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Education Corner - Water and Disasters
World Water Day 2004 is focused on Water and Disasters. See below for some educational resources on water and disasters. Don't forget to visit the page on Desertification and Drought and on Water Pollution as well. You can also visit the Facts and Figures page for more information on water and disasters as well as the Water Library.  
 





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Children, Stress and Natural Disasters
A guide for teachers produced by the University of Illinois. Provides information that describes what children might experience during and after a disaster, how they might react to a disaster, and what teachers can do to help students during the recovery period.
Language(s) English

Flood Facts
Information, games, activities, and fact sheets on floods. (based on US information)
Language(s) English

NASA Disaster Images
Images of different natural disasters from the Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Language(s) English



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