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Web Links to Samples of Flood Related Sites

The following websites provide a sample of information about floods and flood related topics that are available on the World Wide Web.  All of these websites were active as of September 2006, thus some may not be active if you are connecting to them at a later date.  Please ensure that your computer is connected to the web before using any of the hotlinks:

AUSTRALIA
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology	Floods in Australia between 1916 and 1998
Australian Government Geoscience Australia	Some flood data around Australia
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology	Summary of floods and flood warning around Australia
Australian Government Geoscience Australia	Flood search results of all Australian Government Sites
Emergency Management Australia	Data base of historically significant disasters in Australia Search criteria instructions provided
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology	Flood warning services
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology	Notable floods in Queensland since 1974
Land and Water Australia	River and riparian lands management newsletter
Joint Media Release	Commonwealth funding for Natural Disaster Risk Management Studies - 2001
Australian Weather News	Private website that has significant material on current and historical weather data including floods

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Security and Emergency Management in South Australia	Tips on emergency action
Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation 2006	1956 flood 50th anniversary exhibition
Flinders Ranges Research	Links to various early records of floods in SA
ERN Mainka Photography	Floods of 1989 – Marla and Lake Eyre

DEALING WITH FLOODS
State Emergency Service South Australia	Householders - dealing with the consequences of a flood
NRMA Insurance	Householders - dealing with the consequences of a flood
North Dakota State University	Hints on how to cope with floods
National Safety Council	Recover and rebuild
National Archives of Australia	Salvaging flood-damaged records

FLOOD PLANNING
Emergency Management Australia	Community safety
US Search and Rescue Task Force	Flood Types and useful hints for civilians
Federal Emergency Management America	Floods – are you ready?
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration	Preparation and safety guidelines

CLIMATE CHANGE
British Broadcasting Commission	Climate change impact

FLOOD DAMAGE
Assessing flood damage using SPOT and NOAA AVHRR data	Paper written by Peter Worsley and John Bowler
Federal Emergency Management America	National insurance flood program

FLOOD MAPPING
Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management	Floodplain mapping program in Canada – BC
Flood Mapping Using Landsat MSS	Cooper Creek – QLD

FLOOD MITIGATION
Geoscience Australia	Natural hazard risk: cities project Perth
National Committee on Water Engineering	Position paper on flooding and flood mitigation
Gold Coast City Council	Frequently asked questions about flooding
Queensland Councils	Flood predictions for council planning purposes
Association of State Floodplain Managers	An organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, the National Flood Insurance Program, and flood preparedness, warning and recovery
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration	Preparedness guides
Hydrologic Research Centre	Real-time prediction for flood warning and management 1995 paper

FLOOD PREDICTIONS
European Space Agency	Use of Satellites to assist planners preventing floods
European Commission Research	Flood research
CROSSGRID	Desktop tool for predicting floods
NSW Floodplains Management Authorities	Paper on flood predictions
Watershed Modelling System	Software with hydrologic modelling capabilities
SAGA	Hybrid GIS software
CSIRO	Flood Inundation Model
Google	Link to various flood prediction software tools

EDUCATION
Yahooligans	List of useful research sites –primary level
Queensland Syllabus Case Studies	Research projects – secondary level
Hazardous Weather	Links to lesson plans and class activities – upper primary
Earth Science Australia	Flooding –web based activities
Emergency Management Australia - Schools	Teaching and learning activities – lower primary to middle secondary
FEMA	Floods – fact/fiction - primary level
Weather Eye	Information and training about floods – lower secondary

MYTHOLOGY
Wikipedia	Flood myths in various cultures
Google	Links to Australian aboriginal mythology – some references to floods
Mark Isaak	Flood stories from around the world

GENERAL
Info.com	List of flood related sites in Asia, Europe, North America Floods: causes, effects, diseases etc.
Yahoo	List of flood related sites including insurance, flood relief and floodwall protection
Federal Emergency Management America	Comprehensive information and training website
World’s Deadliest Floods	The Deadliest Floods As Measured By Death Toll
Dartmouth Flood Observatory	Major global floods during 2006
Dartmouth Flood Observatory	World atlas of flood hazards
Humanitarian Early Warning Services	Links to register of major flood events
US Geological Survey	World’s largest floods – PDF download
Storm Encyclopedia	Forecasting floods and other useful sites