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EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER GEOLOGICAL HAZARDSThe U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides a tremendous amount of valuable information about earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and many other geological conditions through its web pages: http://www.usgs.gov/ . This should probably be starting point for exploring this topic. One of the best web-based sites for students to learn about earthquakes, the Richter scale, and other aspects of seismology is the "Virtual Earthquake" activity created by California State University at Los Angeles: http://sciencecourseware.com/VirtualEarthquake A great educational web site dealing with volcanoes is "Volcano World" from the University of North Dakota: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/ . You can also use this for some great web-based activities about minerals and rocks.
THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES, HURRICANES, AND OTHER SEVERE WEATHER HAZARDSThe National Weather Service (NWS) is our country's official observation and forecast agency for all weather-related conditions. Most of what you see on TV or hear on the radio originates from the work of the NWS. The main Internet site is: www.nws.noaa.gov. Many local forecast offices provide information through their own web pages. For example, see the NWS New York City office site. Or find the office for your region on the NWS home page. Severe weather information is also available from NWS National Centers for Environmental Prediction, including the:
When bad things happen, the Red Cross is often right there just after the emergency services responders to help. But they also do a lot of "pro-active" work to help people learn what to do to minimize problems when disasters strike. You can find out more on-line at: http://www.redcross.org/ . Many local offices can also provide teachers with copies of printed brochures that make excellent classroom presentation projects for students. Useful information is also available through a variety of commercial sites, including:
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