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Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE): The Consortium of Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREE) has posted its membership database on its Web site. CUREE has 320 professor members in addition to its 28 member universities. The database can be searched based on specialty area and provides curriculum vitae and other information.
http://www.curee.org/CV/

Cuba PoliData: This web page is an information/monitoring resource on the state of Cuba's politics and military. Maintained by Armando Mastrapa III.
http://www.cubapolidata.com/

Dudley Knox Library at Naval Postgraduate School: Very large collection of resources and searchable databases devoted to terrorism.
http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/terrorism.htm

EarthScope: An undertaking to apply modern observational, analytical and telecommunications technologies to investigate the structure and evolution of the North American continent and the physical processes controlling earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. EarthScope will provide a foundation for fundamental and applied research throughout the United States that will contribute to the mitigation of risks from geological hazards, the development of natural resources, and the public’s understanding of the dynamic Earth.
http://www.earthscope.org/index.html

Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Group or GeoMAC: An internet-based mapping tool originally designed for fire managers to access online maps of current fire locations and perimeters in the conterminous 48 States and Alaska. Using a standard web browser, fire personnel can download this information to pinpoint the affected areas.
http://geomac2.cr.usgs.gov

Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC): GFMC fire documentation, information and monitoring systems accessible through this Internet website. The daily to periodically updated national to global products of the GFMC are generated by a worldwide network of numerous institutions and individuals. The information and data are systematically collected, interpreted and displayed/archived on the internet. The products include: Early warning of fire danger, Near-real time monitoring of fire events, Interpretation and synthesis of fire information, Archive of global fire information, Facilitation of links between national and international institutions involved in fire research, development and policy development, Support of local, national and international entities to develop long-term strategies or policies for wildland fire management.
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/welcome.html#International%20Forest%20Fire%20News

Global Flood Monitoring and Analysis Project: Initiated by Dartmouth College researchers, this project is supported by the use of satellite technology and other means to develop up-to-the-minute flood maps to support flood management and relief efforts and to further flood prediction around the world. Available on this site is an evolving database of extreme floods and a collection of satellite images of several major events.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/artsci/geog/floods/

Global Terrorism Database (GTD) : The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 (currently updated through 2004). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes almost 80,000 cases. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and -- when identifiable -- the identity of the perpetrator. The START Center is making the GTD available to government policy makers and academics in an effort to increase understanding of terrorist violence so that it can be more readily defeated.
http://

Hazardmaps.gov; Multihazard Mapping Initiative: Atlas of hazards data and map services for advisory purposes supplied from a network of hazard and base map providers. The initiative is an implementation of Section 203(k) of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, which calls for the creation of Multihazard Advisory Maps, or maps "on which hazard data concerning each type of natural disaster is identified simultaneously for the purpose of showing areas of hazard overlap."
http://www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php

HazDat Database, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Hazardous Substance Release/Health Effects Database: The scientific and administrative database developed to provide access toinformation on the release of hazardous substances from Superfund sites or from emergency events and on the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations.  Included in HazDat are: site characteristics, activities and siteevents, contaminants found, contaminant media and maximum concentration levels, impact on population, community health concerns, ATSDR public health threat categorization, ATSDRrecommendations, environmental fate of hazardous substances,exposure routes, and physical hazards at the site/event.  Following link back to ATSDR web page for additional resources onhazardous substances and threats to public health such as related sites, public contacts,publications, and news. 
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazdat.html

Household Products Database: Prepared by the National Institute of Health’s Library of Medicine, this database links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers and allows scientists and consumers to research products based on chemical ingredients. Information in the Household Products Database (the database) is from a variety of publicly available sources including brand-specific labels and Material Safety Data Sheets provided by manufacturers and manufacturers' web sites.
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/

Institute for the Study of Violent Groups : The Institute for the Study of Violent Groups is a research institute at Sam Houston State University dedicated to studying and tracking terrorist, extremist, and organized crime groups throughout the world. Currently, it is tracking more than 700 groups and 500 subgroups in more than 215 countries. In addition to tracking and analyzing the tactics of these groups, the institute is attempting to assemble the most comprehensive bibliography on terrorism and extremism in the world. At the heart of the Institute for the Study of Violent Groups is a relational database that tracks more than 750 extremist groups and 500 subgroups throughout the world. The creation of this database was supported through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance at the US Department of Justice. Institute staff scours media reports and utilizes the best open source services available to track twenty-one event types including bombings, armed assaults, communications, vandalism, police operations, court proceedings, kidnappings, and arson. Altogether, the ISVG relational database has more than 850 variables, making it one of the most detailed and comprehensive open source databases in the world.
http://

International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT): Searchable Database of terror attacks, terror group profiles, and states sponsoring terrorism, and other general information regarding terrorism. At present the Database includes selected international terrorist and guerilla attacks for the years 1988 to the present. The database is not exhaustive, but is added to on a monthly basis.
http://www.ict.org.il/inter_ter/attacksearch.cfm?REQUESTTIMEOUT=500

LANDFIRE : LANDFIRE is a five-year, multipartner wildland fire, ecosystem, and fuel mapping project designed to generate consistent, comprehensive maps and data describing vegetation, fire, and fuel characteristics across the United States. The primary partners in the project are the Nature Conservancy, U.S. Geological Survey, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Fire Lab.
http://www.landfire.gov

MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base (TKB): sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT). The TKB is a one-stop resource for comprehensive research on domestic and international terrorism, with information on terrorist incidents, terrorism-related court cases, and terrorist groups and leaders. The TKB features a suite of sophisticated analytical tools, available free of charge to researchers, policymakers, journalists, emergency response personnel, and the general public.
http://www.tkb.org

Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) Project: a pilot effort to increase and enhance the exchange of sensitive terrorism and other criminal activity information between local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The MATRIX Project leverages proven technology to assist criminal investigations by implementing factual data analysis from existing data sources and integrating disparate data from many types of Web-enabled storage systems. This technology helps to identify, develop, and analyze terrorist activity and other crimes for investigative leads. Information accessible includes criminal history records, driver's license data, vehicle registration records, and incarceration/corrections records, including digitized photographs, with significant amounts of public data records.
http://www.matrix-at.org

Munich Re's NatCatSERVICE: With more than 22,000 entries, the Munich Reassurance Group in Australasia's NatCatSERVICE is one of the world's leading databases for natural catastrophes. Every year between 600 and 900 events are recorded and analyzed. The site presents reports of the number of disasters by year, information on disaster losses, long term disaster data, and lists of the deadliest and costliest catastrophes.
http://

National Center for Policy Analysis; Policy Issues Databases: Web accessible databases on topics ranging from women in the economy to terrorism, crime, and the military.
http://www.ncpa.org/iss/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Databases: NIOSH is the federal agency responsible for conducting and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. The Institute is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This NIOSH link contains 16 web accessible databases ranging from equipment certification to types of chemicals used in industry.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/database.html

Political Terrorism Database: This web database was created as a resource on political terrorism and violence. The database is divided into geographic areas containing an index to each region's terrorist groups and international terrorism incidents. This web page/database was created by Armando F. Mastrapa III.
http://mastrapa.home.mindspring.com/ptd/

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program : composed of six regional centers that share intelligence and coordinate efforts against criminal networks that operate in many locations across jurisdictional lines. Typical targets of RISS activities are terrorism, drug trafficking, violent crime, cybercrime, gang activity, and organized criminal activities. Each of the centers, however, selects its own target crimes and the range of services provided to member agencies. The RISS Program is a federally funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance. Each RISS center must comply with U.S. Department of Justice Program Guidelines and 28 CFR Part 23, Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies. RISS serves over 6,700 member law enforcement agencies in 50 states, Canada, the District of Columbia, Australia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, England, and Puerto Rico.
http://www.iir.com/riss

Southern California Earthquake Data Center (SCEDC): Primary archive of earthquake data for southern California is the central resource of the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). SCEDC announces an updated and revised web site. The data center’s mission is to maintain an easily-accessible, well-organized, high-quality, searchable archive of earthquake data for research in seismology and earthquake engineering.
http://www.data.scec.org/

U.S. Coast Guard; Spill/Release Compendium: 1969 - 2000: Charged with statutory authority to regulate oil pollution prevention and response activities in United States' waterways. The Coast Guard maintains a database, commonly referred to as the Polluting Incident Database. 
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/gm/nmc/response/stats/aa.htm

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Coarse-Scale Spatial Data for Wildland Fire and Fuel Management: Data sheets and various maps available for downloading relating to issues such as  national fire occurrence, potential fire characteristics, and wildland fire risk to flammable structures. 
http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/fuelman/

U.S. Fire Administration, FireData Center: Database containing statistical data and bibliographic materials concerning the overall fire picture in the United States.  Similar link to Federal Fire News with valuable reports and articles available for download.
Data Center: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/nfdc/nfdc.shtm
Federal Fire News and Reports: http://www.usfa.fema.gov/dhtml/inside-usfa/fednews.cfm

UK Seismicity Database; British Geological Survey: A network of seismometers throughout Britain monitoring seismic activity and providing the database for research and seismic hazard assessment. Aids in the prediction of ground motion parameters at the sites of vulnerable or high-consequence structures such as dams and nuclear power stations. Rapid information on significant earthquakes is provided 24 hours per day to a consortium of industrial and Government departments.
http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Bioterrorism Research Portfolio: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making. AHRQ maintains more than 50 studies, workshops, conferences, and other activities funded under the Agency's bioterrorism research portfolio. AHRQ sponsors research that provides the evidence base for tools and resources needed in bioterrorism planning and response.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): http://www.ahrq.gov/browse/bioterbr.htm
AHRQ Bioterrorism Research Portfolio: http://www.ahrq.gov

Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS): Established in 1968 as an independent research unit functioning within the framework of Al-Ahram Foundation. ACPSS cooperates with university professors and researchers on both regional and international levels. It undertakes multidisciplinary research dealing with regional and international developments, as well as Egyptian strategic, political, economic, and social affairs. Index and summaries of books, articles, and reports as well as directory of Center Research Staff available.
http://www.ahram-eg.com/eng/EditingSTRa.htm

American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC): A non-profit organization dedicated to bringing information to those who make or influence the foreign policy of the United States and to assisting world leaders, particularly in the former USSR, with building democracies and market economies. Articles, news, and briefs available on-line.
http://www.afpc.org

