RESOURCES

Arusha, Tanzania, Africa

Boston, Massachusetts

Commonwealth of Dominica

Hong Kong, China

Jarrell, Texas

Saipan, Japan

Saskatchewan, Canada

Severe Weather

Arusha, Tanzania, Africa

Tanzania fact sheet

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/tz.html

 

Explains natural disasters

http://www.elca.org/dgm/disaster/tanzania.html

 

 

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Boston, Massachusetts

Severe weather in Boston

http://www.boston-online.com/winter.html

 

Summary of severe weather for the Northeast

http://met-www.cit.cornell.edu/snow_records.html

 

April Fool's Day in 1997

http://webcam.clearway.com/april-fools-blizzard/

 

East Coast gets blasted by severe weather

http://www-cgi.com/US/9601/winter_storm/01-09/index.html

 

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Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominica fact sheet
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/do.html

Describes severe weather in Dominica
http://caribbeansupersite.com/dominica/hurricane.htm

Describes severe weather in Dominica
http://www.ifrc.org/pubs/wdr/97/ch7.htm.

A top fifty list - natural disasters
http://home.att.net/~hurricanecity/Rank.htm

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Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong fact sheet
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/hk.html

News article about the weather in China
http://www.earthchangestv.com/weather.htm#hongkong609

Describes the weather disasters that hit Hong Kong in 1996
http://www.ifrc.org/pubs/wdr/97/ch8.htm

Describes the weather disasters influenced by the Pacific Ocean
http://www.underground.org.hk/tcwarn.html

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Jarrell, Texas
Pick a state and learn about the severe weather at that location
http://www.tornadoproject.com/states/states.htm#states

Describes severe weather in Jarrell

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/may27event.htm

 

Describes severe weather in Jarrell

http://www.dallasnews.com/index/tornado-nf.htm

 

 

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Saipan, Japan
Japan fact sheet
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ja.html

Describes natural disasters in Japan

http://www.isei.or.jp/books/63/isei_63_contents.html

 

Describes the terrain and climate in Japan

http://www.isei.or.jp/books/66/isei_66_contents.html

 

 

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Saskatchewan, Canada
Canada fact sheet
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/cj.html

Describes the climate of Saskatchewan
http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/English/AIR/SASK/sk_climate.html

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Severe Weather
Hurricane and Natural Disaster Brochure
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/hurricbro.html

Hurricane facts - Caribbean focus
http://www.drl.com/news/WR/WRHurricane97.html

Hurricane/Typhoon Archives - tornadoes too!
http://www3.pair.com/storms/jim/hurricane.html

Hurricane storm site
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/insideahurricane.html

Areas at Risk (Hurricanes: An Explainer)
http://www.weatherpost.com/hurricane/info/explainer.htm#risk

Blizzards and thunderstorms
http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/Inglish/AIR/SASK/sk_climate.html

Melissa's Web Page about Blizzards
http://voyager.rtd.utk.edu/volweb/Schools/sumnercs/ellism/mel.htm

Blizzards

http://www.citysource.com/seasons/snow.html

 

Blizzards of 1996

http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/EDUCATION/BLIZZARD/

 

Drought and its effects

http://www.repp.com/support/register/hot/drought.htm

 

Eye of the world - severe weather

http://www.iwaynet.net/~kwroejr/violent.html

 

Natural disaster guide with focus on typhoons

http.//www.avisnet.or.jp/~anpie/lgdisast.htm

 

Tornadoes and thunderstorms

http://www.9.k12.ne.us/~redcloud/mirwx.html

 

Tornadoes

http://204.158.58.9/nwslbb/safety/tips_facts/tornadoes.htm

 

Tornadoes

http://www.txdirect.net/~msattler/tornado.htm

 

The Bear's Cage - storm chaser information

http://www3.pair.com/storms/

 

Severe weather - tornadoes, hurricanes, severe storms

http://www.txdirect.net/~msattler/site.htm

 

Monsoons

http://www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/module1/three.htm

 

Natural disasters - hurricanes, tornadoes

http://www.cyberview900.com/natdis.htm

 

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