Weather-Related Safety

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Weather-Related Safety Moment

Update - Created: 2021-08-20 - Version 2021-08-25-R DRAFT

This post is an update to the internet links section of the BSA® Weather-Related Safety Moment, https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/safety-moments/weather-related-safety/.

Safety Resources (Part 1 of 2)

Communications - Forecasts, Alerts, Warnings

Canada

• Weather Information | Environment Canada, https://weather.gc.ca/

United States

• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)
  • Emergency Communications Tips | FCC, https://www.fcc.gov/emergency
• FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) / Ready
  • Emergency Alerts | Ready, https://www.ready.gov/alerts
    • Emergency Alerts | FEMA, https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public/emergency-alert-system
  • Find your state or territory emergency management agency | USA, https://www.usa.gov/state-emergency-management/
• NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) / NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS)
  • National Weather Service | NWS, https://www.weather.gov/
    • Get National Forecast Maps | NWS, https://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps
    • Get local forecast using city name or USPS zip code | NWS, http://www.weather.gov/

What is it?

• United States | A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies | USA, https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/a
• United States | Two–Letter State and Possession Abbreviations | USPS, https://pe.usps.com/text/pub28/28apb.htm
• Weather Acronyms | NWS JetStream, https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/acronyms_a
  • Search for more weather acronyms | USA, https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=usagov&query=acronyms+weather
• Weather Glossary | NWS JetStream, https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/glossary_a

Boy Scouts of America® (BSA®) Resources

• Scouting Safely | Boy Scouts of America®
  • Hazardous Weather Training - Online course “SCO_800” is available at https://my.scouting.org/
  • Scouting BSA program merit badges - emergency preparedness. environmental science, safety and weather

Government Resources

• FEMA / Ready
  • Plan Ahead for Disasters | Ready, https://www.ready.gov/
  • Educators & Organizations | Ready, https://www.ready.gov/educators-organizations
• NOAA / NWS
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, https://www.noaa.gov/
    • Weather | NOAA, https://www.noaa.gov/weather/
      • Weather Education | NWS, https://www.weather.gov/education/weather/
• CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
  • Recommendations for Community Organizations & Gatherings - Plan, Prepare, and Respond | CDC
  • National Center for Environmental Health (cdc.gov) - A-Z topic index
• OTHER
  • Water, Hydration, and Health | Nutrition.gov
    • Nutrition.gov | USDA
  • Dehydration (MedlinePlus,gov)

Disclaimer

Inclusion of non-BSA resources and links provided by government agencies does not indicate an endorsement by the Boy Scouts of America®,

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Safety resources by type of weather

• Plan Ahead for Disasters | Ready.gov
  • “Wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, thunderstorms & lightning, drought, and extreme heat”
• NWS Education - national program | Weather,gov
  • JetStream - NWS Online School for Weather, Student Opportunities and Careers, Citizen Science, Educator Resources, Data Resources for the Classroom, Weather Safety/Other Resources, Outreach Activities and Materials, Videos, Connect with the NWS
• NWS Safety Tips - Safety - national program | Weather.gov
  • “Air quality, beach hazards, cold, drought safety, floods, fog, heat, hurricane, lighting, rip currents, safe boating, space weather, sun (ultraviolet radiation), thunderstorms, tornado, tsunamis, wildfire, wind and winter weather”
• Natural Disasters and Severe Weather | CDC
  • “Know how the COVID-19 pandemic can affect disaster preparedness and recovery, and what you can do to keep yourself and others safe.”

Air quality, fog, fires and smoke

• Air Quality
  • AirNow.gov
    • Air Quality Index (AQI) Basics | AirNow.gov
    • AirNow Interactive Map (epa.gov)
  • Air Quality | Air | CDC
• Fog
  • Fog Safety Overview (weather.gov)
• Fire and Smoke
  • Fire and Smoke Map (airnow.gov)
  • Wildfires | Ready.gov
  • Wildfire (fema.gov)
  • Wildfire Safety (weather.gov)
  • Wildfires | CDC
    
    • Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19 | CDC
  • See also: Volcanos

Cold and Winter Weather

• Fall Weather Safety (weather.gov)
• Get Ready for Winter Weather | FEMA.gov
  • Staying Safe During Severe Winter Weather | FEMA.gov
• Cold Weather Safety (weather.gov)
• Winter (weather.gov)
• Winter Weather | CDC
  • Be Prepared to Stay Safe and Healthy in Winter | NCEH | CDC

Drought

• Drought | Ready.gov
• Understand Drought and Know How to Respond (weather.gov)
• Drought | CDC
  • Drought and Your Health | NCEH | CDC

