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How do I find information on natural hazards or disasters?
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Look at
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/hazards.shtml (earthquakes, volcanos, tsunamis)

Natural hazards of NASA's Earth Observatory - images of recent geological hazards and disasters, with a link to archived images
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/

Natural hazards - earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, etc., U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/themes/hazard.html

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml  (Past Hurricane Tracks)
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/  ( Storm Prediction Center)
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/webcat  (search for Natural Disaster Survey Reports)
 
Statistics:
Flood statistics including deaths and property damage from compiled from NWS Hydrologic Information Office
http://www.weather.gov/hic/flood_stats/index.shtml

 

Hurricane Damages in the United States: 1925-1995
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/USdmg

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/Deadliest_Costliest.shtml

U.S. Natural Hazard Statistics provide statistical information on fatalities, injuries and damages caused by weather related hazards. Compiled by the Office of Services and the National Climatic Data Center.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hazstats.shtml

 

 

 
 
Books by Thomas P. Grazulis: Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991 (ISBN 1-879362-03-1)
                                                     Signiifcant Tornadoes Update, 1992-1995 (ISBN 1-879362-04-X)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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