Houston Public Library Research

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• Centers for Disease Control

  Information from the federal government on health and diseases.

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Region VI Contact Information
  Contact information for the Federal Emergency Management Agency region responsible for the Houston area.
• FEMA Flood Information
  Includes helpful information on flooding and multiple resources.
• FEMA Información Sobre Inundaciónes

  Federal Emergency Management Agency information in Spanish about floods and flooding.

  Información en español sobre inundaciónes.

• Flood Insurance Maps

  FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Houston with an interactive mapping tool.

• Harris County Flood Control District Contact Information

  Provides helpful contact information regarding flooding in Harris County.

• National Weather Service

  Official weather warnings, observations and forecasts.

• Ready.gov

  Disaster preparedness information from the Department of Homeland Security.

• Regional Disaster Preparedness

  Links to local disaster preparedness agencies.

• Rice University and Texas Medical Center Flood Alert System

  The Rice University and Texas Medical Center Flood Alert System is an integrated system utilizing radar, rain gage information, bayou stage data, and hydrologic modeling for the purpose of issuing flood warnings and forecasts for the Rice University / TMC Complex.

   

• Weather Channel

  Gives graphic view of weather conditions.

• Weather Underground

  Current and historical weather.

For more information, search in the databases listed under Magazines, Scholarly Journals and Publications.