Disaster Medicine, Preparedness and Relief

Earthquake Kobe Earthquake/1995
Eastern Sichuan Earthquake,2008
Volcano Survey Report on the Hanshin(Kobe) Earthquake
(Building & Human Damages)
Tornado and Storm/Hurricane Tsunami
PTSD/Trauma Indian Ocean Tsunami/2004
Harzardous Materials/ Substances Japanese NGOs/NPOs Directory for
International Health and Medical Cooperation
World Disaster News/Links
Disaster Medicine, Preparedness
and Relief
Disaster Related International/National
Organizations




Earthquake
USGS: Earthquake Information Center
USGS: Current Earthquake Information
USGS/NEIC:Current World Seismicity with map
USGS:Latest Earthquake Information
The New World-Wide Earthquake Locator

(Current earthquake maps by region)
Global Earthquake Response Center
Pacific Northwest Earthquake Information/
Latest earthquake
Surfing the Internet for Earthquake Data/Data Source Links
Earthquake News

(Worldwide earthquake resource links !!!)
Current Seismicity Lists Worldwide
World-Wide Earthquake Locator, Univ. Edinburgh
Earthquake Information with Map
EARTHQUAKES/GSGG Earthquakes home page
Southern California Earthquake Center
USGS Home Page

Earthquake & Civil Engineering
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering
Earthquake Engnieering Research Center

Earthquake Preparedness
Earthquake Preparedness Guide/LA Fire Dept.
USGS:Earthquake Harzards and Preparedness

Kobe (Hanshin)Earthquake

Kobe Earthquake/Epicenter & Damages
Facts from the Kobe Earthquake
Kobe Earthquake/Magnitude,Death Toll,Structural Damages
Earthquake Effects/USGS
Preliminary Reports from the Earthquake
First Aid Response Report
The Medical and Public Health Response to the Kobe
Earthquake/ A Case Study in Disaster Planning
LESSONS FROM THE KOBE QUAKE
Aftermath of the Kobe Earthquake/Highway Damages
Kobe Japan Earthquake/Geological and structural engineering
effects of the Kobe earthquake
Kobe Earthquake/Geoscience and Geotechnical Aspects

The Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster/Preliminary Report


Pictures/Images

Japan/Kobe earthquake images
Kobe Earthquake Information
Kobe Earthquake
Damage to Buildings



The Medical and Public Health Response to the Kobe
Earthquake/A Case Study in Disaster Planning

Report of the Survey on the Building Damages and Its
Related Injuries in the Great Hanshin Earthquake
Earthquake Effects in Kobe

@ Links for the Kobe Earthquake

Other Recorded Earthquakes
The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, USGS
The January 17,1994 Northridge, CA Earthquake


Eastern Sichuan Earthquake,2008
Quick Report for Eastern Suchuan Earthquake/Earthquake Research Institute,
Univ. or Tokyo
USGS/Magnitude 7.9 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
2008 Sichuan earthquake/Wikipedia
Sichuan Post from World News.com
Live Leak.com/ Video of the quake, China
CNN.com / Earthquake




Volcano and its Activity




USGS/Weekly Volcano Activity Report
Volcano World/University of North Dakata/Volcano listings

Current Eruptions inJapan/Tokyo University, Volcano Research Center

Volcano Disaster Assistance Program


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Tornado and Storm/Hurricane
STORM REPORT/NOAA Storm Prediction Center
Tornado and Storm Research Organization
United States Tornado Warning
Tornado Project Online
Tornado's Radar Images
National Hurricane Center/NOAA/NWS
(Latest forecasts, warnings , analyses, news,
current reports, satellite images)
American Red Cross/ Disaster Services-Hurricane
Atlantic Tropical Weather Center
FEMA:STORM WATCH/Tropical Storm Watch
Hurricane Hunters Home Page
The Hurricane Watch Net

Hurricane Facts/Hurricane & related links


Tsunami

Tunami:The WWW Tsunami Information Resources
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
The Tsunami Warning System
International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System
in the Pacifi
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System
US AID
Physics of Tsunamis
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation



2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

International Coordination Group for the Tsunami Warning System
in the Pacific
Scientific Background on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami/
Columbia Univ.
Scientific Background on the Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami/
recoverlanka.net
Tsumani in Indian Ocean/ Tsunami Travel Time with Pictures
Graphic online video simulation/Cornell News
US AID/ Earthquake & Tsunami Relief/Indian Ocean Earthquake
and Tsunamis
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
NOAA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI/NOAA
Asian Tsunami Imagery Khaolak, Thailand/Global Security Org

ICRC/Operation in Asia and the Pacific
WHO/Health Aspects
The Indian Ocean tsunami crisis: humanitarian dimensions/
ODI Humanitarin Policy Group

Indian Ocean Tsunami/Wikinews/Updated info & Images


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PTSD/Trauma

National Center for PTSD
National Institute of Mental Health
Anxiety Disorders Research at the National Institute of Mental Health
NIMH:Anxiety Disorders(PTSD)
Internet Mental Health:PTSD
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Bibliography
American Psychological Association Disaster Response
Network
Trauma AID Project
Trauma Programs/American College of Surgeons

Gateway to PTSD Information


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Disaster Related International/National Organizations

WHO:Division of Emergency and Humanitarian Action
International Federation of Red Cross( IFRC )
International Committee of the Red Cross
Japan Red Cross

Disaster Medicine, Preparedness and Relief

USA
FEMA Home page,USA
Disasters & Emergencies, DHHS, USA
National Disaster Medical System (NDMS,USA)/ NDMS Official Site
DMAT/Disaster Medical Assistance Team, USA
CDC/Emergency Preparedness and Response
CDC-International Emergency & Refugee Health,USA
NCEH/National Center for Environmental Health, USA
/Disaster Epidemiology Research, Emergency Response
Emergency Medical Services Authority, State of Calif. USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA

International Assistance
USAID:OFFICE OF US FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE
Disaster-Related Information,IFRC
Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange
( EPIX/Canada )
World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine

Emergency Management WWW and Gopher Sites
Emmergency Response & Research Institute
Internet Disaster Information Center
Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado
Adpc Aian Disaster Preparedness Center
Emergency Medical Services Authority,State of
California

UNHCR's Information on Refugees

Yahoo's Search Service for Emergency Medicine

American Red Cross Current Disaster News
EmergencyNet News Services

Doctors Without Borders
Action Without Borders
International Rescue Corps
The American Rescue Team International
The Disaster Preparedness and Emregency Response Association
National Organization for Victim Assistance ( NOVA )
Global Impact
Volunteers in Techinical Assistance( VITA )
Association of Medical Doctors for Asia ( AMDA )
Medical Assistance Program International
Volcano Disaster Assistance Program
Speeding Earthquake Disaster Relief/USGS
International Medical Corps

Japanese NGOs/NPOs Directory for International Health
and Medical Cooperation



Guide to NGOs & INGOs


Natural Disaster Reference Database(NASA)

Emergency/Disaster Medicine
David Baldwin's Trauma Information Pages (Links)


Academic Organizations
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Links
Selected WWW Sites and Other Internet Resources on Hazards
and Disasters/ by type of disaster




World Disaster News/Links

World Disaster News Map
CBS NEWS Disaster Links
Disaster Links





Harzardous Materials/ Substances

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,USA (Harzardous Substances,
Emergency Responses, Measuring Health Effects, Waste Sites)
HazDat Database/ATSDR,USA
Hazardous Chemical Database(University of Akron)

American Center of Poison Control Centers



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