Earth Sciences: Natural Disasters and Hazards

Notes from this workshop on the effectiveness of heat related health watch systems.

Companion site to the PBS documentary about the 1927 flooding of the Mississippi River. Includes timeline, maps, profiles of people and events, teacher's guide, and info about the film.

Information about a variety of manmade and natural disaster-related websites. Quick reference and access to realtime data.

Photographic views of damage caused by cyclone of May 27, 1896.

Online publications, data, bibliographies, and other information relevant to the sociology of disasters.

Educational information about natural phenomena and different natural disasters. Includes information about the causes of disasters as well as lists of the worst recorded type of each disaster.

Links to websites about volcanos, earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and floods.

Provides information on coastal natural hazards (such as hurricanes and shoreline erosion), hazard planning, and things that can be done to reduce personal and economic losses. From U.S. National Sea Grant College Program.

New Scientist news and articles on some of the most feared natural disasters: fires, quakes, megafloods, tsunamis, meteors, mass extinctions.

Maps and statistics from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.