Computerworld: Guam typhoon tests IT readiness, disaster recovery   

" A devastating and powerful supertyphoon struck Guam on Sunday, severely testing IT contingency plans for managers who have made survival on the remote island an art."

Earth Shakes   

Earth Shakes offers a full line of earthquake survival kits and emergency supplies for disaster preparedness. We provide individuals, families, businesses, schools and government agencies emergency kits and products to support the aftermath of major earthquakes, natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and earth changes.

EFW Home Safety Disaster Links   

Find answers to questions like: Where are the brush fires? Where is it threatening to flood? What are the current National Weather Service warnings in effect right now? Where is the hurricane at now? How big was that earthquake and where was the epicenter? Where is it raining right now? Is the storm moving my way? Includes: wildland fires, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, current radar, tornadoes, traffic conditions, tsunami, volcanoes, storm prediction, meat/poultry recalls, etc.

Emergency Management in the 21st Century: Coping with Bill Gates, Osama bin-Laden, and Hurricane Mitch   

...by Claire Rubin. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado. Natural Hazards Research Working Paper #1

Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange   

The purpose of EPIX is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among Canadian and international public and private sector organizations about the prevention of, preparation for, recovery from and/or mitigation of risk associated with natural and socio-technological disasters. Based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Online Photo Library   

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has updated its online photo library, a collection of more than 9,200 images of natural disasters and terrorist events, including response and recovery activities, taken by FEMA's disaster photographers. The majority of photographs in the collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded, reproduced, and distributed for educational and informational purposes without further permission from FEMA.

Governor's Guide to Emergency Management   

Volume 1: Natural Disasters

http://www.rms.com/Publications/SumatraInsuredLoss_RMSwhitepaper.pdf   

This Risk Management Solutions Special Report "Estimating Losses from the 2004 Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami" sets out the main lines of business that will be affected by the 2004 Asian tsunami, identifies the key drivers of insured losses, and estimates their magnitude.

Institute for Building and Home Safety   

The "Water Damage Recovery Guide" from the Institute for Building and Home Safety (IBHS) offers tips on handling a water-related catastrophe. The guide includes a damage inspection checklist for homeowners and business owners to use after suffering water damage.

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction   

CRED Releases the 2006 Disasters in Numbers: The Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) releases today, 29 January 2007, the figures of disasters triggered by natural hazards for the year 2006. A total of 395 disasters were recorded in 2006 with 226 caused by floods, 66 by windstorms and 30 related to extreme temperature events. The 2006 disasters killed 21,342 people. While Asia was the continent hit most by disasters triggered by natural hazards, three European countries - Netherlands, Belgium and Ukraine - ranked among the top ten countries most affected by deadly disasters. The economic damages in 2006 were around 19 billion US Dollars.

Louisiana State University, E.J. Ourso School of Business   

A Report on the Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Louisiana Businesses: 2005Q2-2006Q4 Prepared for the Louisiana Recovery Authority, Louisiana Economic Development, and the Louisiana Department of Labor This report examines the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the number of firms, employment, and wages in Louisiana. The results consist of comparisons of Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data from quarters 2005Q3-2006Q4 to benchmark pre-Hurricane levels from 2005Q2. While this report contains results for all of Louisiana, more detailed analysis focuses on a five parish Southeast Louisiana region (Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes) and a three parish Southwest Louisiana Region (Calcasieu, Cameron, and Vermilion parishes).

National Association of Radio-Distress Signaling and Infocommunications - Current World Disasters Map   

The National Association of Radio-Distress Signaling and Infocommunications, Havaria Emergency and Disaster Information Services in Budapest, Hungary, collects data on current natural and human-caused disasters around the world and provides maps as well.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, nowCOAST Web Mapping Portal to Real-Time Coastal Observations and NOAA Forecasts   

nowCOAST is a web mapping portal providing spatially-referenced links to thousands of real-time coastal observations and NOAA forecasts of interest to the marine community. The portal serves as a "one-stop shopping" web site to real-time coastal information from a variety of Internet sites both within and outside of NOAA. nowCOAST is designed to be a planning aid to assist recreational and commercial mariners, coastal managers, HAZMAT responders, computer modelers, and marine educators to discover and display real-time information for their particular needs and geographic area of interest. The portal includes links to meteorological, oceanographic, and river observations from in-situ and remote-sensing platforms from observing networks operated by federal and state agencies and educational institutions. These networks include but not limited to airway stations, climate reference stations, fixed buoys, coastal platforms, river gages, Doppler weather radars, high frequency current radars, radiosondes, and wind profilers.

