http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html)
Seismo-surfing the Internet -- Global information, research, special services, institutions by regions, volcanos, other useful reference (http://www.geophys.washington.edu/seismosurfing.html)
RADIUS -- initiative to reduce urban seismic risk in the world (http://www.geohaz.org/radius)
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) -- national center of excellence which has as its mission the reduction of losses through research, development and application of new knowledge and advanced technologies (http://mceer.buffalo.edu)
ORFEUS -- Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology -- aims at coordinating and promoting digital, broad-band seismology in Europe (http://orfeus.knmi.nl)
FLOODS
Flood Plain Management Association (http://www.floodplain.org)
National Severe Storms Laboratory -- general information, education, research, modelling (http://www.nssl.noaa.gov)
Tornado project Online! (http://www.tornadoproject.com)
Selected hurricane readings (http://www.lib.noaa.gov/edocs/hurricane.html)
Hurricane Watch Net disseminates hurricane advisory information in Atlantic and Eastern Pacific region and caribbean islands, functions as a backup communications link, relays initial damage assessments of hurricane damage (http://www.hwn.org/)
Significant tropical storms worldwide – displays current warnings & images (http://members.tripod.com/~Post_119_Gulfport_MS/tropical.html)
National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center -- To save lives, mitigate property loss, and improve economic efficiency by issuing watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous tropical weather. (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/)
Hurricanes Nature’s Greatest Storms -- Hurricane resources, images, data, links, background (http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/)
Charles Boley’s Hurricanes and Tropical Storms -- A Selection of Online Information About Hurricanes and Tropical Storms (http://www.cwbol.com/hurr.html)
Tsunami! (http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami)
Worldwide Tsunami Database (ftp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/Solid_Earth/Natural_Hazards/Tsunami/)
International Tsunami Information Center ITIC by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of (UNESCO) all types of information, including earthquakes (http://ioc.unesco.org/iocweb/activities/tsunami.htm)
GeoWeb – Landslides (http://www.pacificnet.net/~gimills/slides.htm)
The International Landslide Research Group (ILRG) - information on landslide research (http://ilrg.gndci.pg.cnr.it/)
United States Geophysical Survey, Geologic Hazards team (Lanslides) (http://landslides.usgs.gov)
Balkans Task Force -- environmental impacts of the Balkans conflict (http://www.grid.unep.ch/btf/)
CNN for Kosovo specials (http://www.cnn.com/specials/1998/10/kosovo/)
UNEP/Chemicals -- chemical information resources, including an internet guide (http://www.chem.unep.ch/irptc/)
IPCS -- prevention and management of chemical emergencies (http://www.who.int/pcs/)
IOMC – sound management of chemicals, of particular interest: a list of meetings and an internet guide to the activities and programmes of participating organizations (http://www.who.int/iomc/)
ILO – occupational safety and health branch, contribution of ILO to IPCS (http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/index.htm
EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (www.epa.gov/swercepp)
General Chemistry-related Information on the Internet
(http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sci/chem-faq)UNEP/TIE -- APELL programme on technological accidents prevention and emergencies preparedness (http://www.unepie.org/apell/)
OECD/Chemical accidents -- prevention of, and preparedness for and response to chemical accidents (http://www.oecd.org/ehs/accident.htm)
UN/ECE – Convention on the transboundary effects of industrial accidents (http://www.unece.org/env/teia/)
European Commission – DG XI:
Chemical Accident Prevention,
Preparedness and Response: Seveso Directive (http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/seveso/index.htm)
MAHB – Major Accident Reporting System and Community Documentation Centre on Industrial Risk (http://mahbsrv.jrc.it)
UNIDO – cleaner production, pollution control and waste management (http://www.unido.org/)
Hazardous substances spill report (http://www.cutter.com/hssr)
National Response Center information on oil and chemical spills (http://www.nrc.uscg.mil)
AMPOL full service environmental contractor that specializes in emergency spill response and hazardous and toxic waste remediation (http://www.ampol.net/)
Hazmat Central -- Hazardous material: Managing the incident (http://www.hazmatcentral.com)
