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Informational
Links
 AMERICAN
RED CROSS:
This is the public website with links to individual world
wide chapters. To make a donation to the Red Cross call 1-800-HELP-NOW
Disasters.com DERA: Disaster Preparedness and Emergency
Response Association.
An International association with memberships available to professionals
and responders in all emergency fields.
FEMA: The Federal Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA --
is an agency of the Department of Homeland Security and a part
of the Office of Preparedness
 http://www.dhs.gov/
Is the Agency responsible to the President for the security
and safety of the citizens of the USA,
Hurricane and Weather
Links
Note: The following
sites will be extremely busy during a hurricane or tropical
storm. If you experience difficulty accessing these sites, try
connecting during off-peak hours.
Disaster
Relief
Worldwide Disaster Aid and Information
Firewise - USFS
FireWise - Colorado State Forest Service
Red
Cross Disaster Services--Hurricanes
Red Cross advice on what to do if a hurricane approaches
The
National Hurricane Center
NHC maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the
Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific
from May 15 through November 30.
Automated
Atlantic Hurricane & Storm Tracking
The StormTrack system watches various weather information servers
for new tropical depressions, storms, or hurricanes in the Atlantic.
National
Weather Service - Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
Under construction but quickly updates forecasts and active
warnings for severe weather in the nation.
CIMSS
Tropical Cyclones
Satellite research focusing on North Atlantic Hurricanes and
West Pacific Typhoons.
Federal
Emergency Management Agency
As a hurricane develops and is tracked, you will find links
from this page to the following types of current information:
Current Advisory, News Releases, Situation Reports, Key Telephone
Numbers, Maps, Photographs.
The
American Red Cross Hurricane Center
How to help, what to do, where they are.
Tropical
Weather Services
Tropical Weather Services specializes in hurricane loss reduction
consulting services to private sector organizations and governmental
agencies.
Hurricane
Hunters
A web site about the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron that
fly into tropical storms and hurricanes to collect weather data.
Hurricane
and Natural Disaster Brochures
These brochures were produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and The National Weather Service in cooperation
with the American Red Cross and FEMA. The NOAA Miami Regional
Library administers the National Hurricane Center Library.
CoastalNet's
Severe Weather Information Page
CoastalNet is an Eastern North Carolina community-based network
with news, weather and discussion areas on Hurricane Fran.
Atlantic
Tropical Weather Center
This site is devoted to Atlantic tropical information. It features
an index of satellite and radar pictures as well as forecast models.
George's
Hurricane Page
The favorite hurricane sites of a guy named George. Comprehensive
index, nice picture of George and an umbrella.
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