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National Resources Canada: Landslides and Snow Avalanches
Defines a landslide, avalanche, and a rockslide and provides examples. Describes the causes and effects of these events.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Learning Zone
This comprehensive, interactive site is loaded with information, activities, and stories about thunderstorms, lightning, and tornadoes. Find out how these weather systems are formed, how they impact our lives, and how they cause chaos.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: World Rushes to Help Nepal Recover From Earthquake
Article reports on the devestating April 2015 earthquake that struck Nepal and steps that were taken at the time to help the impoverished country recover. Includes video.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 8 18 14: Can Giant Walls Deter Destructive Tornadoes?
Find out what makes a tornado happen and if tornadoes can be prevented with large walls. Includes video.
Other
Geoscience Australia: Landslides
Provides information on recent Australian landslides, maps of Australian landslides, landslide risk assessment, a survival guide, and a shore safety pamphlet. Use the toolbar to your left to navigate through the different information on...
Ready
Ready: Welcome to Ready Kids!
An engaging site developed by the Department of Homeland Security to teach students how to prepare for emergency situations. Loaded with learning activities, games, songs, lesson plans, and printable worksheets that are designed to help...
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 11 11 13: Typhoon Haiyan's Death Toll Rises to 10,000
Learn about the supertyphoon that recently left the Philippines devastastated, and the enormous loss of life caused by this severe natural disaster.
Seeker
Seeker: Nepal Quake: Key Facts About the Earthquake
Article presents key facts about a devestating earthquake that struck Nepal in April 2015.
Seeker
Seeker: Mt. Everest Shrank as Quake Lifted Kathmandu
Article reports on the effect an April 2015 Nepalese earthquake had on Mt. Everest.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Natural Hazards Center: Natural Hazards Observer
A publication of the Natural Hazards Center focusing on natural disaster research. Specific information available for numerous subtopics.
Ready
Ready
Explore the Ready website for an overview of how families and businesses can prepare for emergencies, threats, and disasters by building kits, making plans, and staying informed. Find safety information about biological threats,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mini Landslide
Students explore how different materials (sand, gravel, lava rock) with different water contents on different slopes result in landslides of different severity. They measure the severity by how far the landslide debris extends into model...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Pump It!
Pumps are used to get drinking water to our houses every day! And in disaster situations, pumps are essential to keep flood water out. In this hands-on activity, student groups design, build, test and improve devices to pump water as if...
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Natural Hazards: Floods
NASA's Earth Observatory offers photos of floods all over the globe. Examine these as you read about the causes and often devastating effects of these natural disasters.
Other
Center for International Disaster Information
An excellent source for information on disasters all over the world. Site is updated daily with reports from affected countries.
Ready
Ready: Make a Plan
Thorough resource that covers preparing for natural and man-made disasters and hazards.
Other
Katrina Survivors Glimpse the Places They Called Home
The American Red Cross covers the return of Hurricane Katrina survivors to their homes in this September, 2005, article.
NBC
Nbc News: Massive Quake Kills Nearly 10,000 in China
A powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China, killing about 10,000 people and trapping huge numbers under concrete, steel and earth. Learn more details in this article.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Landslide Hazards Program
Discusses the problems associated with landslides, where they occur, and why they occur.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Savage Earth: Waves of Destruction: Tsunami
This series of three articles (links) give basic information, describe the different causes of tsunamis, warning systems, past tsunamis and the evidence and destruction left by these waves. Animations are provided that illustrate...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest
This page from the U.S. Geological Survey is devoted to Tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest. View some animations of tsunamis.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Pakistan's Floods
Lesson with multi-media resources introduces students to the disaster in Pakistan after the devestating floods in 2010 and encourages them to consider the impact of history, climate vulnerability, and current politics as they attempt to...
BBC
Bbc: Japan Earthquake, March, 2011
Complete coverage on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March, 2011. Information also provided on the Fukushima nuclear plant. March, 2011
BBC
Bbc: Week of 11 11 13: Typhoon Haiyan: Un Launches $301M Philippines Aid Appeal
In the wake of the horrifying supertyphoon that hit the Philippines, its citizens are now in urgent need of aid. Learn how international governments are proposing to help.