Worldmapper: The world as you've never seen it before   

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps in which territories are re-sized according to different subjects, illustrating individual territories' share of the world's population, wealth, emissions, etc. Of particular interest are the disaster maps, which show the prevalence of disasters, the number of people affected or killed by disasters, and more.

Global Incident Map   

This public service Web site was created to give the public, law enforcement, military, and government individuals a new way to visualize, and become instantly aware of terrorism and security incidents across the world. The site, which is updated every 300 seconds, reports incidents of terrorism, explosions, suspicious circumstances with explosives, and airline turmoil, among other events.

Interactive Map of Disability and Preparedness Resources   

This tool developed by the National Organization on Disability provides an interactive directory of regional, state, and local disability-related emergency management resources. The map is a work-in-progress, and as new resources are developed and discovered they will be included.

National Association of Radio-Distress Signaling and Infocommunications - Current World Disasters Map   

The National Association of Radio-Distress Signaling and Infocommunications, Havaria Emergency and Disaster Information Services in Budapest, Hungary, collects data on current natural and human-caused disasters around the world and provides maps as well.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, nowCOAST Web Mapping Portal to Real-Time Coastal Observations and NOAA Forecasts   

nowCOAST is a web mapping portal providing spatially-referenced links to thousands of real-time coastal observations and NOAA forecasts of interest to the marine community. The portal serves as a "one-stop shopping" web site to real-time coastal information from a variety of Internet sites both within and outside of NOAA. nowCOAST is designed to be a planning aid to assist recreational and commercial mariners, coastal managers, HAZMAT responders, computer modelers, and marine educators to discover and display real-time information for their particular needs and geographic area of interest. The portal includes links to meteorological, oceanographic, and river observations from in-situ and remote-sensing platforms from observing networks operated by federal and state agencies and educational institutions. These networks include but not limited to airway stations, climate reference stations, fixed buoys, coastal platforms, river gages, Doppler weather radars, high frequency current radars, radiosondes, and wind profilers.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association - Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale   

This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association will now rank high-impact Northeastern United States snowstorms into five categories: extreme, crippling, major, significant, and notable. The Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale index differs from other meteorological indices in that it uses population information in addition to meteorological measurements to provide an indication of a storm's societal impacts.

Online, Custom Hazard Maps   

"Through the Project Impact initiative, FEMA and ESRI have formed a National Partnership in part aimed at providing multi-hazard maps and information to U.S. residents, business owners, schools, community groups, and local governments via the Internet. The information provided here is intended to assist in building disaster resistant communities across the country by sharing geographic knowledge about local hazards. Enter a location and select from several hazard types to help determine disaster risks.

Online, Custom Hazard Maps   

"Through the Project Impact initiative, FEMA and ESRI have formed a National Partnership in part aimed at providing multi-hazard maps and information to U.S. residents, business owners, schools, community groups, and local governments via the Internet. The information provided here is intended to assist in building disaster resistant communities across the country by sharing geographic knowledge about local hazards. Enter a location and select from several hazard types to help determine disaster risks.