Geographypods
Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Hazards and Disasters
This learning module looks at hazards and disasters. It explains the difference between them, looks at examples, and discusses future trends. Includes handouts, slideshows, activities, and videos.
Ready
Ready: Make a Plan
Thorough resource that covers preparing for natural and man-made disasters and hazards.
Other
Bureau of Meteorology: Surviving Cyclones
Fascinating coverage by the Australian government of cyclones, cyclone preparedness, and more.
Tramline
Hurricane Virtual Field Trip
What conditions are necessary to create a hurricane? Where do hurricanes occur? When is hurricane season? What is the difference between a tropical cyclone and a hurricane? How is the strength of a hurricane measured? Where do hurricanes...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Storm
Explore the impact of communication system failures on victims of the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster. Evaluate how governmental agencies in the U.S. help citizens in times of crisis and how this storm impacted their procedures.
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...
Other
Global Eye on Indonesia: The Tsunami Disaster: More Than a Wave
Global Eye provides this compilation of facts and photos acquired from the Aceh Province of Indonesia and its struggles with the 2004 tsunami.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Forces of Nature
This educational site provides information about deadly forces of nature, such as, tornadoes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
Other
The 1900 Storm: Remembering the Great Hurricane, September 8, 1900
The City of Galveston doesn't want the horrendous hurricane of 1900 to be forgotten. Read through the personal memoirs of those affected, see pictures of the devastation, and watch film clips that show the aftermath of the storm.
Other
Usa Gov: Hurricane Recovery
Resources to help you prepare for hurricanes and to help you find family and friends, get help, and health and safety tips.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan, Future of Haiti
In this lesson, designed for grades 7 -12, the students will explain the social and economic achievements of Haiti, articulate the horrific consequences of the earthquake, describe the ways the economy responded to catastrophe and...
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: 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...
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: 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.
BBC
Bbc: Week of 9 1 14: Iceland Issues New Volcano Alert
Iceland has been on the watch for potential disaster caused by volcanic explosions. Read about the current risks and view video of the eruptions from the Bardarbunga volcano.
NOAA
Noaa: Hurricane Brochures
NOAA presents a number of brochures designed to educate the public about hurricanes. Find information about how they form, their potential danger, photos, graphs, and more.
NOAA
Noaa: Ncdc: Hurricane Katrina Information [Pdf]
Lots of information about the causes of Hurricane Katrina from a meteorology point of view is shared, as well as the data from the Hurricane and the impact the Hurricane had on the cities and towns that were affected.
University of Southern California
University of Southern California:tsunami Research Group
This site provides a world map of locations of past tsunamis, some video/animations of tsunamis, and a list of additional links to related topics.
PBS
Pbs Nova: Wave of the Future
This media-rich essay from NOVA Online describes the challenges involved in installing a warning system for tsunamis in the Indian Ocean.
Other
Select Bipartisan Committee: A Failure of Initiative
A February 2006 report based on a House investigation into the local, state, and federal response plans to Hurricane Katrina. The findings found a long list of mistakes that were committed.
Other
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.
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