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	CBS News Disaster Links URL: http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml ODP description: Information about a variety of manmade and natural disaster-related websites. Quick reference and access to realtime data. Page title: CBS NEWS Disaster Links
	Storm Events URL: http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms ODP description: Storm database with records of US storms and tornados by county. Page title: NCDC Storm Events-Select State
	Urban Survival Tools URL: http://www.urbansurvivaltools.com/ ODP description: Natural disaster information, probability, statistics links and other information. Also provides survival kits and other survival products Page description: Survival kits? How to choose a survival kit, 72 hour kits, survivaly supplies for your family, home, school or office. Visit our secure online website or call us anytime 1-800-203-2141 to order. Find out the probability and statistics of natural diasters by your zip code.
	Natural Disaster Management in India URL: http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/ ODP description: Government Department of Agriculture and Cooperation information resource, including reports on recent and current disasters and information on management initiatives. Page title: National Disaster Management in India Page description: Natural Disaster Management in India
	Disaster Research Center URL: http://www.udel.edu/DRC/ ODP description: Online publications, data, bibliographies, and other information relevant to the sociology of disasters. Page title: The DRC Home Page - UD
	American Experience: Fatal Flood URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/ ODP description: 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. Page title: American Experience \| Fatal Flood Page description: Fatal Flood: a chronicle of one of America's greatest natural disasters.
	Forces of Nature URL: http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/ ODP description: Educational information about natural phenomena and different natural disasters. Includes information about the causes of disasters as well as lists of the worst recorded type of each disaster. Page title: Forces of Nature: ThinkQuest 2000
	Why the US Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters URL: http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/articles/eisvink.html ODP description: 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. Page title: Why the United States Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters
	Cyclone of 1896 St. Louis, Missouri URL: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/9537/cyclone.html ODP description: Photographic views of damage caused by cyclone of May 27, 1896.
	Societal Aspects of Weather URL: http://www.ucar.edu/res_sci/societal-impacts.html ODP description: Organization which measures the impact of weather on people. Page title: Societal Impacts and Assessments
	A Procedure to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Two Watch Warning Systems URL: http://www.udel.edu/SynClim/noaa.htm ODP description: Notes from this workshop on the effectiveness of heat related health watch systems. Page title: Procedure to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Two Watch Warning Systems
	UN OCHA ReliefWeb: Natural Disasters URL: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND ODP description: Archived information, from 1981 to the present, about major natural disasters, including floods, droughts, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, and cyclones, focussing on international humanitarian relief efforts. From the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Page title: ReliefWeb Â» Countries & Emergencies
	FEMA: United States Earthquakes URL: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/earthquake/usquakes.shtm ODP description: Maps and statistics from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Page title: FEMA: Earthquakes in the United States
	National Climatic Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/reports/weather-events.html ODP description: Severe weather records and natural disaster links. Page title: NCDC: Worldwide Weather and Climate Events Page description: Reports, publications, and data dealing with global weather and climate events.
	HazNet URL: http://www.haznet.org/ ODP description: Provides information on coastal natural hazards (such as hurricanes and shoreline erosion), hazard planning, and things that can be done to reduce personal and economic losses. From U.S. National Sea Grant College Program. Page title: HazNet - the site for Coastal Natural Hazards Page description: National Sea Grant Coastal Hazards network homepage. Haznet provides information on Coastal Natural Hazards by providing science-based information to individuals, businesses, and local and state government. HazNet is part of the National Sea Grant College Program.