IMO – prevention of, and response to oil spills, marine pollution and links to related resources (http://www.imo.org)
European Commission - DG XI:
Civil protection and
environmental emergencies, including accidental marine pollution. Look at
their list of upcoming events (http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/civil/index.htm)
Oil spill intelligence report (Newsletter from Cutter Information Corp.) (http://www.cutter.com/osir)
UNISORB - oil spill control, sorbents, storage, protection, collection and emergency service (http://www.universalfibers.se/uk_index.htm)
Responding to oil spills - EPA oil spill program: Prevent-Prepare-Respond (http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/response.htm)
UNITAR – training and capacity building programmes in chemicals and waste management (http://www.unitar.org/cwm)Center for excellence in disaster management and humanitarian affairs – a collaborating center for education, training, research (http://coe.tamc.amedd.army.mil
International Course on the use of geoinformation for Natural Hazards Studies (http://www.itc.nl/ags/education/prog_descr.htm)
Dive Rescue International -- Training and Equipment for Public Safety Professionals (http://www.diverescueintl.com)
Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry (http://www.fema.gov/library)
MAPS/DATASETS/OBSERVING SYSTEMS
WCMC – provision of relevant environmental information during emergencies, reports on current incidents (http://www.wcmc.org.uk/reference/copyright.html)
Natural Hazards Data NOAA Data Centers (http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard)
The Disaster Center - monitoring, links, maps, chatroom (http://www.disastercenter.com)
National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) – marine, storm, tropical, weather predictions, modelling (http://www.ncep.noaa.gov)
Disaster Warning Network -- early warnings for earthquakes, tornadoes, lightning storms, tsunami, floods, wild-fires, and all other natural disasters (http://www.disasterwarning.com)
Gis
The GIS Portal - a lot on GIS (http://www.gisportal.com)
ESRI/FEMA joint site to provide multi-hazards maps and information (http://www.esri.com/hazards)
ESRI : GIS and mapping software (http://www.esri.com)
Online Resources For Earth Scientists - Geography & GIS Mailing Lists (http://www.gisnet.com/gis/ores/)
GISNet -- communication network and information about GIS for the wider scientific community (http://life.csu.edu.au/gis/)
Earth Observation for the Identification of Natural Disasters (http://www.kayser-threde.de/ceo/exec.htm)
Centre for Earth Observation – CEO European initiative to encourage the wider use of information generated by Earth Observation satellites (http://www.ceo.org)
Real time satellite data animation (RAMSDIS) online (http://www.cira.colostate.edu/RAMM/Rmsdsol/main.html)
Space Environment Center -- space weather alerts and warnings to the nation and the world for disturbances that can affect people and equipment working in space and on Earth (http://www.sec.noaa.gov)
Space radar images of the earth (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/radar/sircxsar)
Faqs on satellite imagery/GIS (http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sci/Satellite-Imagery-FAQ)
The GOES Project (http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/)
The CEOS Disaster Information Server The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Disaster Management Support Project supports natural and technological disaster management on a worldwide basis, by fostering improved utilization of existing and planned Earth Observation (EO) satellite data. (http://disaster.ceos.org/)
UNDP Emergency Response Division -- a major partner (http://www.undp.org/erd)
WMO’s emergency response activities and support for humanitarian and relief missions (http://www.wmo.ch/web/aom/pwsp)
IDNDR general and specialised information on disaster reduction (http://www.idndr.org/)
IAEA – and its emergency response system (http://www.iaea.org/worldatom/inforesource/factsheets/emergency)
WHO's division on emergency and humanitarian action homepage (http://www.who.int/eha/)
World Disasters Report -- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (http://www.ifrc.org/pubs/wdr/)
World Bank Disaster Management Facility -- operational support, capacity-building, and partnerships with the international and scientific community working on disaster issues. (http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/urban/dis_man/dis_man.htm)
IMF Emergency Assistance Related to National Disasters and Postconflict Situations (http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/facts/conflict.htm)
World Food Programme (http://www.wfp.org)
Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (http://www.ifrc.org)
PAHO Disaster Humanitarian Assistance (http://www.paho.org)CDERA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (http://www.cdera.org/)