Arms Control Association (ACA): A national nonpartisan membership organization dedicated to promoting public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies. The ACA provides commentary and analysis on a broad spectrum of issues for journalists and scholars both in the United States and abroad. Available online are resources such as ACA’s periodical Arms Control Today, fact sheets, press briefings, and copies of arms treaties. Resources are searchable by key subject and countries.
http://www.armscontrol.org/

Avalanche-Research Library : Founded in the summer of 2006, the Avalanche-Research Library is a public service organiztion based in Olympic Valley, CA and available everywhere via the internet. The Library's goal is to act as a memory bank for the avalanche community on both a local and global scale. The Avalanche-Research Library is a place for people to interact by storing, sharing, commenting on, and viewing avalanche media. The model is an evolving project currently capable of sharing video, photographs and documents. Through the library you can: Upload and Share avalanche video; View and Download avalanche documents; Save and Store avalanche photographs; and soon Download accident reports and maps
http://

Carlisle Barracks U.S. Army War College: Serves the nation and US Army through education, research and outreach on the strategic application of landpower. Numerous publications on various topics available online through links to the 5 War College Institutes and online Library link.
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: A private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. Through research, publishing, convening, and on occasion, creating new institutions and international networks, Endowment associates shape fresh policy approaches. Interests span geographic regions and the relations among governments, business, international organizations and civil society, focusing on the economic, political, and technological forces driving global change. Numerous bibliographic materials available online from news and links to expert directories to articles and reports.
http://www.ceip.org

Center for Defense and International Security Studies (CDISS): An inter-disciplinary research center based in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University in the UK. CDISS exists to research, raise awareness and stimulate debate on a wide range of defense and security issues relevant to both the UK and the International Community.
http://www.cdiss.org/hometemp.htm

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic insights on, and policy solutions to, current and emerging global issues. The CSIS staff of 190 researchers and support staff focus primarily on three subject areas. First, CSIS addresses the full spectrum of new challenges to national and international security. Second, we maintain resident experts on all of the world's major geographical regions. Third, we are committed to helping to develop new methods of governance for the global age; to this end, CSIS has programs on technology and public policy, international trade and finance, and energy. CSIS is global in perspective and provides access to numerous web based bibliographic resources including books, periodicals, and reports.
http://www.csis.org

Center for the Study of Bioterrorism (CSB) and Emerging Infections (EI): Located at the Saint Louis University, School of Public Health.  Mission: To provide public health and healthcare facilities with the tools needed for preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation of intentional or naturally occurring outbreaks.
http://www.slu.edu/colleges/sph/csbei/

Center for the Study of Public Health; Louisiana State University: a comprehensive web site with a variety of hurricane related biblographic resources and links.
http://www.publichealth.hurricane.lsu.edu

Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute (CBACI): a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan policy research organization established in 1993 to address the challenges to global security and stability in the early 21st century, with a special, but not exclusive focus on the elimination of chemical and biological weapons. It fosters this goal through an innovative program of research, analysis, technical support, training, and education. CBACI's objective is to promote a strategic approach to contemporary national security challenges that fosters the translation of ideas into action.
http://www.cbaci.org

Countering the Changing Threat of Terrorism (2000), National Commission on Terrorism: Congressionally mandated multi-disciplinary evaluation of America’s laws, policies, and practices for preventing and punishing terrorism directed at American citizens. After a thorough review, the Commission concluded that, although American strategies and policies are basically on the right track, significant aspects of implementation are seriously deficient. Thus, this report does not attempt to describe all American counterterrorism activities, but instead concentrates on problem areas and recommended changes.
http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/commission.html

Digital Library for Earthquake Risk Identification and Management: this digital library is a State-of-the- Art, Modern Resource for Emergency Management and Planning for urban areas in the event of earthquakes. It contains a systematic and searchable collection of resources for Earthquake Risk Identification and Management for Civil Infrastructure. It is intended for civil engineers, emergency managers, academicians and students.
http://www.prudent-solutions.com/Earthquake/SPT--Home.php

Disaster Timeline: Various timelines concerning terror attacks, disasters, and developments in public policy and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security with accompanying narratives.
http://www.disaster-timeline.com/

East Carolina University Center for Natural Hazards Research : The Center for Natural Hazards Research focuses on hurricane, tornado, flooding, and erosion hazards as they affect eastern North Carolina and the United States. The Web site contains information on the center's research projects as well as links and resources.
http://www.ecu.edu/hazards/

Fire Research and Management Exchange System (FRAMES) : an ongoing project that will serve the information and tools needs of the wildland fire community, their partners, and the public. The goal of FRAMES is to be an effective mechanism for wildland fire technology and information transfer. Effective wildland fire and fuel management begins with the efficient collection, storage, and distribution of information and tools throughout the wildland fire community and their partners.
http://www.frames.gov

Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD): Conducts research and education on international terrorism - the most serious security threat to the United States and other free, democratic nations. FDD produces independent analyses of global terrorist threats, as well as of the historical, cultural, philosophical and ideological factors that drive terrorism, and which threaten democracies and the individual freedoms guaranteed within democratic societies. Web accessible news, links, articles, reports, and papers.
http://www.defenddemocracy.org

Institute for Media, Peace and Security; The Media, Conflict and Terrorism Page: As a research tool for journalists and interested individuals, Switzerland's Institute for Media, Peace and Security, has created a media, conflict and terrorism reference page. The site links to analyses and commentaries on the attacks of September 11, on terrorism in general, and especially the role of the media.
http://www.mediapeace.org/terrorism.htm

