Natural Disasters Course Reader

Earthquakes

• Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC: This site includes a variety of useful ways to teach about earthquakes, as well as various other natural disasters. You can find quizzes such as a Natural Hazards quiz and a hazards quiz tailored for children. The children's quiz is offered in a variety of topics. This site also contains slide sets and other information concerning earthquakes.
• Ask Jeeves for Kids: In this interactive site, you type in a topic, such as earthquakes, and questions will appear. When I searched for earthquakes I found questions such as, "Where can I find the latest earthquake information from USGS?" and "Where can kids learn about coping with earthquakes?" This is an excellent site to use in the classroom.
• Earthquakes: This site contains information about plate tectonics and the measuring scale for earthquakes. It also teaches what to do before, during, and after earthquakes.
• ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information: This site contains a kid's zone, which contains quizzes, puzzles, and answers to the most frequently asked questions. This site also contains hazard maps and information concerning secondary earthquake disasters such as dam failures.
• COMMON EARTHQUAKE MYTHS: This site successfully debates common earthquake myths. This site could be useful when answering questions about earthquakes.

Volcanoes

• Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC: This site includes a variety of useful ways to teach about volcanoes, as well as various other natural disasters. You can find quizzes such as a Natural Hazards quiz and a hazards quiz tailored for children. The children's quiz is offered in a variety of topics. This site also contains slide sets and other information concerning volcanoes. you can also find information pertaining to other types of natural disasters at this site.
• Volcanoes.com: This site contains many tools when looking for information about volcanoes, including: a search engine, mailing list, a volcano news search, information about books and videos pertaining to volcanoes, and travel resources.
• Volcano World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web: This site includes features such as: information about Mt. Saint Helens, information about current eruptions, a Kid's Zone, features a volcano every week, Ask a Volcanologist, and a search engine.
• Cascades Volcano Observatory - Living With Volcanoes: This site offers a variety of information about volcanoes. Featuring answers to questions such as, "What is a volcano?" and "When/Where/Why do they erupt?" this site also offers information about the different types of volcanoes and deadly eruptions.
• Volcanoes Virtual Field Trip: This is a great child related site. It offers a brief explanation of volcanoes and a Teacher's resource center.

Volcanoes Around the World

• Volcanoes of the United States [USGS]: This site offers information about a variety of topics including, plate tectonics, recent eruptions, Hawaiian, Alaskan, and Cascade Volcanoes, and caladeras.
• Latin American Volcanoes: This site offers information about volcanoes in various Latin American countries including, Argentina, Bolivia, and Costa Rica.
• Alaska Volcano Observatory: This site contains a slide show, volcanic hazards maps, and USGS file reports.
• Costa Rica Volcanos: This site contains pictures and other information about Costa Rica and its volcanoes.
• Mount St. Helens, Washington: This site offers background information, pictures, and other valuable information about Mt. Saint Helens.

Hurricanes

• American Red Cross - Disaster Services - Hurricanes: This site describes the differences between a watch and a warning, as well as includes information about hurricane safety, preparation, and developing evacuation plans.
• Hurricanes: online meteorology guide: This site includes a -D hurricane. It also includes information and facts about hurricanes.
• Virtually New Orleans -- All About Hurricanes: This site offers information about hurricanes in New Orleans, LA. It also speaks about topics such as, hurricane names, hurricane season, what is a hurricane, and preparing for hurricanes.
• Power of Hurricanes: This site contains useful information about the eye of hurricanes. It also contains an interactive quiz.
• Hurricanes!: This site contains helpful information about hurricanes, including the most recent, Hurricane Floyd.
• Explore the Science of Hurricanes: This site offers many facts about hurricanes, including 1999 names. It also gives various other information, and answers questions about hurricanes.

Tornadoes

• USA TODAY Latest news: This site contains information about tornado safety, movies and videos about tornadoes. It also contains answers to frequently asked questions.
• FEMA - Fact Sheet - TORNADOES: This site contains various facts about tornadoes, and advice on what to do before, after, and durring a tornado. This would provide an excellent guide for teaching children about tornadoes and tornado safety.
• Scientific American Explorations: Turn! Turn! Turn!: This site contains information about various aspects of tornadoes. It includes a section about "storm chasers."
• National Severe Storms Laboratory: This site contains research about tornadoes and other natural disasters. It also includes a frequently asked questions section.
• Twisters: This site contains tornado information such as the fujita scale, tornado alley, and survival techniques. This site also contains a tornado photo gallery.

Natural Disasters Safety Tips and Maps

• MTU Volcanoes Page - World Reference Map: This site is a good source for information about the regions that have volcanoes. it also includes a map of these regions.
• NWSFO Norman WWW Home Page - Severe Weather Safety: This site contains information about tornado safety, flash floods, and hurricanes.
• American Red Cross - Disaster Services - Hurricanes: This site describes the differences between a watch and a warning, as well as includes information about hurricane safety, preparation, and developing evacuation plans.
• Earthquake Maps on the Web: This site contains various earthquake maps.
• ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information: This site contains a kid's zone, which contains quizzes, puzzles, and answers to the most frequently asked questions. This site also contains hazard maps and information concerning secondary earthquake disasters such as dam failures.
• Volcanos of the World: This site contains a world map of volcanic regions.

Classroom Related Sites

• Ask Jeeves for Kids: In this interactive site, you type in a topic, such as earthquakes or volcanoes, and questions will appear. When I searched for earthquakes i found questions such as, "Where can I find the latest earthquake/volcano information from USGS?" and "Where can kids learn about coping with earthquakes/volcanoes?" This is an excellent site to use in the classroom.
• Power of Hurricanes: This site contains useful information about the eye of hurricanes. It also contains an interactive quiz.
• Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC: This site includes a variety of useful ways to teach about earthquakes, as well as various other natural disasters. You can find quizzes such as a Natural Hazards quiz and a hazards quiz tailored for children. The children's quiz is offered in a variety of topics. This site also contains slide sets and other information concerning earthquakes.
• USGS: Ask-A-Geologist: This site allows students an opportunity to e-mail questions to a geologist.
• Online Tornado Museum: This site is a great interactive tool to use in the classroom. It has "rooms" in which various tornadoes are presented. These "rooms" contain information and pictures about the tornadoes.
• Virtual Field Trips: This site is a wonderful classroom tool. It offers a variety of virtual field trips, including volcanoes and tornadoes.

Other Natural Disaster Sites

• National Severe Storms Laboratory: This site contains research about tornadoes and other natural disasters. It also includes a frequently asked questions section.
• Earth and Weather Changes Storms Volcanos Earth Quakes Global Warming: This site includes information about earthquakes, volcanic activity, global warming, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
• Sourcebook on Economic Losses: This site contains helpful tornado, flood, and hurricane data.
• Severe Weather!: This site contains information about tornadoes, hurricanes, and severe storms.
• Art Bell - Earthquakes / Volcanos: This site contains various earthquake and volcano links and information.