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Your Resources for Creating a Quality Newspaper
Please Remember That You Must Cover Each
Natural Disaster Once
They Are: Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and Earthquakes
General Resources for Information and
Vocabulary
Regarding Natural Disasters
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hazstats.shtml
http://www.sirinet.net/~project/MeersEarthquakeGlossary.html
http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/geography/resources/revision/river.html
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/wwords/
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/ragingplanet-tornado/
Cover Story (Big Story) Resources
Big Stories of Floods
http://www.draves.com/gf/gfindex.htm
Big Stories on Earthquakes
(click on earthquake history icon) http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/
Big Stories on Tornadoes
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tornadoes/presskit6.shtm
Big Stories on Hurricanes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1236-2004Oct27.html
Emergency Page Resources
What to do in case of a flood:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mqt/index.php?page=safety/warm/flood/index
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/flashflo.htm
What to do in case of a tornadoes:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/tornado1.htm
What to do in case of a hurricane:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/hurri.htm
What to do in case of an earthquake:
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/earthquakes/quakef.shtm
Finical Page Resources
Tornado Financial Link:
http://semissourian.com/story.html$rec=116304
Cost facts of many different disasters:
http://www.fema.gov/library/df_7.shtm
Government Spending on Natural Disasters:
http://www.fema.gov/library/df_6.shtm
Where to Live Page Resources
Where to Live:
Floods-
A interactive map of where floods are
http://weather.gov/rivers_tab.php
Tornadoes-
http://www.tornadoproject.com/safety/shelters.htm
http://www.fema.gov/graphics/hazards/tmap.gif
Earthquakes-
http://eqhazmaps.usgs.gov/
Hurricanes-
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml
Standards found at:
www.mcrel.org
Pictures found at:
www.pics4learning.com
www.google.com