Useful Links

Tornados, Hurricanes, Cyclones General Information

• National Hurricane Center, part of the US’s National Weather Service
• World Meteorological Organization - Tropical Cyclone Programme (TCP)
• Tornado - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center - Joint Typhoon Warning Center
  
  
  
  Tsunamis and natural disasters
• What is a Tsunami - University of Washington
  
• Tsunami Hazard Mitigation - University of Washington
• Tsunami FAQ - North Carolina Museum of National Science
• Tsunami hazard mitigation and information - Disaster Center
• Pacifi Tsunami Museum
• Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre
• Benfield Hazard Research Centre
• Supercourse on Tsunamis - Global Health Disaster Network

  Disaster Research Centres

• Disaster Information Network
• Disaster Mitigation Planning Assistance Web site
• Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association
• Disaster Research Centre
• ECPFE-European Centre on Prevention and Forecasting of Earthquakes
• Emergency Management
• Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange
• Emergency Response and Research Institute
• European Centre on Urban Risks
• AFEM-European Natural Disasters Training Centre
• FEMA-Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Global Disaster Information Network
• Hazard Information Foundation
• Pacific Disaster Center
• Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
• Risk.net

Cultural organisations working in emergency situations

• American Library Association
  http://www.ala.org/ala/alalibrary/libraryfactsheet/alalibraryfactsheet10.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/lita/litaevents/litaannual2003/disasterrecovery.htm http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plapubs/technotes/disasterplanning.htm
  http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2002/novmonth/crisisdisaster.htm
• Amigos Library Services
  http://www.amigos.org/
  http:// www.amigos.org/preservation/disasterplan.pdf
  http://www.amigos.org/preservation/bibdis.html
• Archives Association British Columbia
  http://aabc.bc.ca/aabc/newsletter/13_2/city_of_surrey_archives_and_surr.htm
  http://aabc.bc.ca
• Australian Museum Online
  http://www.amonline.net.au/materials_conservation/projects/disaster/
  http://www.amonline.net.au/materials_conservation/projects/disaster/preparation.htm
• Blue Shield
  http://www.ifla.org/VI/4/admin/protect.htm
• California State Archives
  http://www.ss.ca.gov/archives/level3_disaster.html
• Carnegie Museum of Natural History Library
  http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/library/disaster_response.htm
• Canadian Conservation Institute
  https://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/html
  https://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/learning-opportunities/workshops/emerg_e.shtml
• Centre de Conservation du Québec
  http://www.ccq.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/
  http://www.ccq.mcc.gouv.qc.ca/publications/information.htm
• Centro Universitario Europeo per i Beni Culturali
  http://www.cuebc.amalficoast.it/
  http://www.cuebc.amalficoast.it/16.htm
• Conservation Centre for Art and Historic Artefacts
  http://www.ccaha.org/
  http://www.ccaha.org/disaster.html
  http://www.ccaha.org/publications.html
• COOL-Conservation on Line
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters/plans
• Council of Europe-Programme EUR-OPA
  http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Disasters/
• Cultural heritage without borders
  http://www.chwb.org/
• Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institute-Disaster Reduction Museum
  http://www.dri.ne.jp/html/e-in-tenji.html
• ECCO-European Confederation of Conservators Organisations
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/ecco/library/ethics.html
• GCI-Getty Conservation Institute
  http://www.getty.edu/
  http://www.getty.edu/conservation/public_programs/conferences/emergency.html
  http://www.getty.edu/conservation/education/disaster.html
• Geidai-International University of Fine Arts and Music
  http://www.geidai.ac.jp/english/index.html
• Global Museum - Disaster Preparedness
  http://www4.wave.co.nz/~jollyroger/disasters/disasters.html
• Heritage Preservation-The Heritage Emergency National Task Force
  http://www.heritagepreservation.org/PROGRAMS/TASKFER.HTM
• ICCROM-International centre for conservation and restoration of cultural property
  http://www.iccrom.org
• ICOM-International Council of Museums
  http://icom.museum/disaster_preparedness.html
• ICOMOS-International Council on Monuments and Sites
  www.icomos.org
  http://www.international.icomos.org/risk/risk2000.htm
  http://www.international.icomos.org/risk/2001/ifla2001.htm
• IFLA-International Federation of Library Associations
  http://www.ifla.org/
  http://www.ifla.org/VI/4/admin/emergcy.htm
• Istituto Centrale per il Restauro
  http://www.icr.beniculturali.it/rischio/rischio00e.htm
• Library Preservation-Harvard University
  http://preserve.harvard.edu/resources/disaster/index.html
• LOC-Library of Congress
  http://www.loc.gov/preserv/emerg/dry.html
• Museum Security Network
  http://www.museum-security.org/
  http://www.museum-security.org/indexdefinitief.html
• Museumstuff
  http://www.museumstuff.com/professionals/disaster_preparedness
• National Archives and Records Administration
  http://www.archives.gov/preservation/spanish_primer_disaster_preparedness.html
• NEDCC-Northeast Document Conservation Center
  http://www.nedcc.org/welcome/disaster.htm
  http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/disasters
• Patrimoine sas frontières
  http://www.patrimsf.org/
• Prince Claus Fund
  http://www.princeclausfund.nl/source_eng/news/index_2003_irak.html
• SOLINET-South-eastern Library Network Preservation Service
  http://www.solinet.net/preservation/
• Sultana Disaster Online Museums and Archives
  http://www.sultanadisaster.com/
• The Escuminac Disaster Web Site-Online Museum
  http://cap.ic.gc.ca/nb/hardwicke/escdismus/
• UNESCO-United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
  http://www.unesco.org
  http://www.unesco.org/webworld/archives/sro_citra/
  http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/pages/Preservation_and_Conservation/Disaster_Preparedness_and_Recovery/index.shtml
  http://www.unesco.org/science/earthsciences/disaster/disasteractivitiespresent.htm
  http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=82
  http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=82&id_news=103
• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Relief Web
  http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc100?OpenForm
• The Detroit Institute of Arts-Disaster Resource Center
  http://www.dia.org/statewideservices/disaster1.html

  Other organisations working in emergency situations

• American Red Cross
  http://www.redcross.org/
  http://www.arc-monroe.org/disaster/disaster.html
  http://www.redcross.org/museum/
• Belt Iberia SA
  http://belt.es/sect_act/museos.htm
• Cause anaffect
  http://www.causeanaffect.org/
• Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
  http://www.ccep.ca/
  http://www.wcdm.org/
• Colorado Preservation Alliance
  http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/cpa/disaster/disasterresourcelist.htm
• Development gateway
  http://www.developmentgateway.org
• ECHO-European Commission Humanitarian aid Office
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/echo/index_en.htm
• Horizon Institute-Independent Security Consultant
  http://www.stevekeller.com/steve/pdf_files/SecurityMgt/DisasterPlanElements.pdf
• RAP-Regional Alliance for Preservation
  http://www.rap-arcc.org
  http://www.rap-arcc.org/leaflets/tccart.htm
• Sociedad Argentina de Información
  http://www.rap-arcc.org
  http://www.rap-arcc.org/leaflets/tccart.htm
• University of Minnesota-Environmental Health and Safety
  http://www.dehs.umn.edu/
  http://www.dehs.umn.edu/newsletter/spring1999/story5.html
  
  Updated: 14 December 2005