The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) home page is divided into the
following categories: 1) a short history of the ASFPM, 2) a list of conferences held, 3)
state coordinators of the National Flood Insurance Program, 4) links to other web pages,
5) a calendar of events. This page includes information about the ASFPM, application for
membership, a copy of the organization's constitution, a list of publications,
announcements about upcoming events and conferences, and links to other similar web pages.
This web page includes information about floods, natural disaster prevention, detection
and control of floods and hurricanes, satellite and radar images, and safety measures.
This page also contains links to other web pages regarding the same issue.
| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "National Flood Insurance
Program." Fema.Gov Home Page. September 23, 1998. http://fema.gov/nfip/(September 23, 1998). |
This web page is divided into the following categories: 1) additional information about
FEMA, 2) the impact of FEMA projects, 3) weather forecasts, 4) "What's New" 5)
employment opportunities, 6) business opportunities, and 7) measures to mitigate the
impact of floods. This web page also includes news about storm activity in the Pacific and
Atlantic, a list of previous storms and hurricanes, and the names of the hurricanes.
This web page offers information and suggestions about floods, and also the opportunity
to ask experts questions about floods. The web page includes: basic information about
floods, information for homeowners about present or future storms, and information for
high-risk communities. This page is part of the Floodplain Management Association
homepage, which contains more information regarding flooding.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) web page is divided into the following
categories: 1) El Niño, 2) maps of disasters affecting the San Francisco Bay area, 3)
Information about disasters in each state, 4) important facts about recent disasters, 5) a
bibliography of recent publications from the NLIC, 6) images of disasters, 7) a list of
topics which include: activities sponsored by the NLIC, a directory of organizations which
combat disasters, a list of factors which play into natural disasters, and indications of
a possible disaster.
The Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN) home page includes:
information about GREEN sponsored events in 1998, global perspectives about rivers, news
regarding rivers, GREEN's environmental education initiatives, GREEN's online service,
links to other web pages about rivers, financial information about GREEN, announcements
about public workshops, and GREEN's 1998 seasonal catalogue.
| IECA. IECA: International Erosion Control Association. 1998. http://www.ieca.org © 1996-98 by IECA. (May 5, 1998). |
The International Erosion Control Association home page contains information about
IECA, membership application, announcements about upcoming events, the IECA forum
regarding the control of erosion, and access to IECA resources: products, services, the
IECA store, industrial links, and the EC Journal. Also it contains information about the
IECA program, contact information, and business opportunities.
| Larsen, Matthew C. "Investigation of Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets
(WEBB) in the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico." USGS Caribbean District Home Page.
March 13, 1998. http://dprsj1.er.usgs.gov/public/webb/webb.html
(May 5, 1998). |
The Investigation of Water, Energy, and Biogeochemical Budgets (WEBB) in the Luquillo
Mountains, Puerto Rico is part of the USGS Caribbean District home page. The WEBB program,
supported by the USGS, is directed towards the better understanding of processes that
control waters, energy and the flow of biogeochemicals, their interactions and relations
to climate changes, and the ability to predict continental water levels. The page also has
links to other web pages on the Luquillo project and other projects regarding Puerto Rico
and the tropics.
| National Academy of Sciences. "Water Science and Technology Board." National
Academy of Sciences. September 23, 1998. http://www2.nas.edu/wstb/
© 1998 by the National Academy of Sciences. (September 23, 1998). |
This web page is divided into the following categories: 1) employment opportunities, 2)
search engine, 3) a list of publications, 4) a summary regarding the Water Science and
Technology Board (WSTB). The page includes outlines of past and present projects on
flooding, the disastrous consequences of a flood, and copies of recent publications about
the WSTB. This web page also has information about how to contact the WSTB.
This is the homepage of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado,
Boulder. Besides including a search engine and a link to "What's new?" the page
contains information from the National Hazards Center library, publications from the
National Hazards Center, and a list and index of disaster information compiled by the
National Hazards Center.
Contained in the Natural Hazards Center Page is issue #267 of Disaster Research issued
November 16, 1998. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/dr/dr276.html
(March 3, 1999). The e-mail newsletter contains information regarding the Community
Recovery Assistance Team Program, relational databases, emergency planning, and employment
opportunities. Also, the page includes a list of Web sites which provide country-specific
information about the consequences of Hurricane Mitch.
Besides including links to other web pages, this page includes: information on
hydrology and related Internet resources, date resources, computer modeling and software
publications, bibliographic materials, projects and specific topics, electronic discussion
groups, scientific and professional societies, short course announcements, links to other
research organizations and companies and a search engine.
| Public Broadcasting System Online. "Flood!" Nova Online. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/ nova/flood/ ©
1997 WGBH. (May 5, 1998). Página de la Web compañera del programa Nova #2307T:
"FLOOD!" el cual fue televisado por Public Broadcasting System en los Estados
Unidos el 6 de Mayo de 1997. |
This web page is related to the Nova program, #2307T, entitled, "FLOOD!"
which was broadcasted by the Public Broadcasting System in the United States, on May 6,
1997. The web page includes general information about flooding, a transcription of the
television program, and an instructional guide, which accompanies the video for classroom
instruction.
This web page contains a basic introduction to the concept of flooding followed by a
list of vocabulary and definitions, a list of flood resources, educational activities, and
questions regarding floods for use in the classroom.
| U.S. Department of Commerce. "National Hydrologic Outlook." National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (September 1998) http://www.outlook.noaa.gov/ (September 23, 1998). |
This web page includes information about flooding, preventative
measures, current satellite images and radar readings, news regarding storm activity,
information and maps regarding La Niña and El Niño, and a list of vocabulary and
descriptions of such phenomenons. Also this web page includes links to other sites
including flood-related material.
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