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Catastrophic Events bibliography.
Discover Our
Earth
Discover Our Earth contains a wide range of information related to Earth
sciences as described by graphs, maps, and movies. The focal topics are
earthquakes, volcanoes, topography, plate tectonics, and sea level change.
Earth Observatory
This is the home page for the National Aeronautic and Space Administration's
Earth Observatory. The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide a
freely accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new
satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. Check out
the Natural
Hazards page as well.
Earth Science Enterprise For Kids Only
This site has information about natural hazards from earthquakes to
hurricanes.
Earth Science
Explorer
Earth Science Explorer is an elementary-level resource set up like a virtual
museum. It is part of Exploring the Environment, an online series of modules
and activities, developed at the NASA Classroom of the Future
Earth Science Links
Access a super set of earth science links and learn about our ever-changing
world.
Exploratorium
Take a virtual field-trip visit to San
Francisco's Exploratorium.
FEMA for Kids
Click on the tornado and have some fun while learning about the Federal
Emergency Management Agency -- FEMA. Help your family prepare for a disaster.
With this site, you can also learn about what causes disasters, play games
and read stories from someone your age who has been
through a disaster.
For Kids Only, Earth Science Enterprise
This is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sited designed
for school children and educators grades 4 to 12. The main science topics are
Air, Natural Hazards, Land, Water, and People and how NASA conducts studies
in these areas.
Library of Congress
Browse the stacks of books at the Mother of all Libraries.
National Air and Space Museum
Links to the Smithsonian Institution's NASM exhibits, including "Looking
at Earth" Gallery. Under the "Center for Earth and Planetary
Studies", take the "Geography from Space" quiz. Find out more
about satellite images of Earth.
National Geographic
Control weather, manipulate a volcano, view a photo gallery, find answers to
frequently asked questions using the mini encyclopedia, and check out the
World Magazine for kids.
National Museum of
Natural History
Visit the Smithsonian and take a virtual tour of the National Museum of
Natural History.
Natural Hazards.org
This site provides atmospheric and geologic hazard information for
researchers, teachers, students, and concerned citizens. For each hazard,
information about the locations and seasons of greatest risk is provided.
NOAA National Data Centers,
NGDC Natural Hazards Data
Natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes affect both
coastal and inland areas. Long-term data from these events, including
photographs, can be used to establish the past record of natural hazard event
occurrences.
Puzzles of the Earth
This is a web site designed to provide an introduction to the theory of plate
tectonics. It is hosted by The ThinkQuest Library
of Entries, a collection of educational web sites designed by participants in
the ThinkQuest Contests.
Savage Earth Online
This PBS site takes a look at natural disasters, including earthquakes,
volcanoes and tsunamis, presented in an informative and colorful style.
Select reading selections on volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, plate
tectonics, volcanoes of North America,
building earthquake-resistant buildings, earthquake prediction great illustrations,
photos, and animation clips.
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