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More on Emergency Management
Dealing with Atmospheric Chemical ReleasesCOMET has three modules that can help you learn more about responding to aerial chemical releases:
Update to Hurricane Strike!Hurricane Strike!, our award-winning module for kids on hurricane science and safety, has recently been updated and is available in 3 versions:
- Standard Multimedia Version
- Audio Captioned/Keyboard Navigation Multimedia Version for hearing and mobility impaired students
- Text Version for visually impaired students or students with low bandwidth (contains no audio and requires no plug-ins). This version is also available in Spanish.
National Weather Service
- NWS Website
- Current Warnings
- NOAA NOAAWatch
- Local Forecasts
- Today’s Severe Weather Forecast
- Tomorrow’s Severe Weather Forecast
- Fire Weather Forecast
- Excessive Heat Forecast
- Hurricane Forecast
- Radar Data
- Satellite Data
- StormReady Communities
- TsunamiReady Communities
- Aware Publication
- NWS Safety Brochures
- Red Cross Safety Tips
- FEMA Preparedness Info
- FEMA for Kids
- NWS Pages for Kids
- Helping Child Victims
Researchers from Colorado State University, in collaboration with the Davenport NWS office, recently conducted a study on "Social verification of warnings: How can we improve the response to warnings?" The study used focus groups to get feedback from emergency managers and others who depend on NWS watches and warnings to handle tornado events. After the study the NWS office implemented changes in their watches and warnings, such as mentioning the potential impacts that might result from the weather event.
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Our training consists of lessons and courses. A lesson is targeted toward one focused subject, whereas a course is a collection of lessons that pertain to a broader subject area. You can receive certificates of completion for both lessons and courses. Courses are entirely self-paced and available for open enrollment. We also list a select set of resources that are not hosted on MetEd that are of high quailty and of interest to our community.
Virtual Classroom
The COMET® Program's virtual classroom provides access to material in support of our residence and virtual courses. These courses are generally available by invitation only and are hosted at our UCAR facility in beautiful Boulder, Colorado.
