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Hazard information and data resources


Internet resources and information to support the development of vulnerability assessment.


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Council of the National Seismic System (CNSS)
List of earthquakes in East Tennessee and surrounding areas, prior to September 1996.

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) Hazard Map
Multi-hazard map and information for the United States

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Digital Q3 Flood Data
Access to a Q3 flood data product that is a valuable tool in screening property addresses within a GIS to determine flood risks

Hazards Research Lab at the University of South Carolina
Hazards Research Lab is a research and graduate training lab focused on the use of geographic information processing techniques in environmental hazards analysis and management.

National Weather Service Wilmington, NC Office
Observations and forecasts for the southeast U.S.

Natural Disasters Information
Information on Natural Disasters

National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Hazard Query
Hazards data query

Storm Prediction Center
Historical tornado data archives

Council of the National Seismic System-Seismic Data (1964 to 1996)
A list of earthquakes in East Tennessee and surrounding areas,
prior to September 1996, from CNSS.

Council of the National Seismic System-Seismic Data (1996 to 1998)
A list of earthquakes in East Tennessee and surrounding areas,
after September 1996, from CNSS.

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Interactive Earthquake Map
An interactive map for earthquake searches in the U.S.

 

Coastal Erosion Information Links

University of Rhode Island Coastal Glossary
Glossary of coastal terms

Duke Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines
Information on Duke's program for developed shoreline study

Carolina Coastal Science
Resource site on coastal processes and issues

 

Earthquake Information Links

Earth and Environmental Science—Earthquake
USGS Earthquake Website

Georgia Perimeter Geology Department
Earthquake description from a geological perspective

Southern Arizona Seismic Observatory (SASO)—University of Arizona
Earthquake Education

National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center A for Seismology
geologic hazards

Geology of North Carolina
A map of the various geological belts of North Carolina

 

Flooding Information Links

American Red Cross—Flood Guide
Information on floods

FEMA—National Flood Insurance Program
Information on flood insurance

National Weather Service—Office of Meteorology
Data and information on weather

 

Hurricane Information Links

Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Hurricane Research Division-Hurricane information

Central Atlantic Storm Investigators
Hurricane Fran information

Earthwatch
Satellite images of hurricanes

Hurricane Bonnie Information
Past and present hurricane information, satellite images, and hurricane tracks

Lowe's Storm 99 Hurricane Central
Hurricane and tornado information

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center-Satellite Images
Hurricane Hugo satellites images and movies

National Climatic Data Center-Storm Search
Storm events search engine

National Hurricane Center
Up-to-date information of present hurricanes
and information on past hurricane events

New Hanover County-Fran Pictures
New Hanover County perspective of Hurricane Fran

North Carolina Storm Track News
Photographs of Hurricane Fran damage to
North Carolina along with weather information

UNISYS Weather Processor Server
Unisys weather data

USA Today Weather
USA Today weather index

USGS-Center for Coastal Geology
Hurricane Bonnie aerial reconnaissance

 

Tornado Information Links

NOAA Tornado Fact Sheet
Basic information on tornadoes

The Tornado Project
A website dedicated to tornado research,
plus historical storm data, videos, and other tornado information

USA Today Online
Tornado information index

WW2010 University of Illinois
A meteorology guide

 

Wildfire Information Links

Building and Fire Research Laboratory
Resources for fire research

National Fire Protection Association

information on its departments, publications,
seminars, and educational programs.

National Fire Weather Outlook
An experimental web service designed to provide
national-scale fire weather guidance for National Weather Service offices

National Wildland Fire
A resource for other agencies involved in wildfire awareness

Various Wildfire Links
Alphabetical list of links to wildfire information

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