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- American Experience: Fatal Flood - 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.
www.pbs.org/amex/flood
- Cyclone of 1896 St. Louis, Missouri - Photographic views of damage caused by cyclone of May 27, 1896.
www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/9537/cyclone.html
- Eyewitness to Disaster: California Earthquakes - Collection of eyewitness accounts, humor, and pictures of historic California earthquakes.
www.notfrisco.com/calmem/earthquake
- Great American Disasters - Accounts of various accidents and natural diasters in the US, with related and contextual links.
www.ezl.com/~fireball/Disaster.htm
- Largest Earthquakes in the United States - Maps and statistics from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
www.fema.gov/hazards/earthquakes/eq_usa.shtm
- The Port Chicago Disaster - Resources for students and teachers covering the worst home front disaster of WWII.
intergate.cccoe.k12.ca.us/pc
- Why the US Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters - 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.
www.agu.org/sci_soc/articles/eisvink.html
- Worst United States Disasters - On-line broad-based information database with disaster listings for topics from Aircraft to Winter Storm.
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001459.html
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