Information Sites

Disaster Area - covers all disasters and is not NZ
Natural Disasters - the National Geographics Site
NZ Disaster Links - a series of links for NZ websites
Brain Pop Natural Disasters - fantastic interactive site for kids
**Savage Earth** - good general introduction to the subject. Articles on volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis with excellent images and animations.
Volcanoes - Describes the major types of volcanic hazards. It also features a list of the major disasters since 1586 plus an excellent photo-gallery. From the USGS.
Earthquake Information: Reducing Hazards - Includes the latest info, hazards, preparedness and an in-depth look at the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes many images. From the USGS.
**Meteors & Meteorites** - Detailed, text based, with descriptions of famous impact craters.
How are Tsunamis generated? - Describes how landslides, volcanic eruptions and cosmic collisions can generate tsunamis. Includes a survey of great tsunamis plus links.
Changing Palaeoclimates & Mass Extinctions - Lecture text on how palaeoclimate cyclicity may have contributed to evolution and mass extinctions.
Volcanic Phenomena at Pompeii - Gives a detailed chronology of the 79 eruption with figs and photos. Plus discusses pyroclastic flow and the eruptions of Mt. Pelee.
Geological Hazards, Past, Present & Future -Many useful links.
Comet Shoemaker-Levy - The story of the collision of this comet with Jupiter in 1994, but mainly a link site.
Other sites of interest
Disaster Area - General review of natural disasters for kids.
Solar System Collision - Send an asteroid or comet hurtling towards your favorite planet!
Homework Site - links to a variety of sites