International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS): A primary source of accurate, objective information on international strategic issues for politicians and diplomats, foreign affairs analysts, international business, economists, the military, defense commentators, journalists, academics and the informed public. The IISS's work is grounded in an appreciation of the various political, economic and social problems that cause instability, as well as the factors that can lead to international cooperation. Fee-based access to various defense and conflict oriented databases and periodicals as well as free bibliographies, online articles, journals, and news sources.
http://www.iiss.org/

International Security Program (ISP): Part of the Belfer Center at Harvard University, this program addresses the most pressing threats to U.S. national interest and international security, analyzing the forces shaping these problems and identifying opportunities for effective intervention into the policy process. Research areas include defense, nuclear policy, and domestic preparedness. Research reports, publications, news, and discussion papers available online.
http://bcsia.ksg.harvard.edu/?program=ISP

Los Alamos National Laboratory Research Library: Web accessible library of Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory.  Various resources such as citations, abstracts, and full texts available online through keyword search and links.  Both free and fee-based resources available.  Various threats and hazards addressed in research materials; particularly regarding nuclear and radiological hazards and nonproliferation.
http://lib-www.lanl.gov/

Messages in the Dust: What Are the Lessons of the Environmental Health Response to the Terrorist Attacks of September 11?: written by Francesca Lyman and published by the National Environmental Health Association is available in html format on-line. Excerpt from Preface reads: "When the World Trade Center and sections of the Pentagon came crashing down that day, the rubble left for rescuers and cleanup crews was laced with asbestos, heavy metals, diesel fuel, PCBs and dozens of other toxins. New York City was enveloped in a cloud of smoke, soot and toxic ash. Perhaps for the first time, the pivotal role of environmental health in terrorism preparedness was made clear."
http://www.neha.org/9-11%20report/

National Academy of Public Administration; Containing Wildfire Costs Study: As requested by the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Interior and Related Agencies, the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of the Interior jointly funded an independent Academy study of methods for implementing certain recommendations in the Academy's September 2002 report, Wildfire Suppression: Strategies for Containing Costs. The study, which started in January 2003, produced three reports: Enhancing Hazard Mitigation Capacity Utilizing Local Firefighting Forces Improving Equipment and Services Acquisition The Final Report is available online in addition to other downloadable reports concerning wildfires in the United States.
http://www.napawash.org/pc_management_studies/ongoing_wildfirepage.html

Northwest Fire Research Clearinghouse (FIREHouse) : a Web-based project providing data and documentation on fire science and technology relevant to Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The goal is to provide "one-stop shopping" for resource managers, decision makers, scientists, students, and communities who want access to the results of efforts to understand and manage fire and fuels on public lands in the region.
http://depts.washington.edu/nwfire/

Nuclear Control Institute (NCI): An independent research and advocacy center specializing in problems of nuclear proliferation. Non-partisan and non-profit, we monitor nuclear activities worldwide and pursue strategies to halt the spread and reverse the growth of nuclear arms. Numerous publications, graphic data, and links available online.
http://www.nci.org/

Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe : In "Nuclear Terrorism: The Ultimate Preventable Catastrophe" (2004), Graham Allison, founding dean of Harvard’s modern John F. Kennedy School of Government, a former top Pentagon official, and one of America’s leading scholars of nuclear strategy and national security, gives an urgent call to action. He makes the case that nuclear terrorism is inevitable—if we continue on our present course—and he sets out an ambitious but achievable plan for preventing a catastrophic attack before it’s too late. Also availabe at this site are informative links, an author's biography, and interactive "Blast Map" assisting viewers in visualizing the consequences of a 10-kiloton nuclear weapon detonation. The "Blast Map" is searchable by zip code.
http://www.nuclearterror.org

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM): Program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) assigned to develop and manage a federal system for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors and high-level radioactive waste from national defense activities.  Site contains numerous downloadable bibliographic materials concerning radioactive waste in the UnitedStates.
http://www.ocrwm.doe.gov

Online Computer Library Center, Inc. (OCLC): Searchable Database on Bibliographic and Electronic Resources on Terrorism and related issues.
http://www.pais.org/hottopics/2001/Summer/index.stm

Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center: This page on the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center's Web site features a multitude of links to information about the 2004 Parkfield earthquake.
http://peer.berkeley.edu/Archive/News/parkfield04.htm

Snow Avalanche Management in Forested Terrain: A Ministry of Forests, Forest Science Program of British Columbia publication. This handbook addresses snow and avalanche phenomena in a forestry setting and presents a risk assessment procedure suitable for incorporation in the terrain stability field assessment process. The handbook outlines harvest design and silvicultural strategies to reduce the risk of avalanche damage resulting from forest harvesting. Strategies for managing avalanche risks in winter are presented. An extensive bibliography is included, along with links to relevant publications, data sources, and resources available on the internet.
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh55.htm

Terrorism Research Center: Research Materials, Links, and numerous Databases.
http://www.terrorism.com/index.shtml

Tornado Project Online: Online project that gathers, compiles, and makes tornado information available to weather enthusiasts, the meteorological community and emergency management officials in the form of tornado books, posters, and videos. Also available are resources dealing with tornado myths, tornado oddities, personal experiences, tornado chasing, tornado safety, and tornadoes in the past as well as more recent tornadoes.
http://www.tornadoproject.com

Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) : a leading resource for forecasting the risk from tropical storms worldwide. The venture provides innovative forecast products to increase risk awareness and to help decision making within the (re)insurance industry, other business sectors, government and society. The TSR Storm Tracker provides the best available information for assessing the risk from active tropical storms worldwide. The TSR monthly-updated forecasts for seasonal tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic, NW Pacific and Australian-region basins provide skillful and independent outlooks for assessing the likelihood of upcoming damage and disruption.
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com

UC Berkeley Law Library: Disasters and the Law: Katrina and Beyond : contains information gathered from a variety of sources on a multitude of topics discussing the law's response to disasters. Each topic contains links to relevant articles, responses from government and military officials, policy papers, opinion pieces, regulatory guidance, and statutory authority.
http://www.law.berkeley.edu/library/disasters.html

United States Institute of Peace: An independent, nonpartisan federal institution created and funded by Congress to strengthen the nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international conflict. Established in 1984, the Institute meets its congressional mandate through an array of programs, including grants, fellowships, conferences and workshops, library services, publications, and other educational activities. Extensive virtual library and publications available.
http://www.usip.org/

USGS Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Impact Studies : The Web site includes images from a cooperative research program between the USGS, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that uses airborne laser mapping systems to quantify coastal change along the entire coastline affected by Hurricane Katrina.
http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/

World Markets Research Centre (WMRC): A leading global provider of business-critical information and is relied on by thousands of executives in hundreds of multinational corporations, financial institutions and governments across the world. In 1998, launched the world's first same-day country analysis and risk assessment service, covering 185 countries. Provides analysis of market conditions and key events around the world helping companies assess risk, make informed decisions, and seize business opportunities in their domestic and foreign markets.
http://www.wmrc.com/

1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Digital Collection : This Web site is the primary portal for the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Project organized by the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley. In preparation for the 100th anniversary of the disaster, various libraries and archives in California have collaborated to digitize thousands of images and documents related to the disaster. Major features of the Web site include an online exhibit, interactive map of San Francisco, and the presentation of a 360-degree panoramic view of the ruined city.
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/earthquakeandfire/splash.html

Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV): Established in 1994. It aims to investigate the roots of political violence, to develop a body of theory spanning its various disparate elements, and to study the impact of violence, and responses to it, at societal, governmental, and international levels. Available on this web page is a directory of research staff and current/future research projects.
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/academic/intrel/research/cstpv/

Global Incident Map: This public service Web site was created by the publishers of www.TerroristWarning.com and www.TransitSecurityReport.com as a continuation of their efforts to contribute to the Global War on Terrorism. The map’s purpose is to give the public, law enforcement, military, and government individuals a new way to visualize, and become instantly aware of terrorism and security incidents across the world. The site, which is updated every 420 seconds, reports incidents of terrorism, explosions, suspicious circumstances with explosives, and airline turmoil, among other events.
http://

Healthy Communities Environmental Mapping or HUD E-MAPS: A free Internet service combining information on HUD's community development and housing programs with EPA's environmental data. Maps allow user to identify: location, type, and performance of HUD-funded activities in every neighborhood across the country; and select EPA information on brownfields, hazardous wastes, air pollution and waste water discharges. Relevant to vulnerability analysis as well. Link to Geography Network.com also.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cio/emaps/index.cfm

International Charter "Space and Major Disasters": The objective of the International Charter Space and Major Disasters is to provide a unified system of space data acquisition and delivery to those affected by natural or human-caused disasters through authorized users. Each member agency has committed resources to support the provisions of the charter and thus is helping to mitigate the effects of disasters on human life and property. Visit the Web site to find out more about the charter and its member agencies.
http://www.disasterscharter.org

Joint Forces Staff College Library Institute and Think Tank Link: Library of one of five schools/colleges that serve as part of the National Defense University located on the grounds of Fort Lesley J. McNair in Southwest Washington, DC. Brief descriptions and links to many resources in this military libraries’ "Institutes and Think Tanks" section.
http://www.jfsc.ndu.edu/library/research/research_sites/institutes_thinktanks.asp

Monterey Institute of International Studies; Center for Nonproliferation Studies: General information concerning global weapons non-proliferation research and analysis. Database concerning WMD terror attacks around the world is available by subscription. Researchers are listed by specialty in various WMD. Numerous resources available on this web page, searchable databases on literature and data concerning various topics related to homeland security and terrorism.
http://cns.miis.edu/index.htm

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) : this web page highlighting NASA's diverse hurricane research. The page is a compilation of data from various satellites and computer models, and it explains why and how NASA investigates hurricanes.
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/hurricane_2005.html

National Park Service Fire Timeline: The National Park Service Fire and Aviation Division has prepared this presentation on fire management history. It includes a timeline from 1600 to present on large fire and fatalities, operational inventions and developments, policy and law, wildland fire operations, fire quotes and perspectives, and research, education, and public awareness.
www.nps.gov/fire/utility/uti_timeline.html

National Security Institute, Counter-Terrorism: Links to various legislative/executive orders, facts, and other information.
http://nsi.org/terrorism.html

Terrorism and Security Collection: Recent publications from the National Academies about the science and policy issues surrounding terrorism and security.
http://www.nap.edu/terror/

