Disasters
According to the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, a disaster is a serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society causing widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses which exceed the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Resources available in this sub-theme include guidance on strengthening institutional arrangements, examples of public awareness programs, and others that support disaster risk mitigation and response.
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Disasters Resources
The U.S. Drought Portal
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationU.S. Department of Agriculture
The website provides information about regional, state and local sources of drought information as well as information on planning, education, research and recovery. The website provides static maps and information related to the current state of drought, drought impacts, and drought forecasts.Read more
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United StatesNorth American Drought Monitor
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This website provides maps, analysis and data for the North American drought-monitoring partnership between Canada, Mexico and the United States This includes indices on soil moisture and precipitation.Read more
U.S. National and Global Temperature, Precipitation and Drought Data and Products
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Drought resources at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center provide monthly, seasonal and annual global temperature, precipitation and extremes maps, as well as information on atmospheric tempature history for different levels. Also there are maps, monitoring tools and indices for drought analysis.Read more
Watersheds, Flooding and Pollution Education Resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Learning about the water in the watersheds can help develop respect, understanding, and appreciation for the symbiotic relationship that we have with watersheds. Some resources in this collection encourage educators to get students outside. Others provide real-world data, hands-on activities and...Read more
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