- About.com Weather Preparedness - Links to organizations that focus on weather/disaster preparedness, training, and response, and a full listing of disaster specific preparedness summaries.
weather.about.com/?once=true&
- All About Earthquakes - Articles on history, seismology, geography and to-do lists for emergencies.
www.readinessinfo.com
- American Red Cross - Louisiana Capital Area Chapter - History, contact details, information on various weather hazards and appropriate related preparations.
www.lcarc.org
- Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) - Online presence of the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center located on the campus of Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand.
www.adpc.ait.ac.th
- Disaster Preparedness - U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) fact sheets on preparing for natural and "technological" disasters. Natural disasters discussed include earthquakes, landslides, mudflows, volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, floods, and wildland fires.
www.fema.gov/pte/prep.htm
- Disaster Response Technologies, Inc. - Full service disaster consulting, pre-disaster planning and training, post disaster response and recovery management, compliance and documentation system, public assistance disaster response.
www.drt-inc.com
- EPIX - Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange - Information resource on natural hazards with extensive information on disaster management.
epix.hazard.net
- Hurricane Net: Maximum Security Against Storms - Deploying a Hurricane Net over and around a structure minimizes damage from airborne debris and prevents roofing materials from being torn away
hurricanenetworks.com/index.htm
- IBHS Institute for Business and Home Safety - Insurance industry initiative to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters. Emphasis on land use controls to avoid hazards.
www.ibhs.org
- Life Pod Tornado Shelters - Life pod tornado shelters are innovative, affordable underground shelters.
nporter.home.mindspring.com
- Metro Natural Hazards Program - Providing interactive hazard maps, disaster preparedness and hazard mitigation information for the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
hazards.metro-region.org
- Natural Disaster Knowledge Test - Natural disaster preparedness quiz
www.teststeststests.com/disastertest.htm
- Project SafeSide - The Weather Channel - Information on preparing for severe weather.
www.weather.com/safeside
- Storm Ready (NOAA) - Offers safety tips for tornadoes, flash floods, hurricanes, lightning.
www.nws.noaa.gov/stormready
- Winter Storms - A guide to survival produced by the United States Department of Commerce.
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/wntrstm.htm
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