United States Geological Survey (USGS): Large collection of information relating to biological resources, natural hazards, and ground-water availability. The USGS collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.  Type "database" into search window to access various map databases.  Link to "Library" for access to numerous bibliographic citations. Relevant to vulnerability analysis as well.
http://www.usgs.gov/

Vulnerability

Airport Status Information: Provided by the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center. Gives real-time status of airport conditions and flight departures/arrivals.
http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp

AirSafe.com: provides the aviation safety community and the general public with factual and timely information on events that involve the deaths of airline passengers. AirSafe.com also provides fatal event information by airline and aircraft model, as well as information about current aviation safety issues.
http://www.airsafe.com/airline.htm

Aviation Safety Network (ASN) Aviation Safety Database: contains descriptions of over 10,000 airliner, military transport category aircraft, and corporate jet aircraft safety occurrences (including hijackings / sabotage) since 1943.
http://aviation-safety.net/database/

California Post-Fire Flood Hazard Mapping: FEMA has developed post-fire advisory flood hazard maps that show the current, increased flood hazard created by California wildfires. The maps are intended to provide a general understanding of the approximate, increased flood risk for the five California counties studied.
http://www.capostfirefloods.net/

Center for Community Support (CCS): Center which provides a broad range of no-cost grant-writing services for Texas communities. Support is available to pursue funding for programs designed to improve the quality of life and promote safe and healthy lifestyles among the citizens of the state. In an effort to expand existing state resources, emphasis is placed on attracting new funds from federal and private sources.

Available on the CCS home page is a link to the Grant Funding Resource Guide: Texas Fire and Emergency Services. Addressing the vulnerability of funding shortages, this guide is a record of private and public funding organizations/agencies with a history of funding fire and emergency services or administering grant programs specifically targeting these services. Reproduction and dissemination of this guide is permitted with the explicit reference to the TEES Center for Community Support as document’s originator.
CCS: http://ccs.tamu.edu
Grant Funding Resource Guide: Texas Fire and Emergency Services: http://ccs.tamu.edu/GRF_guide/GrantFundingResourceGuideforTexasFire-EmergencyServices.pdf

Coastal Risk Atlas (CRA): A project of the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) undertaken jointly with the NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC). The purpose of the project is to deliver an on-line risk/vulnerability atlas for the coastal U.S. using NCDDC information technologies. The CRA will provide the data and proven methodology to enable communities to assess vulnerabilities unique to the coastal zone.
http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/cra

Energy Information Administration(EIA): A statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy created by Congress in1977. Provides policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.  Includes a large database of web accessible publications and queriable electronic maps. 
http://www.eia.doe.gov/

Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis Instrument (HRVA): Designed by the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) of British Columbia; on-line dynamic hazard, risk, and vulnerability assessment tool that may be of interest tocommunities wishing to conduct a local risk assessment. 
http://www.pep.bc.ca/hrva/hazard.html

Pacific Institute; Water and Climate Bibliography: On-line, searchable, water and climate change bibliography that is a comprehensive database of scientific literature pertaining to climate change and freshwater resources worldwide. The bibliography currently contains more than 3000 entries.
http://www.pacinst.org/resources/

Public Health Preparedness Database: This Web site was recently launched by the RAND Corporation to support state and local public health emergency preparedness activities. It includes a searchable database of public health emergency preparedness exercises that have been evaluated by a team of RAND researchers.
http://www.rand.org/health/projects/php/

SHELDUS: Spatial Hazard Events and Losses Database for the United States; Beta Version: A county-level hazard data set for the U.S. for 18 different natural hazard events types such thunderstorms, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and tornados. The database covers the period from 1960-2000. For each event the database includes the beginning date, location (county and state), property losses, crop losses, injuries, and fatalities that affected each county. The data set does not include Puerto Rico, Guam, or other U.S. territories.
The data were derived from several existing national data sources such as National Climatic Data Center's monthly Storm Data publications and NGDC's Tsunami Event Database. Only those events that generated more than $50,000 in damages were included in SHELDUS. Data and maps were compiled and geo-referenced by the Hazards Research Lab at the University of South Carolina.
http://www.sheldus.org

Statistical Division; United NationsEconomic Commission for Europe (UNECE): National, regional, and international bank of web-accessible statistics and resources available to the general public.
http://www.unece.org/stats/links.htm

Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC): A data gathering, data research and data distribution organization associated with Syracuse University. The purpose of TRAC is to provide the American people -- and institutions of oversight such as Congress, news organizations, public interest groups, businesses, scholars and lawyers -- with comprehensive information about federal staffing, spending, and the enforcement activities of the federal government.
http://trac.syr.edu/index.html

U.S. Census Bureau Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Data : These fact sheets are available from the U.S. Census Bureau with links to population, socioeconomic status, housing, and business information for those affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2005/rita.htm

U.S. State Department; Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets Database: Searchable by country, the State Department provides regularly updated travel advisories and travel tips/information for Americans abroad or desiring to travel abroad.  Safety and travel specifications provided.  Useful but not solely related to terrorism but related to Homeland Security and general security of Americans.
http://travel.state.gov/travel_warnings.html

United Nations Statistics Databases: Link to various UN produced statistical databases and resources.  Presented as Unrestricted and Subscriber access statuses.  Additional links to national and international statistics resources.  Also included is a link to UN produced publications.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/databases.htm

"Nursing Homes: Nursing Home Emergency Preparedness And Response During Recent Hurricanes": This report is produced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General. The objectives of this study was to determine the national and Gulf State incidence of nursing home deficiencies for lack of emergency preparedness, to examine the experiences of selected Gulf State nursing homes during recent hurricanes, and to review the emergency preparedness plans of selected Gulf State nursing homes and evaluate nursing home use of plans.
http:// Download Electronic Doc.

