Sites to help with the study of Natural Disasters Natural Disasters http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html Includes tornadoes, volcanoes, earthquakes, lightning, tsunamis, hurricanes and drought. BBC Science & Nature - Hot Topics - Natural Disasters http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/naturaldisasters/ Includes earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes & hurricanes, floods & storms, tsunamis and drought. 10 Worst Natural Disasters http://www.eas.slu.edu/hazards.html Includes hyperlinks to additional information on each of the 10. Natural Disasters Websites http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_modules/disasters2/web.htm Features links to volcanoes, floods, cyclones, volcanoes, tsunamis, drought, earthquakes, and bushfires. Savage Earth:  Waves of Destruction:  Tsunamis http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/ Multimedia features on tsunamis, including historical information as well as causes and effects. World Health Organization:  South Asia Earthquake and Tsunamis http://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/asia_tsunami/en/ Provides information on the halth aspects of the December 2004 Southeast Asia tsunami.  Links to related information Tsunamis and Earthquakes http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/ Provides general information on how tsunamis are generated.  Includes many animals, including some for the Pacific Northwest. Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/ This guide "provides a step-by-step approach to disaster preparedness by walking the reader through how to get informed about local emergency plans, how to identify hazards that affect their local area, and how to develop and maintain an emergency communications plan and disaster supplies kit. Other topics covered include evacuation, emergency public shelters, animals in disaster, and information specific to people with disabilities." From the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).      * Emergency management      * Civil defense      * Disasters The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and fire http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/earthquakeandfire/ Thousands of images and text commemorating the 100th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake and fire.  (Feb 2006, LII) CNN.com Special Reports: Hurricane Season 2005 http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/hurricanes/ This CNN special report features news and background information on 2005 seasonal hurricanes (including Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Dennis, and Hurricane Emily) and other topics in hurricane science. Includes animations and photos of past and present hurricanes, a chart of 2005 storm names, a glossary, safety tips, weather email alerts, and more.      * Hurricanes      * Typhoons      * Cyclone forecasting      * Cyclones Emergency Preparedness & Response: Floods http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/ Health and safety guidelines and precautions related to flood readiness and recovery. Fact sheets cover food safety and water quality, sanitation and hygiene, reentering a flooded home, cleaning up after a flood, mold, electrical hazards, worker safety, and related topics. Some information available in other languages. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).      * Emergency management      * Floods Emergency Preparedness & Response: Hurricanes http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/ "While nothing can be done to stop hurricanes, there are actions you can take to help maintain your personal health and safety during and after a hurricane." The site features fact sheets on hurricane readiness, hurricane recovery, protecting pets, reentering a flooded home, and protecting yourself from mold. Also provides links to information for cleanup workers and health professionals. Some material available in several languages. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).      * Hurricanes      * Emergency management Hurricane Preparedness http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/intro.shtml Information for the public about hurricanes. The site features  brief history of major hurricanes back to 1900, information about how hurricanes are categorized using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (from Category 1 to Category 5), the forecasting of hurricanes, disaster plan tips, and information about marine safety, storm surges, high wind, tornadoes, and inland floods. In English and Spanish. From the National Weather Service National Hurricane Center.      * Hurricanes      * Natural disasters      * Emergency management Hurricanes Growing Fiercer With Global Warming http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/hurricanes.html This July 2005 press release describes a study that concludes that "hurricanes have grown significantly more powerful and destructive over the last three decades due in part to global warming." Includes a link to the website of the MIT meteorology professor  "who warns that this trend could continue." The professor's site includes a link to the article about the study and to related material. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).      * Hurricanes      * Global warming nola.com: Hurricane Center http://www.nola.com/t-p/ Coverage of the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans in 2005, with news from The Times-Picayune newspaper, photographs of the damage, maps and satellite images, and weather and flooding alerts. The "Get in touch" section provides forums for exchanging and requesting information about weather, missing people, and looting and other crimes.      * Hurricanes      * Floods City of New Orleans http://www.cityofno.com Official information for residents, businesses, and visitors to this city in Louisiana. Provides information relating to recovery efforts from Hurricane Katrina, including links to sites about disaster recovery assistance.      * New Orleans (La.)      * Hurricane Katrina, 2005 CNN.com: Hurricane Katrina http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina/ News coverage of the disaster includes satellite images, personal accounts, a list of people reported safe at CNN's hurricane victims desk, photographs submitted by the public, stories about economic issues (such as gas price gouging and federal disaster relief), and stories about health issues (such as potential  disease outbreaks and status of medical facilities). Also includes video clips.      * Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Complete Coverage: Hurricane Katrina http://about.com/relief.htm This About.com site provides articles and links to information relating to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Article topics include relief opportunities, finding a school for displaced students, the cultural costs of Hurricane Katrina (such the impact on buildings with Creole architecture), and many other diverse topics. Also includes numerous links to sites about locating missing people and general sites about the disaster.      * Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Images http://ngs.woc.noaa.gov/katrina/ "The imagery posted on this site is of the Gulf coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama after Hurricane Katrina made landfall. This imagery was acquired by the NOAA Remote Sensing Division to support NOAA national security and emergency response requirements." Aerial photos are accessible through an interactive map. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).      * Hurricanes      * Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Hurricane Katrina Information Guide http://thrall.org/katrina/ "The following guide provides links to websites about Hurricane Katrina." Includes news, emergency and relief agencies, blogs, images, links for students affected by the disaster, and general information on hurricanes. This guide is updated as new or improved information becomes available. From the Middletown Thrall (Middletown, New York) Public Library.      * Hurricane Katrina, 2005      * Hurricanes In Depth: Hurricane Katrina http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2005/hurricane_katrina/default.stm Collection of news stories and analysis about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath from a British perspective. Includes a timeline, animations of the path of the storm and how hurricanes happen, map of evacuee destinations, amounts of foreign aid offered to the United States, information about draining New Orleans, eyewitness accounts, photos, and more. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).      * Hurricane Katrina, 2005      * British Broadcasting Corporation Scientific American: Drowning New Orleans http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?SID=mail&articleID=00060286-CB58-1315-8B5883414B7F0000&chanID=sa006 An October 2001 article from Scientific American predicting that"[a] major hurricane could swamp New Orleans under 20 feet of water, killing thousands. Human activities along the Mississippi River have dramatically increased the risk, and now only massive reengineering of southeastern Louisiana can save the city. ... A direct hit is inevitable."      * New Orleans (La.)      * Wetlands      * Gulf Coast (U.S.) Special Report: Hurricane Katrina's Impact on U.S. Energy http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/special/eia1_katrina.html This report covers the impact of Hurricane Katrina on U.S. oil and natural gas markets. Includes data on and news about petroleum, ports and pipelines, and natural gas. Provides links to background information and related reports on oil in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Daily reports from August 29, 2005, and forward are archived on the site. From the Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent statistical agency within the Department of Energy (DOE).      * Petroleum      * Natural gas      * Gas industry      * Hurricane Katrina, 2005 Mystery of the Megaflood http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/megaflood/ Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA program exploring "the evidence for a huge catastrophe that struck eastern Washington State thousands of years ago. It took scientists decades to figure out that a colossal flood had carved out bizarre landscape features strewn across thousands of square miles." Includes opinions from geologists, images, a geology quiz, and related resources.      * Physical geography      * Glacial epoch      * Floods      * Missoula, Lake Created and maintained by Ms. B. Knoepel (Teacher-Librarian), McMath Secondary School.   Updated June 2007.