Disasters

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007. http://scout.wisc.edu/

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Natural Disasters : Animated Guides
BBC News animated guides to the world's most devastating phenomena:
volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.

What is EARTH ALERTS?

Earth Alerts is a Windows-based application that provides alert notifications, reports, and imagery on many types of natural phenomenon that are occurring real-time both worldwide as well as in specific locations within the United States (including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands).

Earth Alerts makes use of the resources from organizations such as the National Weather Service, U.S. Geological Survey and numerous other agencies to identify what sort of things "Mother Earth" is currently doing.

To use Earth Alerts, you simply select the specific activity types (earthquakes, tsunamis, weather, etc.) and the specific locations you are interested in. The application will then automatically retrieve the latest information from various live data feeds on the Internet, and then present it to you.

This primary-sources website has a channel which includes numerous natural
disaster stories. http://www.awesomestories.com/disasters/ Some of them -
like the stories of Pompeii and Galveston - have animated recreations of
volcanoes and hurricanes. The story about K2
http://www.awesomestories.com/movies/vertical_limit/vertical_limit_ch2.htm
also includes information about earthquakes (plus maps depicting where
earthquakes have recently occurred, including last week's devastating
quake in Kashmir).

Although the site is subscription-based, it is free for educators, schools
and libraries worldwide. Just request an academic membership at the
site's main URL. http://www.awesomestories.com/

Slinky Physics
http://slinky.org/
Experiments using a slinky that simulate water waves, earthquakes and
swaying bridges.

Hurricanes: How They Work and What They Do
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/index.html
Hurricanes are formed when large areas of the ocean become heated, and the air pressure over that area drops. This causes thunderstorms and strong surface winds. When the winds of a tropical storm reach 120 kilometres per hour, then the storm is classified as a hurricane. From NASA for Kids.

Hurricanes
http://www.wildwildweather.com/hurrican.htm
Dan's Wild Weather page about hurricanes contains a definition of what a hurricane is and links to other pages about hurricanes. It contains learning activities about tracking hurricanes and the formation of hurricanes.

Oz Volcanoes
A web-based activity exploring recent volcanic activity in Australia

"...hope those instructions do not involve potassium permanganate and
glycerin -- or ammonium dichromate. DO NOT USE THESE! Yes, I know they are all over the Web -- don't -- see the URL below.
These two dangerous versions and a safe version are listed at
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/mar2001/984514023.Es.r.html -- and it
also explains the dangers."

Volcano World

Features current volcano activity around the world, specific volcanoes, and volcanic parks. Features interviews with famous volcanologists and volcano video clips, as well as a section for children that includes learning games, school project ideas, and instructions for making a volcano. Searchable, and browsable by world region, country or area, or volcano name. From the University of North Dakota.
http://volcano.und.edu/

Seismic Activity--Map
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (via ReliefWeb)
Global tectonic activity map of the earth (PDF; 853 KB)
"Tectonism and volcanism of the last one million years." Cool.

The Three Little Pigs in Earthquake Land http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/gk2/threepigs.html
Students think about how people living in cities and suburbs must plan
ahead by constructing sturdy buildings and preparing their homes and
themselves for the possibility of a natural disaster.

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~slacey/disasters.htm

Earthquakes and natural hazards
http://www.ga.gov.au/urban/
Of most interest to schools are the fact sheets on earthquakes and other natural hazards. They provide extensive information on these natural disasters as well as an estimation of their impact on urban centres. The earthquake section extends to the reporting and mapping of recent earthquakes in the Pacific area.

Pompeii - Portents of Disaster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_portents_01.shtml
The people of Pompeii were quite unprepared for the eruption of Vesuvius - getting on with their busy lives, in total ignorance of what was to come. The signs of impending disaster, though, were there - why did no-one pick up on them? This is part of a BBC set of pages on the Romans.

How Wildfires Work
   "An average of 5 million acres burns every year in the
   United States, causing millions of dollars in damage." This
   site discusses how wildfires start, burn, and die, with
   information on common causes of wildfires, impact of
   topography, and fighting wildfires. Includes links to
   additional resources. From HowStuffWorks.
   http://science.howstuffworks.com/wildfire.htm

On Fire: Photographs by Larry Schwarm
   A gallery of high-quality photographs of the prairie fires
   that "sweep across the Flint Hills of Kansas each spring."
   From the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
   Library (RBMSCL) at Duke University.
   http://www.lib.duke.edu/exhibits/larryschwarm/

Emergency Management Australia

http://www.ema.gov.au/

Schools section contains lists of teaching resources and support material, extensive information on the different categories of disasters, planning and preparation, lesson plans and activities supplied by CSIRO’s Double helix Science Club. Links to the various state and territory emergency services allow students to access information

http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/tips/hot_topics/01123.htm

links to disasters sites

http://education.qld.gov.au/tal/tips/docs/01804/mpss1.doc
*Leanne Addley, Natural disasters unit plan

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson015.shtml

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson116.shtml

http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson076.shtml

Volcano Live
http://www.volcanolive.com/
Volcano Live is produced by Australian Volcanologist John Seach and contains news and information about volcano travel, live volcano cams, 'Ambrym Lava Lakes', 'Murphy's Laws', 'Laws of volcanology', 'fatalities and deadly eruptions', 'world regions', 'geography and volcanoes', 'highest volcanoes', 'most active volcanoes, glossary, volcano adventures, expedition photos, Pompeii ruins, safety, accident prevention, volcano quotes, evacuation, disasters, and the Science of volcanoes'.

Natural Disaster Management
http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page308.html
Disaster management is a complex series of activities which include risk assessment, prevention measures, preparedness to cope with future disasters, emergency response to a disaster, recovery and rehabilitation. This new Global Issue from the Global Education website includes a major case study on the Indian Gujarat Earthquake of 26 January 2001 and teaching activities which assist students to develop an understanding of some of the complexities involved in responding to a natural disaster, and Australia's response to natural disasters in our region.25. NGDC Geologic Hazard Photos
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   Searchable library of photographs of geologic hazards and natural
   disasters. Images include earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis,
   landslides, and others. Includes photos of famous events such as
   the Kobe earthquake and eruption of Mount Pinatubo. From the
   National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) of the National
   Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/fliers/se-0801.shtml

National Landslide Information Center

This site provides a FAQ, maps, fact sheets, and related documents about landslides and their causes (such as heavy rain). Provides information on significant landslide events in the United States, and current projects. Includes state and local information, images and publications, a searchable bibliographic database, information for teachers and students, and more. From the United States
Geological Survey (USGS).

http://landslides.usgs.gov/html_files/nlicsun.html

See also Geology. Terrorism

From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2007. http://scout.wisc.edu/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4972366.stm Natural Disasters : Animated Guides BBC News animated guides to the world's most devastating phenomena: volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.

What is EARTH ALERTS?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4972366.stm

Natural Disasters : Animated Guides
BBC News animated guides to the world's most devastating phenomena:
volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis.