Offsite links will open in another browser window.   Severe Weather

• National Hurricane Center: Hurricane tracking charts
• Tracking Programs:
  • GenCode Systems: Tracking the Eye software and apps
  • U of Michigan Weather: Software links
• Hurricane Strong: Disaster preparedness with a kids section
• NOAA: Weather radios and wireless alerts
• FEMA: Mobile app with weather alerts and disaster information and assistance
• FEMA: Build a Safe Shelter in Your House
• Central Florida Tornadoes, 2/22-2/23/98
• Are You Safe?

  Pets

• Disaster guidelines for pet owners
• Animal Disaster Plans

  Wildfires

• Florida Forest Service: Florida Firewise Communities with homeowner's hazard assessment, structure and landscaping guidelines
• NASA Earth Observatory: Global Fire Monitoring
• Florida Division of Emergency Management: Wildfires including active fires map and forecast
• NOAA: Real time satellite monitoring of Florida fires and hazard analysis
  
• Smokey Bear's information and games for the kids
  

  Zika

• Miami Herald: Daily Florida Zika Tracker and FAQ
• Florida Dept of Health: Zika
• CDC: Zika

  Sharks

• Discovery Channel: Shark Week
  
• Florida Museum of Natural History: Florida Program for Shark Research
  
• Mote Marine Lab: Shark Facts and Stats
  
• Enchanted Learning: Sharks in the Classroom
  

  Medflies.. again (old)

• Mediterranean Fruit Fly, aka medfly, archives (knocking on wood)
  
• Information on protecting yourself, pets, and property
  

  And more...

• Links
• Images
• Preparation
• Recovery
• Storm Tracking Software
• Weather Books

 
History: The Fidonet Disasters Echo was started by Chris Baker and I during the relief/recovery period following Hurricane Andrew.  I maintained a selection of related files on the Nordevald Software BBS. Some of those files and some new ones are available here.