With September being National Preparedness Month and storm Gustav approaching the Gulf Coast, it might be prudent to list some government sources for disaster information.
For general information on types of disasters and currently declared disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a good starting point. For general information on disaster preparedness, try Ready.gov.
For information specific to hurricanes, NOAA's National Weather Service operates the National Hurricane Center.
For earthquake specific information, try the Earthquake Center from the US Geological Survey.
For disaster mapping (including fires and hurricanes), check out geodata.gov.
California also offers some information on local disasters and preparedness tips from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
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Through the Earthquake Center, you can even find RSS feeds to subscribe to updates on earthquakes by magnitude or to the Weekly Seismicity Reports for Northern California.
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