250,000 Ignore Evacuation Orders September 12, 2008 | MSNBC Even with strong government warnings, about 250,000 people in dangerous Texas communities... Hurricane Ike: 2000 Rescues September 16, 2008 | National Geographic About 2000 people who defied mandatory evacuation orders required emergency rescue services.... Sayre Fire Near Sylmar, California November 15, 2008 | LA Times The dangerous Sayre fire is being pushed by strong winds near the... Evacuations Below China’s Quake Lake May 31, 2008 | MSN Authorities in China gave evacuation orders to 200,000 people living downstream from... Goleta, California Fire Evacuations July 5, 2008 | MSNBC Hot winds fanned a wildfire near Goleta, California (Santa Barbara County) into... Were the California Wildfires Caused by Arson? October 24, 2007 | MSNBC.com The FBI is gathering evidence to determine if the California wildfires were... Ike: Florida Keys Evacuation September 7, 2008 | National Geographic News Emergency management officials in Florida have order the evacuation of the Florida... Tsunami Evacuation Zone Maps for Hawaii August 17, 2007 | NOAA Pacific Services Center NOAA Pacific Services Center has an online map creation tool that you... Global Warming’s Effect on Hurricanes and Cyclones May 21, 2008 | Reuters A new study predicts changes in the frequency and intensity of Atlantic... Brazos County Texas Pipeline Break September 11, 2007 | Houston Chronicle Construction work in Brazos County, Texas ruptured a gasoline pipeline owned by... Ceder River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa Hits 500-Year Level June 12, 2008 | Fox News Flood waters from the Cedar River in east central Iowa have overtopped... Texas Expects Hurricane Ike September 10, 2008 | MSN People in Texas are preparing for Hurricane Ike. They are starting... Yorba Linda Fire November 16, 2008 | Associated Press The strong Santa Ana winds have fanned fires through many parts of... Tsunami Impact on an Oregon Town June 11, 2007 | Corvallis Gazette-Times Researchers at Oregon State University are building a scale model of Seaside,... New Tsunami Warning System November 13, 2008 | BBC News Indonesia has developed a new warning system which could help people evacuate... NYC Hurricane Preparedness June 12, 2007 | WCBS TV Hurricanes can strike the New York or New England coast - they... Landslide Disrupts Water Supplies August 26, 2008 | Irish Times A landslide in the Stacks Mountains of Kerry County, Ireland has increased... Chile Volcano: News, Images, Maps May 10, 2008 | Geology.com A collection of resources for the recent eruption of Chaiten Volcano in... San Diego Landslide Forces Evacuation of 111 Homes October 4, 2007 | Associated Press A large landslide near San Diego has damaged homes in a pricey... Sri Lanka Flood June 4, 2008 | Reuters Flash flooding in Sri Lanka has claimed the lives of at least... |