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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