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Collage of Disaster-Related Imagery

Types of Disasters & Weather Emergencies

• Shaking Building Near Crevasse
  Earthquakes(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/index.asp)
• Thermometer and Hot Sun
  Extreme Heat(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.asp)
• Home Partially Submerged in Water
  Floods(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/index.asp)
• Hurricane Symbol
  HURRICANES(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp)
• Rocks Falling from Cliff
  Landslides and Mudslides(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/landslides.asp)
• Lightning Bolt
  Lightning(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/lightning/index.asp)

• Tornado Funnel Cloud
  Tornadoes(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/index.asp)
• Large Waves
  Tsunamis(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/index.asp)
• Volcano with Ash Clouds
  Volcanoes(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/volcanoes/index.asp)
• Flame Symbol
  Wildfires(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/index.asp)
• Thermometer Near Cold Snowflake
  Winter Weather(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/index.asp)

Health and Safety Concerns

• Illness(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/disease/)
• Injury(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/injury/)
• Food and Water(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/foodwater)
• Animals and Insects(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/animalhazards/index.asp)
• Returning Home After a Disaster: Be Healthy and Safe(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/returnhome.asp)
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning After a Disaster(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/carbonmonoxide.asp)
• Environmental Concerns After a Disaster(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/environmental.asp)
• Clean Up(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/cleanup/index.asp)
• Mold(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/mold/)
• Power Outages(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/poweroutage/)
• Coping with Disaster or Traumatic Event(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/index.asp)
• Flood Water(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/cleanupwater.asp)
• Personal Hygiene and Handwashing(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/sanitation.asp)

Information for Specific Groups

• Disaster Evacuation Centers(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/evaccenters.asp)
• Information for Disaster Evacuees and Other Affected Persons(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/affectedpersons.asp)
• Evacuee Educational Materials(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/educationalmaterials.asp)
• Disaster Relief Volunteers(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/volunteers.asp)
• People With Chronic Conditions and Disabilities(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/chronic.asp)
• Safety for Workers at Disaster Sites(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/workers.asp)
• Pet Shelters(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/petshelters.asp)
• Pregnant Women(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/preparedness/pregnant.asp)

Disasters & Severe Weather

• Earthquakes(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/index.asp)
• Extreme Heat(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.asp)
• Floods(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/index.asp)
• Hurricanes(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.asp)
• Landslides(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/landslides.asp)
• Tornadoes(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/index.asp)
• Tsunamis(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/index.asp)
• Volcanoes(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/volcanoes/index.asp)
• Wildfires(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/index.asp)
• Winter Weather(http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/index.asp)

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