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Weather

 

Quote of the Month:


"All things are difficult before they are easy."
-
  Thomas Fuller


 

  MST School- 2005 MST Fair-Floods/Droughts   


    

Floods and Droughts

 


    

Floods Links

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/

 

 


    

Droughts Links

Drought Monitor  - for forecasts, current conditions, and what's new in drought monitoring.
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/

Drought: A Paleo Perspective  - explains how paleoclimatic data can provide info about past droughts that will help people learn more about current and future dry spells.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/drought/drght_home.html

USGS Drought Watch  - explains what a drought is and gives conditions for several states. Includes weather map images of the phenomenon.
http://md.water.usgs.gov/drought/

Temperature Extremes and Drought  - view maps of extreme temperatures throughout the United States, or read about specific extreme events. Includes monthly climate watch for each calendar year.
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/temperatures.html

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

Modern Wonders: The Aswan High Dam  - read about this dam that regulates the yearly flood of the Nile and creates a water reservoir capable of storing water to prevent famine during severe droughts.
http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/Modern/aswandam.html

 

 
                                                        


 
    
 
 

 

    
 
 
 

 

     
 

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