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NeoDys Risk Page
Submitted by jwalling on Wed, 23/05/2007 - 19:11. Academic – Asteroid Comet Impact – InternationalNEODyS provides information and services for all Near Earth Asteroids. Each NEA has its own dynamically generated home page providing information and services. The risk page lists all the known asteroids with non-zero probability of Earth impact from now untill 2080. (For a related site, see the link for NASA NEO Project.)
NASA NEO Program: Current Impact Risks
Submitted by jwalling on Wed, 23/05/2007 - 18:58. Asteroid Comet Impact – Government – InternationalTable lists potential future Earth impact events that the JPL Sentry System has detected based on currently available observations. Sentry is a highly automated collision monitoring system that continually scans the most current asteroid catalog for possibilities of future impact with Earth over the next 100 years. (For a related system, see the link for NEODyS.)
Vientiane Times
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Global Earthquake Map
Submitted by jwalling on Mon, 07/05/2007 - 03:01. earthquake map – Earthquakes – International – NGOLatest Earthquake Map & News. Earthquake locations are displayed on a flash map, selected from today or the past 7 days. Links to news articles are provided.
Pacific Disaster Center
Submitted by jwalling on Sun, 06/05/2007 - 02:20. International – NGOThrough the use of the PDC web-based information system, disaster managers can develop both situational awareness and appropriate responses before, during, and after disaster events. ... analyzing risk and vulnerability in the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Fiji, Vanuatu, Guam, American Samoa, Hawaii, Alaska, Afghanistan, and the Caribbean. In 2006 The University of Hawaii became PDC's managing partner.
Tsunami 2004 Enquiries / Helplines / Emergency Services
Submitted by Tina Hyde on Fri, 04/05/2007 - 13:05. Emergency services - News - Helplines – International – other – TsunamisInlcudes news updates of tsunami disasters, missing person registers, emergency service details.
World Wide Help
Submitted by Tina Hyde on Fri, 04/05/2007 - 13:01. Blog - Disaster news – International – otherInlcudes up-to-date blogs for when a disaster occurs.
Global Incident Map
Submitted by jwalling on Thu, 03/05/2007 - 22:22. International – NGO – terrorism incidentA global display of terrorism and other suspicious events. You can display map with our without details and search (Click [Here] link at lower right edge of map.)
Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction
Submitted by administrator on Wed, 25/04/2007 - 00:04. cogss – disaster risk reduction – International – schools – UN organisationEducation for disaster risk reduction is an interactive process of mutual learning among people and institutions. It encompasses far more than formal education at schools, universities, and in training courses. It involves the use of traditional wisdom and local knowledge to safeguard against natural hazards as well as the active and informed participation of the mass media.
Colorado Natural Hazards Center
Submitted by administrator on Thu, 19/04/2007 - 16:35. Academic – Drought – Earthquakes – Flash floods – Floods – International – Landslide – Mass movement – Mud slide – Rock avalanche – Severe local storm – Snow avalanche – Storm surge – Storm surge – Tornadoes – Tropical cyclone – Tropical storm – Tsunamis – Volcanic activity – Wildfires – WindstormsSince 1976, the Natural Hazards Center has served as a national and international clearinghouse of knowledge concerning the social science and policy aspects of disasters. The Center collects and shares research and experience related to preparedness for, response to, recovery from, and mitigation of disasters, emphasizing the link between hazards mitigation and sustainability to both producers and users of research and knowledge on extreme events.
