NOVA Online - Flood - get all
sorts of information about the Midwest
flooding.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/
InFocus - Floods -
learn how and why floods happen,
read real-life accounts of what happened
during different floods, and
learn what to do with your pets when a
flood comes in this PBS site.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods.html
Fact Sheet: Floods and Flash
Floods - learn what to do
before, during, and after floods,
from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA).
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/floods/flood.shtm
Basics of Flooding - get
information about flooding and how to
protect yourself.
http://www.floodplain.org/flood_basics.htm
National Weather Service Flood Summary
- check out the latest flood
conditions in your area.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hic/current/fln/fln_sum.html
FEMA Storm Watch -
information on tropical storms from the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Site includes disaster news and flood
warnings.
http://www.fema.gov/storm/trop.shtm
Online Disaster Quiz - test
your knowledge of natural disasters
including hurricanes, volcanoes,
droughts, tornadoes, earthquakes, and
floods.
http://www.redcross.org/news/dro/game.html
Earth Observatory Natural Hazards
- view NASA satellite images of
dust storms and smoke, fires, floods,
storms, volcanoes, and more!
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/
Forces of Nature - this
ThinkQuest site provides real-life
glimpses into natural disasters. You can
see news clips and photos of floods,
hurricanes, windstorms, and more. Also
in Spanish.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/
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