Natural Hazards Center Japanese Disasters Resource Page
Like everyone else, the Natural Hazards Center has spent the past two weeks saturated with news and research relating to Japan’s many earthquake-spawned disasters. But we've also spent the past 35 years collecting and disseminating the very best disaster resources and information. You only need to take a moment to visit our page of news reports, research documents, and bibliographies to find something useful. Check back often, we’re adding new resources all the time.
National Library of Medicine Emergency Access Initiative
Disasters often destroy the very resources needed to address them. That's not the case with medical literature, thanks to the National Library of Medicine-led Emergency Access Initiative. The NLM has partnered with publishers to provide full-text articles to communities affected by disaster. Articles accessed online can be used to temporarily replace damaged collections or by those participating in the response. The collection is opened in response to specific disasters. Those assisting with the events in Japan can access the collection until April 8, 2011.
Weather Underground
Weather geeks, unite! Whether you’re into watching or you like to participate, Weather Underground is for you. The site both crowdsources and forecasts readings from the weather stations of thousands of amateur meteorologists. But with additional information including maps and radar, blog posts, and trip planners, you don’t have to love weather to love Weather Underground.
Earthquake-Report
This site, which bills itself as "probably the best (non-governmental) earthquake reporting website in the world," does a pretty good job of living up to its claims. With data, articles, and preparedness resources, Earthquake-Report offers a lot of information on past and current events.
National Level Exercise 2011
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Level Exercise is mere weeks away, and this site is the place to learn all about the faux disaster that will play out May 16-20. Whether you’re an emergency professional, a nonprofit group, or simply a community business that wants to be prepared, you can find out how to get ready and participate, and what the big event is going to be.