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Resources for

-Exploring the Dynamic Earth
-Exploring Tropical Cyclones
-Exploring Water Resources
-Exploring the Ocean Environment
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Exploring Tropical Cyclones

Texts

Larson, Eric (1999). Isaac's Storm: A Man, A Time and The Deadliest Hurricane in History. The Crown Publishing Group.
Monmonier, Mark (1997). Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America. University of Chicago Press.

Online

  Page 21
    Landsea's Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones FAQ website
  Page 27
    NOAA basics of weather observation
  Page 45
    NOAA hurricane hazards
    University of Illinois hurricance guide: damage
  Page 51
    NOAA - Deadliest hurricanes
    NOAA Special Project - Coastal Population Growth
    NOAA History - 1900 Galveston, Isaac Cline report
  Page 52
    NOAA - Hurricane Mitch
    NOAA - Hurricane Andrew
    USGS Responds to Hurricane Floyd
  Page 67
    FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Home Page
    FEMA hurricane page
    State Emergency Management Agencies
      Delaware Emergency Management Agency
      Florida Division of Emergency Management
      Florida Division of Emergency Management Public Mapping Site
      Georgia Emergency Management Agency
      Oahu Civil Defense Agency, Hawaii
      Louisiana Office of Emergency Planning
      Maine Emergency Management Agency
      Maryland Emergency Management Agency
      Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
      New York State Emergency Management Office
      New York City Office of Emergency Management - Hurricane Preparedness
      South Carolina Emergency Planning Department
      Texas Division of Emergency Management
      Virginia Department of Emergency Management
 Page 76
    EPA Superfund website

 Other sites of interest
    NASA Observatorium - Hurricanes (site requires Javascript & Shockwave)
    USA Today's hurricane science
    National Hurricane Center - Tropical Prediction Center
    National Severe Storms Laboratory
    Weather Underground Tropical Weather
    The Perfect Storm Movie website
    Ten Risky Places - Mark Monmonier (3 hurricane related!)
    Isaac Cline - Galveston 1900 historical account
    Weather Almanac - Centennial Remembrance of Galveston 1900
    Wild Weater - Hurricane Images and movie clips
    USA Today - Hurricane George Archive
    PBS - Ocean Current Activity