Emergency Management

Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
EDEN is a collaborative multi-state effort by Extension Services across the country to improve the delivery of services to citizens affected by disasters. This site is designed to provide Extension agents and educators with access to resources on disaster preparedness, recovery, and mitigation that will enhance their short- and long-term programming efforts.

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General Weather Resources

The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
CRED maintains one of the most extensive databases on disasters available on the Web.

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Hurricanes

The Weather Channel Forum on Hurricane Preparedness and Response
The findings and recommendations of The Weather Channel Forum on Hurricane Preparedness and Response suggest that our nation is at serious risk of severe damage and loss of life caused by hurricanes. The forum report calls for an assessment of the vulnerability of communities with potential exposure to hurricanes and the development of improvements in the preparedness, prediction, communications, and response strategies at the national, regional, and local levels.

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Injury and Damage Statistics

The Natural Catastrophes and Developing Countries (CAT) Project of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
The project has developed a modeling technique to integrate direct estimated costs of natural disasters to macro-economic planning models for developing countries. The modeling work will create a platform to help interested parties evaluate tools for financing the cost of post-disaster reconstruction.

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Summer / Winter

Heat-related mortality in warm and cold regions of Europe: Observational study
This paper offers some interesting findings: annual cold-related mortality is higher than heat-related mortality across Europe, and, overall, Europeans can be expected to adjust to global warming predicted for the next half century. The authors point out, however, that their findings in no way negate the need to take preemptive measures against heat stress.

Saving lives during extreme weather in summer
This editorial from the British Medical Journal calls on health professionals worldwide to work with local health agencies and emergency management offices to develop reliable systems to warn of and deal with temperature extremes and their effects on humans.

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Weather Policy

Farm Service Agency's Natural Disaster Assistance
This site describes several FSA programs: The Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), The Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP), Emergency Loan (EM) Assistance, and Emergency Haying and Grazing Assistance.

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