Habitat -- The Habitat Agenda on Disaster prevention, mitigation and preparedness, and post-disaster rehabilitation capabilities (http://www.unhabitat.org/agenda/ch-4c11.html)
INCEDE International Center for Disaster-mitigation Engineering (http://incede.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/default.html)
The Natural Hazards Center -- clearinghouse for information on natural hazards. Of particular interest, exhaustive list of conferences, seminars, meetings and access to library and internet resources (publications, periodicals) (http://www.Colorado.EDU/hazards)
GEMS (Global Emergency Management System) -- for useful links to related resources (http://www.disasters.org/emgold/Library/GEMS.htm)
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (http://www.fema.gov)
The Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association (networking) (http://www.disasters.org/dera)
Emergency Management Australia - useful information on conferences/seminars all over the world (http://www.ema.gov.au/)
EPC – Emergency Preparedness Canada (http://www.epc-pcc.gc.ca)
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (http://www.adpc.ait.ac.th)
VITA - sitreps, emergency information (http://www.vita.org)
Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership (EIIP) -- voluntary association of organizations and individuals seeking to enhance their effectivenesscop with disasters and emergency situations, by exploring the opportunity for sharing information and ideas made possible by electronic technology (http://www.emforum.org)
Disaster Resources Univ of Illinois Extension disaster preparedness, information resources, links (http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/disaster.html)
Emergency Management Center - wide range of research related to disasters such as evacuation, public response, emergency planning, post-disaster audits. Methodologies for reviewing emergency plans, exercise plans, training courses, job aids, computer-based training modules, and videos are available from EMC. (http://emc.ornl.gov/emc/)
The Natural Hazards Mitigation Group (http://www.unige.ch/hazards)
Disaster Prevention Research Institute – research on a variety of problems related to the prevention or reduction of natural disasters (http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp)
CERES -- links to disaster preparedness resources (http://www.ceres.ca.gov/theme/disaster_prep.html)
British Columbia Emergency Program -- central planning and technical support for emergency prevention, preparedness and response for oil and hazardous material spills (marine & inland); dam failures, and; dyke safety and floods. (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/eeeb/overview/overview.html#role)
DRI International promote a base of common knowledge for the business continuity planning / disaster recovery industry through education, assistance, and publication of the standard resource base (http://www.dr.org)
EQE leading independent risk management companies offering all-risk services to businesses, industries, and governments reports on natural hazards disasters consulting engineering information services/products (http://www.eqe.com)
RISKMail -- online forum for people with significant professional and/or research interests in the field of Risk Management and Insurance (RMI). (http://riskmail.lsu.edu)
Specialized Disaster Systems, Inc. – emergency management software programs for both government and industrial organizations on an international level (http://www.sds-intl.com)
Life Safety Associates - develops and provides, high-quality, effective emergency response, emergency medical, emergency safety, disaster preparedness and environmental health training programs, emergency products and program certifications (http://www.lifesafety.com/)
Disaster by Design - emergency management planning, education, training, exercise facilitation, publications, disaster recovery planning and risk management -- (http://www.disasterbydesign.com/)
ADMS Advanced Disaster Management Simulator - complex training device to be prepared to respond to natural and man-made emergencies (http://www.etcusa.com/admsmain.htm)
Disaster Research and Consulting professional expertise in emergency management, reference: FEMA, World Bank, NSF among others (http://www.mindspring.com/~cbrubin/index/)
After a Disaster series of publications (http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/disaster/disaster.html)
Contingency Planning and Management Magazine (http://www.ContingencyPlanning.com)
Disaster Recovery Journal (http://www.drj.com)
Rothstein Catalog on Disaster Recovery (http://www.rothstein.com/catalog)
