Finding Disaster Information

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Global earthquake response center

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Annual Governors' Hurricane Conference (press release)

53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron - the Hurricane Hunters. Includes history and a virtual mission into Hurricane Opal.

National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center - maintains a continuous watch on tropical cyclones over the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Eastern Pacific from May 15 through November 30, and issues watches, warnings, forecasts, and analyses of hazardous weather conditions in the tropics.

Understanding the Problem-Analysis Approach of Most University Papers explains the structure of writing a problem analysis.

The Willamette Valley Flood of 1996

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans

The Titanic Disaster:An Enduring Example of Money Management vs. Risk Management - an essay by Roy Brander, a professor of
engineering.
SAPHIRE - Systems Analysis Programs for Hands-on Integrated Reliability Evaluations is probabilistic risk and reliability
software for engineers.

Idaho National Engineering Laboratory - conducts research in basic and applied sciences to solve critical problems related to the environment, energy production and use, economic competitiveness, and national security

Composite Bridge Demonstration Project - seeks to qualify a lightweight, cost-effective structure for use by state transportation departments.

Worldwatch Institute
Worldwatch is a nonprofit public policy research organization dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems.