Online Resources
For more information about hurricanes, below are the top websites recommended by the U.S. News & World Report library:
American Red Cross Hurricane Awareness Fact Sheet
Are you ready for another intense season of hurricanes and tropical storms? The American Red Cross has developed a number of tip sheets to help you to be prepared and safe.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA offers advice on where to donate money to help the recovery effort and information on the disaster assistance process.
Tips on preparing for disaster:
www.health.harvard.edu (PDF)
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – Hurricanes
NOAA's comprehensive hurricane site provides everything you need to know (or would want to know) about hurricanes, including how and why hurricanes and other severe storms develop, watches, warnings and forecasts, preparedness guides and safety tips, historical hurricane photos and data, and much more.
Katrina from above
One of the functions of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's uniformed corps is to chase storms. It recently published above-the-cloud photographs of Hurricane Katrina as it barreled toward the Gulf Coast.
National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center
Provided by the National Hurricane Center, an office of NOAA's National Weather Service and located in Miami, this site provides access to up-to-the-minute tropical weather forecasting as well as climatological data on historical hurricanes. Also of note are research sources such as an explanation of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale and the one-of-a-kind Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Tropical Cyclones (and Other Frequently Requested Hurricane Facts), available by decade and by state, as well as general fact sheets, glossaries, and models.
Weather disasters
Billion-dollar U.S. weather disasters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Missing persons boards:
- www.lycos.com
- www.nowpublic.com
- messageboards.weather.com
- www.nola.com
- www.wwltv.com
- pleasenotifyme.org
Weather Underground
Tropical storm advisories
Hurricane Insurance Information Center
Data on the most costly hurricanes in the U.S. and help with settling claims
Unisys Weather
Detailed hurricane-tracking information