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research: Dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom-limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense through scholarly research, open debate, and publications. AEI research covers economics and trade; social welfare; government tax, spending, regulatory, and legal policies; U.S. politics; international affairs; and U.S. defense and foreign policies. The Institute publishes dozens of books and hundreds of articles and reports each year, and an influential policy magazine, The American Enterprise - many of which are available online.  Publications and resources searchable by topical index.
http://www.aei.org

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Tsunami Technical Assessment Team Field Reports: ASCE assessment teams, comprised of members of the Coasts, Oceans, Ports and Rivers Institute (COPRI) and the Technical Council on Lifelines Earthquake Engineering (TCLEE), have submitted field reports describing their activities and the condition of the areas affected by the tsunami.
http://www.asce.org/page/?id=53

Atlantic Council of the United States: The Atlantic Council promotes constructive U.S. leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the central role of the Atlantic community in meeting the international challenges of the 21st century. A variety of full-text resources are available at this site, such as policy papers, speeches, and reports.
http://www.acus.org

Brookings Institution: An independent, nonpartisan organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and publication focused on public policy issues in the areas of economics, foreign policy, and governance. The goal of Brookings activities is to improve the performance of American institutions and the quality of public policy by using social science to analyze emerging issues and to offer practical approaches to those issues in language aimed at the general public. Full and partial-text books, articles, and news items available online concerning various topics such as foreign affairs, defense policy, terrorism, homeland security, economics, government, and international affairs.
http://www.brook.edu

Cato Institute: The Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government. The Cato Institute undertakes an extensive publications program dealing with the complete spectrum of public policy issues with extensive topical links related to Homeland Security and terrorism.  Available online are books, monographs, briefing papers and shorter studies commissioned to examine issues in nearly every corner of the public policy debate. The Institute also publishes the quarterly magazine Regulation and a bimonthly newsletter, Cato Policy Report.
http://www.cato.org

Center for Defense and International Security Studies (CDISS): An inter-disciplinary research center based in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University in the UK. CDISS exists to research, raise awareness and stimulate debate on a wide range of defense and security issues relevant to both the UK and the International Community.
http://www.cdiss.org/hometemp.htm

Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS): A relatively new educational institution at the National Defense University, a Defense Department school in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to develop civilian specialists in defense and military matters by providing graduate level programs in defense planning and management, executive leadership, civilian-military relations and interagency operation. Numerous bibliographic resources available including news and analysis articles, linkable bibliographic tables, hemispheric law updates and analysis, and related program links.
http://www.ciponline.org/facts/chds.htm

Center for International Policy: A nonprofit educational and research organization promoting a U.S. foreign policy based on international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for basic human rights. Numerous articles available for download ranging on topics and all areas of the world.
http://www.ciponline.org/

Center for Security Policy: A non-profit, non-partisan organization committed to the time-tested philosophy of promoting international peace through American strength Stimulates and informs national and international policy debates involving regional, defense, economic, financial and technology developments that bear upon the security of the United States. The Center specializes in the rapid preparation and real-time dissemination of information, analyses and policy recommendations via e-mail distribution; computerized fax; its exciting, redesigned Web site; published articles; and the electronic media. The principal audience for such materials is the U.S. security policy-making community (the executive and legislative branches, the armed forces and appropriate independent agencies), corresponding organizations in key foreign governments, the press (domestic and international), the global business and financial community and interested individuals in the public at large.
http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org

Council on Foreign Relations: Dedicated to increasing America’s understanding of the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. Bibliographic resources available on topics including government, economy, Homeland Security, law, terrorism, and globalization.
http://www.cfr.org

Ethics and Public Policy Center: Established in 1976 to clarify and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and the public debate over domestic and foreign policy issues. Its program includes research, writing, publication, and conferences. The Center affirms the political relevance of the great Western ethical imperatives--respect for the dignity of every person, individual freedom and responsibility, justice, the rule of law, and limited government. It maintains that moral reasoning is an essential complement to empirical calculation in the shaping of public policy. Research relevant to Homeland Security, particularly the Foreign Policy Project. Free article and newsletter subscriptions available, downloadable books, and research staff contacts.
http://www.eppc.org/

Grant Funding Resource Guide: Texas Fire and Emergency Services: Available as a link on the CCS home page. Addressing the vulnerability of funding shortages, this guide is a record of private and public funding organizations/agencies with a history of funding fire and emergency services or administering grant programs specifically targeting these services. Reproduction and dissemination of this guide is permitted with the explicit reference to the TEES Center for Community Support as document's originator.
http://ccs.tamu.edu/GRF_guide/GrantFundingResourceGuideforTexasFire-EmergencyServices.pdf

Heritage Foundation: A research and educational institute whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. Broad selection of downloadable bibliographic research and news categories with a topical selection dedicated to US Foreign Policy and Homeland Security.
http://www.heritage.org/