The Natural Hazards Center - Information on Human Adaptation to Disaster   

+H,£¡$ral Hazards Center, located at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, is a national and international clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters. The Natural Hazards Center carries out its mission in four principal areas: information dissemination, an annual workshop, research, and library services. The center's prime goal is to increase communication among hazard/disaster researchers and those individuals, agencies, and organizat...

Online, Custom Hazard Maps   

"Through the Project Impact initiative, FEMA and ESRI have formed a National Partnership in part aimed at providing multi-hazard maps and information to U.S. residents, business owners, schools, community groups, and local governments via the Internet. The information provided here is intended to assist in building disaster resistant communities across the country by sharing geographic knowledge about local hazards. Enter a location and select from several hazard types to help determine disaster risks.

Pulblic Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada - Canadian Disaster Database   

The Canadian Disaster Database contains historical information on disasters which have directly affected Canadians, at home and abroad, over the past century. References to all types of Canadian disasters, including those triggered by natural hazards, technological hazards or conflict (not including war) can be found here. The database describes where and when a disaster occurred, who was affected, and provides a rough estimate of the direct costs. You can search the disaster database by using criteria such as the type of disaster, and/or the location or time period of occurrence.

SHELDUS Spatial Hazard Events and Losses Database for the United States   

SHELDUS is a county-level hazard data set for the U.S. for 18 different natural hazard events types such thunderstorms, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and tornados. The database covers the period from 1960-2000. For each event the database includes the beginning date, location (county and state), property losses, crop losses, injuries, and fatalities that affected each county. The data set does not include Puerto Rico, Guam, or other U.S. territories. The data were derived from several existing national data sources such as National Climatic Data Center's monthly Storm Data publications and NGDC's Tsunami Event Database. Only those events that generated more than $50,000 in damages were included in SHELDUS. Data and maps were compiled and geo-referenced by the Hazards Research Lab at the University of South Carolina. This database was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the University of South Carolina's Office of the Vice President for Research.

Time Magazine   

Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Wildfires, Earthquakes ... Why We Don't Prepare By Amanda Ripley August, 2006

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)   

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has unveiled a new design of its earthquake Web site and a new Earthquake Notification Service intended to get earthquake information out to the public in a more timely fashion.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAINING: Hazards and Disasters   

UPCOMING CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAINING Dealing with Hazards and Disasters from the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder

WHITE DEATH - BLIZZARD OF '77   

"The only blizzard declared a natural and national disaster by the American and Canadian governments. The blizzard of the century and the millennium."

Bird Flu Manual Online   

The Only Free Online Reference and Resources around to help you get your Business Prepared for a pandemic outbreak of Bird Flu. Contains procedures, templates, ready made training presentations, and more.

British Columbia Earthquake Response Plan, 1999 Edition   

CBS News Disaster Links   

Dozens of links to categorized disaster sites, e.g.: US Government; airplane disasters; avalanche; biological & chemical contamination & toxi spills; commercial satellite disaster imagesl disaster education; disaster monitoring software; drought; earthquakes; El Nino/La Nina; emergency management; flooding; heat; hurricanes; icebergs; international disasters; refugees; landslides; lightning; oceans; oil spills; relief organizations; severe weather; state-by-state agencies; space weather; tornadoes; tsu...

Continuity Central   

Recent natural disasters have resulted in more North American companies replicating or backing up their data: Gartner

Disaster Relief from DisasterRelief.org   

+H,?«åffort of the American Red Cross, the IBM corporation, and CNN, offers information about disasters, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness, as well as news about ongoing and recent events. It provides a means for locating worldwide disaster relief organizations and either soliciting or providing aid for specific disasters. During emergencies, it can provide referrals to means for reaching friends and family at risk, as well as referrals to sources of recovery assistance and support. As the o...