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General Reference Center Gold (Infotrac) - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Go Mobile with Access My Library. Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public.
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MasterFILE Premier - specifically for public libraries, this database provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications with full text as far back as 1975. Also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Weather for Travelers Unisys Weather Station - search for forecasts by zip code Intellicast - Weather for active lives - Good for tracking storms and for travel planning. Tracking Storms and Hurricanes Unisys Hurricane Page - color-coded tracking maps, historical data, names, etc. Mobile and Pensacola Forecast from the National Weather Service Interactive Weather Information Network National Weather Center Hurricane Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Center AccuWeather Hurricane Center Tropical Storm Center at the Weather Channel Tropical Weather at Weather Underground Hurricane City Assistance Before and After the Storm Ready.gov - FEMA has assembled a great deal of information to help individuals and families prepare for disasters. The site has sections called "Be Informed", "Make a Plan", and "Make a Kit" Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA Hurricane Preparedness, from the American Red Cross, contains information understanding and responding to the various levels of storms and hurricanes, personal evacuation plans, assembling a disaster supplies kit, what to do when warnings are issued, and what to do after a hurricane. Hurricanes: A Preparedness Guide Emergency Management Agencies in South Alabama Mobile County EMA: 460-8000 Baldwin County: 990-4605 (Eastern Shore), 947-1011 (central Baldwin and Gulf Shores), 937-0317 (north Baldwin county) Choctaw County: (205) 459-2153 Clarke County: (251) 275-8775 Conecuh County: (251)578-1921 Escambia County: (251) 867-0232 (main), (251) 867-3772 (backup) Monroe County: (251) 575-8154 (office), (251) 743-3259 Washington County: (251) 847-2668 History, Education, and Information About Storms and Hurricanes Historical Significant Events imagery From the National Climate Data Center - National Climatic Data Center's (NCDC) Historical Significant Events Imagery database (HSEI)! In here you will find hundreds of selected satellite images capturing some of the more important weather and environmental events over the last 30 years. Hurricane Hunters - come along for the ride right into the eye! Historical Hurricane Info National Climatic Data Center - maintains the world's largest climate data archive. Records in the archive range from paleoclimatic data to centuries-old journals to data less than an hour old. Scholastic Weather Watch: Hurricanes - For K-8 students and teachers--provides links to Hurricane trivia, hurricane tracking, and an Internet field trip. |
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