Hudson Institute: Research organization devoted to applied research on enduring policy challenges involving communities, businesses, non-profit organizations and governments.  Available online are policy recommendations, articles, books, and contributions to the electronic media. Web access to various policy centers including domestic and foreign policy and Middle Eastern Studies.
http://www.hudson.org/

Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA): An independent and nonpartisan research and strategic planning organization that specializes in issues of national security, foreign policy, political economics, and government-industrial relations. Building on thorough and innovative analysis, the Institute provides reports, point papers, policy recommendations, and monograph- or book-length studies for dissemination to a wide audience of key policy makers.
http://www.ifpa.org

Insurance Services Office (ISO): ISO conducted this study on fire protection in the United States, "Effective Fire Protection: A National Concern," which focuses on the impact of growth to fire service delivery systems. Downloadable in Adobe Acrobat.
http://www.iso.com/studies_analyses/fireProtection

International Crisis Group : The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with nearly 120 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Crisis Group's approach is grounded in field research. Teams of political analysts are located within or close by countries at risk of outbreak, escalation or recurrence of violent conflict. Based on information and assessments from the field, it produces analytical reports containing practical recommendations targeted at key international decision-makers. Crisis Group also publishes CrisisWatch, a twelve-page monthly bulletin, providing a succinct regular update on the state of play in all the most significant situations of conflict or potential conflict around the world.
http://

Lexington Institute: It is the goal of the Lexington Institute to inform, educate, and shape the public debate of national priorities in those areas that are of surpassing importance to the future success of democracy, such as national security, education reform, tax reform, immigration and federal policy concerning science and technology. By promoting America's ability to project power around the globe we not only defend the homeland of democracy, but also sustain the international stability in which other free-market democracies can thrive. Available online are articles, issue briefs, and conference papers.
http://www.lexingtoninstitute.org/

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Natural Disasters Compilation : A compilation, "Natural Disasters," is located at the web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" (MMWR). The compilation includes links to previously published "MMWR" reports regarding the assessment of health needs and surveillance of morbidity and mortality after hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/mguide_nd.html

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): NIST is conducting a comprehensive investigation of the World Trade Center disaster, consisting of eight separate projects. An interim analysis of the location of the victims in the towers, one of the NIST projects, is available at this site.
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/wtc_victims_location.htm

National Policy Analysis Papers, National Defense Center, National Center for Public Policy Research: A non-partisan conservative/free market foundation established in 1982 and located in Washington D.C.  National Policy Analysis policy papers on National Defense provide in-depth analysis, and solutions, for contemporary public policy problems for lawmakers, opinion leaders, journalists, academia and the public.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/ForeignIndex.html

Nautilus Institute: Mission is to "solve interrelated critical global problems by improving the processes and outcomes of global governance." Areas of particular concern to the institute are nuclear war and global insecurity, unregulated global markets, and coastal ecology and urbanization. Numerous publications available for download.
http://www.nautilus.org/

Nobody Left Behind; Research and Training Center on Independent Living; University of Kansas: A three-year study funded by a grant to the Research and Training Center on Independent Living at the University of Kansas from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine. Examines issues surrounding disaster preparedness for persons with mobility impairments.
http://rtcil.org/NLB_home.htm

Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies (RUSI): Based in the center of Whitehall, London, the RUSI is the oldest institute of its kind in the world. The RUSI seeks to be the 'Professional Forum in the UK for those Concerned with National and International Defence and Security'. Its purpose is to study, promote debate, report and provide options on all issues relating to national and international defence and security. Links available to numerous publications and literature.
http://www.rusi.org/

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century: Chartered to provide the most comprehensive government-sponsored review of U.S. national security in more than 50 years. While most analyses of national security have focused on U.S. military capabilities and on our diplomatic efforts, this Commission examines non-traditional variables such as technological advances, the education of America’s youth, and commercial relationships; all crucial to America’s security. The nation’s and world’s future is examined through 2025. A series of three "phased" reports concerning this future are available online.
http://www.nssg.gov/

U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; U.S. Geological Survey World Petroleum Assessment 2000 - Description and Results; U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series: Data and survey maps available online concerning global petroleum deposits. Significance is where US and Western energy companies most likely have interests and regions where these interests are located.
http://greenwood.cr.usgs.gov/energy/WorldEnergy/DDS-60/

World Policy Institute: Part of the New School University, the Institute seeks to offer innovative policy proposals for public debate with the goal of developing an internationalist consensus on the measures needed for the management of a world market economy, the development of a workable system of collective security, and the creation of an active transnational civil society. Online resources include The World Policy Journal.
http://www.worldpolicy.org/

Institute for Countermeasures against Agricultural Bioterrorism (ICAB): Part of the Texas A&M University System, ICAB provides research that contributes to the development of an integrated system for protecting the U.S. food supply against the threat of bioterrorism.  The system will include means to support intervention and mitigation following an attack.
http://icab.tamu.edu/

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)'s Coastal Services Center: Provides an on-line risk and vulnerability assessment tool (RVAT) to help identify people, property, and resources that are at risk of injury, damage, or loss from hazardous incidents or natural hazards. The site includes a community vulnerability assessment tool designed to help determine and prioritize the precautionary measures that can make a community more disaster-resistant.
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/rvat/

Working Conference on Emergency Management and Individuals with Disabilities and the Elderly : Transcripts and presentations from June (2006) Working Conference on Emergency Management and Individuals with Disabilities and the Elderly are available here.
http://www.add-em-conf.com