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Rivers at Flood Stage

Submitted by jwalling on Mon, 07/05/2007 - 21:18. Floods – Government – National – River flood map

National Weather Service - Interactive map of rivers at flood stage in the United States. Monitoring is done with 3765 gauges.

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STOP DISASTERS!

Submitted by administrator on Sat, 28/04/2007 - 14:34. disaster risk reduction – Earthquakes – education – Floods – schools – Tsunamis – UN organisation – Wildfires – Windstorms

This game for the UN ISDR tackles the very real issue around the World of saving lives and reducing the financial impact that natural hazards cause when they turn into disasters. The aim of this game is simply to raise awareness of how disasters affect people every day and how often very simple measures can save many lives.

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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 – Windstorms

Since 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.

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GLIDE number

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 17/04/2007 - 20:52. Drought – Earthquakes – Flash floods – Floods – International – Landslide – Mass movement – Mud slide – other – Rock avalanche – Severe local storm – Snow avalanche – Storm surge – Storm surge – Tornadoes – Tropical cyclone – Tropical storm – Tsunamis – Volcanic activity – Wildfires – Windstorms

Accessing disaster information can be a time consuming and laborious task. Not only is data scattered but frequently identification of the disaster can be confusing in countries with many disaster events. To address both of these issues, Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC) proposed a globally common Unique ID code for disasters.

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UNOSAT

Submitted by administrator on Sun, 15/04/2007 - 12:10. Drought – Earthquakes – Flash floods – Floods – International – Landslide – mapping – maps – Mass movement – Mud slide – Rock avalanche – Severe local storm – Snow avalanche – Storm surge – Storm surge – Tornadoes – Tropical cyclone – Tropical storm – Tsunamis – UN organisation – Volcanic activity – Wildfires – Windstorms

UNOSAT is a United Nations programme created to provide the international community and developing countries with enhanced access to satellite imagery and Geographic Information System (GIS) services. These tools are used mainly in humanitarian relief, disaster prevention and post crisis reconstruction.

UNOSAT is the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme implemented in co-operation with the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS). In addition, partners from public and private organizations constitute the UNOSAT consortium.

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AlertNet

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 21/03/2007 - 18:21. Drought – Earthquakes – Flash floods – Floods – International – Landslide – Mass movement – Mud slide – News & Media – Rock avalanche – Severe local storm – Snow avalanche – Storm surge – Storm surge – Tornadoes – Tropical cyclone – Tropical storm – Tsunamis – Volcanic activity – Wildfires – Windstorms

Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe.

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Humanitarian Early Warning Service

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 21/03/2007 - 14:22. Drought – Earthquakes – Flash floods – Floods – International – Severe local storm – Storm surge – Storm surge – Tornadoes – Tropical cyclone – Tropical storm – UN organisation – Volcanic activity – Windstorms

The HEWSweb service is an inter-agency partnership project aimed at establishing a common platform for humanitarian early warnings and forecasts for natural hazards. It has dedicated pages for each type of hazard; which includes drought, floods, storms, locust, volcanoes, earthquakes, weather, El Nino and other hazards.

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SPIDER Network

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 21/03/2007 - 14:06. Academic – Drought – Earthquakes – Flash floods – Floods – 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 – Windstorms

Since January 2006, seven organisations (University College London, Cambridge University, University of East Anglia, Portsmouth University, ActionAid UK, Coventry University and the Institute of Development Studies) have been working together to re-evaluate the role of science in disaster risk management.

Based around a series of linked meetings over two years, the network aims to explore the interface between physical and social science approaches to managing disaster risk and uncertainty.

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Disaster Reduction Gateway

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 21/03/2007 - 14:05. 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 – Windstorms

Disaster Reduction Gateway is an initiative of the Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre to promote information sharing and co-operation between people with an interest in disaster reduction.

On this site you will find links to the websites of organisations, groups and individuals who are involved in disaster reduction or support it in some way. All are based in the UK or Europe but many are active internationally.

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Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre

Submitted by administrator on Wed, 14/03/2007 - 22:32. Academic – Drought – Earthquakes – Floods – International – Mass movement – Tsunamis – Volcanic activity – Wildfires – Windstorms

With over fifty researchers and practitioners, Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre is Europe's leading multidisciplinary academic hazard research centre. BUHRC comprises three groups: Geological Hazards, Meteorological Hazards & Seasonal Forecasting, and Disaster Studies & Management. The Centre is based at University College London, one of the world's leading universities and, along with Oxford and Cambridge, one of the UK's top three multi-faculty teaching and research institutions.

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