Earthquakes, Tsunami and Volcanos

• Earthquakes
  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
  • Latest Earthquakes Map (usgs.gov)
  • Real-Time Interactive Earthquake Map (berkeley.edu)
  • Earthquakes | Ready.gov
  • Earthquakes | Natural Disasters and Severe Weather | CDC
• Tsunami
  • Tsunamis | Ready.gov
  • Tsunami Safety (weather.gov)
    • Tsunami Education and Outreach Materials (weather.gov)
    • U.S. Tsunami Warning Centers
• Volcanos
  • Volcano | What: (Volcanic Hazards: Gas, Tephra, Ash) (fema.gov)
  • Do volcanoes affect weather? (usgs.gov)
  • Volcanoes | Ready.gov
  • Volcanoes | CDC

Floods

• Floods | Ready.gov
• Flood Safety Tips and Resources (weather.gov)
• Floods | CDC

Hot Weather

• Extreme Heat | Ready.gov
• Heat Safety Tips and Resources (weather.gov)
  • Protect Yourself, Family and Pets from Excessive Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation (weather.gov)
• Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather! | NCEH | CDC
• Sun Safety | Skin Cancer | CDC
• See also: Space Weather

Marine

• National Weather Service
  • Beach Hazards and Safety (weather.gov)
  • Boating Safety Tips and Resources (weather.gov)
  • How to Avoid Getting Caught in a Rip Current (weather.gov)
  • Maritime Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions: A Guide for the Prudent Mariner (weather.gov)
  • See also fog, hurricane, lighting and tsunami
• Marine Weather Broadcasts from the USCG
• U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (uscg.gov)
  • Maritime Safety Information includes links to: Local Notices to Mariners, Light List Volumes, Navigation Rules - Amalgamated, Maritime Telecommunications, PAWSA, International Ice Patrol (IIP), Public Notices for Bridges, Nav Pubs and Documents, Vessel Traffic Services, USCG Homeport Website, and Coast Guard Safety Alerts (uscg.mil)

Space Weather

• Space Weather and Safety
• Here Comes the Sun! (arrl.org)
• See also: Hot Weather

Thunderstorms & Lightning

• Thunderstorms & Lightning | Ready.gov
• Lightning Safety Tips and Resources (weather.gov)
• When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! (cdc.gov)
• Lightning Safety Tips | Lightning | CDC

Wind, Hurricanes, Tornados

• Wind
  • Wind (weather.gov)
• Hurricanes
  • Hurricanes | Ready.gov
  • National Hurricane Preparedness (weather.gov)
    • Hurricane Safety Tips and Resources (weather.gov)
• Tornadoes
  • Tornadoes | Ready.gov
    • Tornadoes Associated Content | Ready.gov
  • Tornado Safety (weather.gov)

Version

Created 2021-08-21 - Version 2021-09-18-B DRAFT

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Weather-Related Safety Moment

Update - Created: 2021-08-20 - Version 2021-08-24-F DRAFT

This post is an update to the internet links section of the BSA® Weather-Related Safety Moment.

Safety Resources (Part 2 of 2)

• Non-BSA Resources and Tools for Kids

  • FEMA / Ready
    • Children and Youth Preparedness Social Media Toolkit | Ready.gov
    • Ready Kids! | Ready.gov
  • NOAA / NWS / NSSL
    • NWS Education - national program | NWS
      • Jetstream - An online school for weather - for teens and adults
        • JetStream’s Topics : The Atmosphere, The Ocean, Global Weather, Clouds, The Upper Air, Upper Air Charts, Synoptic Meteorology, Thunderstorms, Lightning, Derechos, Tropical Weather, Doppler Radar, Satellites, Tsunamis, The National Weather Service, Appendix
      • SciJinks | NASA & NOAA – All About Weather - for kids
        • SciJinks: NASA and NOAA’s weather site for kids ! Play games and get all your questions answered about weather!
        • SciJinks (as of 20 August 2021): Space Weather, Simulate a Hurricane, Weather Coloring Pages, Wild Weather Job - Weather Satellite Controller
      • Severe Weather 101 | NSSL - for teens and adults
        • Severe Weather 101 Topics : THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS, LIGHTNING, HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, WINTER WEATHER
    • List: Weather Science content for Kids and Teens | Weather.gov - This list may be obsolescent. For current program home page see “NWS Education - national program” above.
  • CDC / WHO
  • PBS
    • Sid the Science Kid . Games . Weather Surprise | PBS KIDS
  • OTHER
    • Weather Wiz Kids® (weatherwizkids.com) - current agreement with BSA?

Disclaimer

Inclusion of non-BSA resources and links provided by government agencies does not indicate an endorsement by the Boy Scouts of America®