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Web Resources:

USGS National Earthquake Information Center Recent occurrences of earthquakes around the world. Frequently updated.
NOAA National Hurricane Center News and information on tropical storms and hurricanes. Covers Atlantic and Eastern Pacific storms.
National Geographic Natural Disasters & Weather News and background information on all types of natural disaster. Browsable by type of hazard.
NASA Earth Observatory Natural Hazards Articles and background information on many types of hazards. Browsable by topic.
InciWeb Current information on wild and prescribed fires in the USA from the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Global Volcanism Program Searchable volcano database and informational site by the Smithsonian Institute
United States Drought Monitor Weekly update on drought across the US. Includes drought map, national and regional summaries, and forecast.

FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency Information about U.S. government response to disasters including disaster declarations, flood mapping, response planning, and emergency perparedness.

HHS: Disaster Information Management Research Center Health information related a wide variety of types of disasters.

American Red Cross: Types of Emergencies Tips to prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies. Includes 22 emergency topics.

EM-DAT: The International Disaster Database Data from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters on human impacts, economic damage, and international aid.