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Atmopheric Hazards and Weather Links

Natural Disasters

http://www.realinsurance.com.au/Article-Library/The-Natural-Disaster-Resource.aspx

(thanks to Abby from Deleware and her tutor Brooke for this link)

Bureau of Meteorology's Australian Weather Maps; Bureau of Meteorology's Words to describe the Weather; Bureau of Meteorology's Glossary of terms; Weathervane

Weather Projects: CERES S'cool (USA)

Clouds: Plymouth State College Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique

Drought: Department of Primary Industry & Resources Drought Reference page; The Australian Bureau of Meteorology Rainfall Deficiencies Information (Drought) Page

Floods: The Bureau of Meteorology National Flood Warning Centre (includes state based information)

Thunderstorms & Severe Storms: Australian Bureau of Meteorology Report of the 1999 severe storms
Thunderstorms: NOAA Guide to Severe Weather and Thunderstorms
Natural Disasters: Wind; Duval County Public Schools Stormy Weather; University of Hawaii: Tropical Storms Worldwide
FAQ Questions on Tropical Cyclones, Hurricanes & Typhoons

Cyclones: Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) Surviving Cyclones
Emergency Management Australia - Tropical Cyclones (as part of the EMA Hazards book
Emergency Management Australia - Surviving Cyclones
Project Atmosphere Online - Tropical Storms

Typhoons: CNN Asia
A history of typhoons around Hong Kong from the Hong Kong Observatory

Hurricanes: Mapping Hurricanes (primary USA)
Education World - Cross-Curricular Middle School Activities
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hurricane Tracking

General Information: Australian Severe Weather; Climate and Weather Atlas of Australia; AustralianMeteorological and Oceanographic Survey Organisation; Eye on the World: hazard information (USA); Hong Kong Observatory
Weather Information (USA-based AOL member)
Esri.com - GIS information on Hazards