THE EARTH SCIENCE PAGE

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GENERAL EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION

  Subscription Research Databases - Available only through Gananda Library

NATURAL & MAN-MADE DISASTERS

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Disasters of all types:

  EQE: Other Natural Hazards Links
[Online] Available http://www.eqe.com/nathazards/oinhl.htm
Links to  floods, fires, earthquakes, windstorms.

  Homework Central for Teens - EARTH SCIENCES
[Online] Available http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_sections.asp?sectionid=3375&tg=SCIENC&flt=GA
This page contains links to a huge variety of natural disaster pages, ranging from the natural disaster such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves etc. to man made disasters such as acid rain and oil spills.

  Homework Central College Level - EARTH SCIENCES
[Online] Available http://www.homeworkcentral.com/knowledge/vsl_sections.asp?sectionid=3375&tg=SCIENC&flt=CAB
Just like Homework Central for Teens (above) this page contains links to a huge variety of natural disaster pages, ranging from the natural disaster such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tidal waves etc. to man made disasters such as acid rain and oil spills.

  Lightspan.com
[Online] Available http://www.lightspan.com/
Just type in what you are looking for and you will find a list of reliable sources for your report. The Lightspan Partnership, Inc. is a provider of curriculum-based educational software and Internet products and services, with an advisory board of respected educators.

  Savage Earth (PBS)
[Online] Available http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/
Great graphics and video as well as excellent information, make this a perfect site to research disasters.  The site focuses on earthquakes, volcanos and tsunamis.

  Study Web - Natural and Man Made Disasters
[Online] Available http://www.studyweb.com/geo/disaster/tocdisas.htm
This is a great place to find all sorts of disaster information.

  U.S. Geological Survey
[Online] Available http://www.usgs.gov/
The United States Geological Survey's official website.

Earthquakes:

  Earthquake links from Multnomah Public Library
[Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/scihc.html#eart
This useful public library web site lists several earthquake sites.

Earthquake Information from the USGS
[Online] Available http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
This site contains information on the history of earthquakes as well as the scientific principles that govern them.

  NEIC: Near-Real-Time Earthquake Bulletin
[Online] Available http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html
Information about current earthquakes around the world.

  Northern California Seismic Activity
[Online] Available http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/seismo/weekly/ncal.html
"This is a map of the last week of Northern California seismicity as compiled in the UC Berkeley earthquake catalog. Earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 and higher are plotted and the maps are updated every Friday."

Floods, Glaciers, Tsunamis:

  Floods, Glaciers, Tsunamis from Multnomah Public Library
[Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/scihc.html#floo
A great list of links to disaster sites compiled by the Multnomah Public Library.

Volcanoes:

  Volcanoes from Multnomah Public Library
[Online] Available http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/scihc.html#volc
A list of volcano sites compiled by the Multnomah Public Library.

  Volcanoes
[Online] Available http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes
Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page sponsored by the Keweenaw Volcano Observatory.

PREPARING FOR DISASTERS

  Disaster Preparation for your Cats
[Online] Available http://cats.about.com/library/weekly/aa032400c.htm
How to prepare for your cats in the case of a disaster.

  Disaster Relief
[Online] Available http://www.disasterrelief.org/
"Worldwide disaster aid and information via the internet."

  FEMA
[Online] Available http://www.fema.gov/
The official home page of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

  Government Departments - Farming Industry Net Links
[Online] Available http://farming.about.com/msub7.htm
Government Departments for the farming industry, from your About.com Guide

  Hazards and Disasters
[Online] Available http://geography.about.com/msub3.htm
"Internet resources for hazards and disaster information, from your About.com Guide."

  Humanitarian Relief Organizations - Nonprofit Charitable Organizations - Net Links
[Online] Available http://nonprofit.about.com/msubhum.htm
"Links humanitarian relief groups, from your About.com Guide."

 Maps & Atlases
[Online] Available http://www.gananda.k12.ny.us/library/mshslibrary/refs.htm#3
Go to this site to find maps of your city.

  Online Disaster Information

[Online] Available http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa021997.htm
Locating information about disasters online, from your About.com Guide

METEOROLOGY

  Intellicast

  CNN - Weather

 

National Parks

SCIENCE DATABASES
Encylopedias	Online Encyclopedias  * RACHS Library		Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
Research Databases	MasterFile Select	Topic Search	General Science Collection
Gale Virtual Reference Library Online Reference Books	Gale Student Resource Center & Opposing Viewpoints Online Reference Books & Journals		National Geographic Index - 1888 to date This library owns National Geographic on CD-ROM.   Just ask at the desk.
NATIONAL PARK WEBSITES Passwords May Be Required - Ask At The Library
National Parks Service	National Parks and Conservation Association	Librarians Index to the Internet	Endangered Rangers: A Study of the Severe Staffing Shortages Crippling America's National Parks
Geology of National Parks: 3D Tours Featuring Park Geology	National Park Links	Tour Of Park Geology	Mapping the National Parks Library of Congress American Memory	US National Parks from GORP(Great Outdoor Recreation Pages)

This page created 12/13/98 - updated on 03/28/00