Hazards Project

Tornado

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm

http://www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom/maps_torn_distr.shtm

Historical Examples:  Hallam, NE 2004

Hurricane

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

Historical Examples: Katrina 2005

Tsunami

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

Historical Examples: Indonesia 2004

Lightning/Thunderstorm

Research Website:  http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/lightning-interactive/

Historical Examples:

Landslide/Floods

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

Historical Examples:  Afganistan 2010

Earthquake

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/   http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/

Historical Examples:  Haiti 2010

Volcano

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

Historical Examples: Iceland (2010), Mt. St. Helen (1980)  Mt. Vesuvius (AD 79)

Interesting video: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2010/04/20/moos.volcano.name.cnn?iref=allsearch

Avalanche/Blizzard

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/avalanches/avalanches.html

http://nsidc.org/snow/blizzard/plains.html

Historical Examples:  Plains Blizzard of 17-18 January 1996

Extinction of Species

Research Website: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

Historical Examples: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

Desertification

Research Website: http://plancanada.ca/downloads/kwc/english/Deserts2.htm  http://desertification.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/desertification-causes-effects-spreading-halting-google-alert-uwc-enviro-facts/

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/deserts/desertification/

http://www.greenfacts.org/en/desertification/index.htm

Historical Examples:

Deforestation

Research Website: http://www.childrenoftheearth.org/deforestation-information-for-kids.html

http://kidsandconservationblog.typepad.com/kids_connected_to_conserv/2005/08/deforestation.html

Historical Examples:  Rainforests cut down

Forest Fire

Research Website: http://www.smokeybear.com/

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/wildfires.html

Historical Examples: Idaho 1910

Pollution

Research Website: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environment-natural-disasters/avalanches/avalanches.html    http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/acidrain.html

Historical Examples: acid rain on Greek monuments

Global Warming

Research Website: http://www.clean-air-kids.org.uk/globalwarming.html

 http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

Historical Examples: Antarctica melting http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/global-warming-what-you-need-to-know-melting-glaciers.html

General Websites

FEMA for Kids: http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm

National Geographic Videos: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/environmental-threats-environment/state-of-the-earth/climate-change/

National Geographic Natural Disasters Information: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/?source=NavEnvND

The Weather Channel Kids http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weatherED/

National Geographic (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/index.html (good for earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, volcanoes)

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration) http://www.fema.gov/   (Types of disasters listed in this website: earthquake, wildfire, flood, hazardous material, heat, hurricane, landslide, nuclear, thunderstorm, tornado, tsunami, volcano, winter storm, etc)

Environmental Protection Agency  (http://www.epa.gov/) (Good for pollution, global warming, and extinction of species)

United States Geological Survey (http://www.usgs.gov/) (Hazards tab on left side of screen; Does show “real-time hazards” that focus on current examples)  This site is particularly good for volcanoes, wildfires, earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and hurricanes)

Discovery Channel (http://dsc.discovery.com/)

Department of the Interior (http://www.doi.gov/)  (National Parks)