All hazards

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(2004), "All hazards", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 13 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/dpm.2004.07313aag.001

All hazards

All hazards

Society for Environmental and Sustainable Developmentwww.indianenvironmentonline.net

This Web site is maintained by the Society for Environmental and Sustainable Development in New Delhi, and is updated daily. It unites hundreds of organizations throughout India and provides extensive environmental information and news. The site is currently seeking to update its information as well as improve its user-friendliness, and all comments and suggestions are therefore welcome.

NGDCwww.ngdc.noaa.gov/customdatacd/

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) announces a new service that allows on-line users to make custom selections from four of its most popular data sets and then have the data saved by the NGDC to a customized CD-ROM which is then slated for immediate shipment. This new feature is an easy and affordable way to retrieve customized specific data. The following data sets are currently available: global land 1km base elevation, GEODAS marine geophysical data, night-time lights of the world, and ecosystems and global change.

Coastal Management Grantswww.csc.noaa.gov/text/grant.html

This Web site provides coastal managers with information on grant opportunities, including those of interest to hazards and emergency managers, offered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coastal Services Center and other relevant organizations. The site also provides links to grant-writing resources, including articles, tutorials, and tips to help navigate through the grant-writing process.

Provention Consortiumwww.proventionconsortium.org/projects/appliedres_press.htm

A total of 65 young professionals from 27 countries were selected to receive grants from the Provention Consortium, based on their potential for making a significant contribution to the field of disaster management. This site profiles the grant recipient proposals as well as providing an overview of the program. Grantee proposals cover unique topics, including the spread of forest fires due to honey-hunters in South Africa, coastal erosion vulnerability mapping in the Philippines, training youths in emergency preparedness and first aid techniques in Bulgaria, and a study of the awareness of earthquake risk among the population of Mendoza, Argentina.

NFPAwww.nfpa.org/riskwatch/home.html

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announces a new community safety and preparedness Web site, titled "Risk Watch: Natural Disasters". The Web-based program is designed to teach effective emergency response to natural disasters such as hurricanes, wildfires, and tornados, as well as reinforce the importance of preparedness for natural and other disasters such as hazardous materials spills and acts of terrorism

PTSDwww.trauma-pages.com/

This Web site focuses primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), whether following individual traumatic experiences or a large-scale disaster, with the goal of providing information for clinicians and researchers in the traumatic-stress field. The site includes extensive information that is tailored to disaster response, including a variety of handouts for adults, children, and families who undergo disaster-related traumatic experiences. There are also a number of general disaster resource links.

New South Wales' Southern Cross Universitywww.scu.edu.au/schools/hum/emonline/index.html

New South Wales' Southern Cross University offers an on-line post-graduate program that combines community development and emergency management. The program is aimed toward those involved in emergency management or humanitarian fields with an interest in developing their community development knowledge and practice base. The focus of the program is to reduce the effects of disasters or emergencies by working with communities.

Crisis Managerwww.crisismanageruniversity.com/

Crisis Manager, a free, printed newsletter, announces a complementary Web site and listserv on the topic of crisis management. To subscribe, go to the URL above and then click on "register" in the upper right corner. Registration for the on-line listserv is free.

SAFETYvictoriawww.safety.vic.gov.au

The SAFETYvictoria Web site is an information portal in Australia that draws together information from a wide range of government departments and other organizations to provide quick access to safety and emergency information. The site has been designed to provide information for individuals and families, and is organized around topics and life events with a primary focus on safety tips in a variety of situations and preparing for and responding to emergencies. Resources are also organized by the following categories: emergency contacts, first aid, poisons information, and seasonal weather alerts.

2000 Emergency Response Guidebookwww.envectra.com/env/erg/erg.htm

This on-line tool was recently created to provide easy and Web-based access to the entire 2000 Emergency Response Guidebook. It includes a Web-guide of hazardous materials identification, safety plans, and other valuable resources on a variety of topics including general safety information, protective clothing, hazardous materials classification information, planning for safe shipment of materials, and more.

All Hands Community

www.all-hands.net/pn/

The "All Hands Community", a virtual, growing, and user-supported community of emergency and continuity professionals, has launched an electronic newsletter that will contain links to Web resources, relevant articles, and news. To sign up to receive the newsletter, register as a member of the community. Registration is free.

Climate Changehttp://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/op/nowcoast.htm

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service has recently launched a Web portal that should be of interest to Observer subscribers. The portal provides information for coastal areas in an easy to use "one stop" Web-based database called "nowCOAST". The site allows users to obtain real-time coastal observations and NOAA forecasts for major US estuaries and seaports, the Great Lakes, and the coastal ocean.

CLIVARwww.clivar.org/

CLIVAR is an international research program that explores many issues involved with climate variability and anthropogenic climate change. A member of the World Climate Research Program (WCRP), this organization provides insight into global climate systems. CLIVAR's goals are to describe and understand climate variability and predictability on seasonal to centennial time-scales; identify the physical processes responsible, including anthropogenic effects; and develop modelling and predictive capabilities where practicable. The site includes a broad array of useful global links, articles, and research resources.