Preparing for and Surviving Natural Disasters

While most natural disasters cannot be avoided, there are things people can do to lessen the loss of life and property damage.

For information about a specific natural disaster and how to deal with it, click on the appropriate name above.

Thanks to FEMA for providing this wealth of information.  Each topic above has a wealth of information regarding the different natural disasters including Earthquakes, extreme heat, floods, thunderstorms, tornados, volcanoes, winter storms and hurricanes, as well as man made disasters and hazards including dams, terrorism, and hazardous materials, and nuclear threats.