Post Disaster Cleanup Unlimited Resources Inc. -- online resources to assist company, local, state, national and international officials to find what they need in the areas of emergency services, disaster relief (http://www.unlimitedresources.com)
Disaster Research Center -- field and survey research on group, organizational and community preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural and technological disasters and other community-wide crises. (http://www.udel.edu/DRC)
National Disaster Reference Database (http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ndrd/research.html)
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (http://www.gfdl.gov)
Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) (http://www.iris.edu)
Natural Hazards Research Centre -- quality research on natural hazards in the Australian-Pacific area. (http://www.es.mq.edu.au/NHRC/)
Natural Hazards Center -- The Disaster Research Electronic Newsletter and Network, in-house research program and a grant program enabling "quick response" study of disasters. Findings accessible at http://www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/qr also library research services http://www.Colorado.EDU/hazards/
Disaster Relief world disaster aid and information via the Internet (http://www.disasterrelief.org)
HAZARDNet a prototype natural and technological hazard information sharing network under development as a collaborative demonstration project of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR). (http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/~hazard)EPIX Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange (http://hoshi.cic.sfu.ca/epix)
University of Geneva Directory for Disaster Reduction Institutions (http://www.unige.ch/idndr)
The Natural Disaster Reference Database - bibliographic database on research, programs, and results which relate to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitgation. (http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ndrd)
Disaster finder – A service provided by the NASA Solid Earth and Natural Hazards Program comprehensive links database grouped by topic (http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ndrd/disaster/links/)
Disaster Information Network - sitreps, links, archives (http://www.disaster.net)
Disaster News Network (http://www.disasternews.net)
ReliefNet -- non-profit organization dedicated to helping humanitarian organizations raise global awareness and encourage support for relief efforts via the Internet. (http://www.reliefnet.org)
Idealist allows you to find non-profit organizations involved in disaster relief, environment, development around the world as well as other resources (programs, services, jobs, consultants, events, written material). (http://www.idealist.org)
Alertnet -- Reuters Foundation's news and communications service for the emergency relief community (http://www.alertnet.org)
Greater Horn Information Exchange -- geographic and thematic maps, situation reports, and datasets, field operations guides, disaster histories (http://www.info.usaid.gov/horn/)
Central repository of information Internet Disaster Information Network -- disaster response, comprehensive notification, aid, communication, etc (http://www.disaster.org)
Disaster-Related Networks in WWW (http://ghd.uic.net/Connection/index.html)
Center for integration of natural disaster information USGS (http://cindi.usgs.gov/)
Weather Awareness Resource Network (WARN) dedicated to inform and educate the public on the dangers associated with severe weather and other natural disasters (http://nemas.net/warn/)
One world.net -- news, analysis, links, resources (http://www.oneworld.org)
Disasters related Webdirectory (http://www.webdirectory.com/disasters)
UN Earthwatch to keep in touch with environmental emerging issues and monitoring (http://www.unep.ch/earthw.html)
GELOS -- Global Environmental Information Locator Service prototype of a global virtual library of environmental information resources (http://ceo.gelos.org/)
Contingency Planning – A global information network for the business continuity community (http://www.ContingencyPlanning.com)
Disaster Resource Guide -- emergency/crisis management, disaster recovery and business continuity. (http://www.disaster-resource.com/)
The Disaster Center Index page - platform for people to post information; provided coverage, before, during, and after some of the larger disasters; and created the largest index of linkages to disaster information by subject and by geographic area (http://www.disastercenter.com)
Natural Hazards Web Links (http://www.meteor.wisc.edu/~hopkins/wx-links/nat-haz.htm)
Lifelink -- Disaster & Emergency Preparedness Information, Services and Supplies related to earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tornados, cyclones, and other natural disasters. (http://www.lifelink.com)
Discovery Online news brief (http://www.discovery.com/news)
