United States Geological Survey
The USGS is a leader in providing information on environmental conditions, natural hazards, natural resources, climate, and land-use changes to the public. List of frequently asked questions along with visual representation helps the reader understand and relate to potential hazards in their environments. Below are a few links to specific hazards that help to depict where on Earth these events are occurring in real time, as well as, what you can do to become better informed on how you are able to respond during an event.
EarthquakesLearn, Prepare, Monitor
Landslides
Learn, Prepare, Monitor
Volcanoes
Learn, Prepare, Monitor
Aljazeera-America
Aljazeera is a world-wide news affiliate. Reporting on topics from elections, conflicts, and bees, Aljazeera offers a more comprehensive look at hazard events that happen around the world. Several sections listed below were great for finding reports on hazard events. The reports vary in location allowing the reader to learn about problems or events worldwide rather than focusing on the US.
Environment
International
U.S.
National Geographic
National Geographic has a great section on it's website for natural disasters of all varieties. Avalanches, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, tsunami, volcanoes, and wildfires are among the categories the site provides, not only great information about the hazards and how to prepare for them, but wonderful photography as well.
Avalanches
Earthquakes
Floods
Hurricanes
Lightning
Tornadoes
Tsunami
Volcanoes
Wildfires
Article Links:
Bird Markets:
New Deadly Flu Launched by Live Bird Markets
Market Photo
Al Jazeera Interview
South American Freeze:
South America's Big Freeze
South American Cold Wave Brings Rare Snow, Freezing Deaths
South America Political Map
Chilean Collapsed Home Photo
Japan Nuclear Reactors:
Japan Switches Off Last Nuclear Reactor
Japan Fears Nuclear Plant Meltdown
Massive Tsunami Devastates Japan
Chernobyl Accident 1986
Chernobyl Disaster Photo
Fukushima Explosion Photo
Pakistan Earthquake:
Hundreds Dead in Pakistan Earthquake
Death Toll Climbs to at Least 327 After Powerful Pakistan Earthquake
Awaran Home Photo
New Island Photo
North Dakota Oil Spill:
North Dakota Waits 11 Days to Tell Public About Oil Spill
Keystone XL Pipeline
Soil Dredging Photo
Field Clean Up Photo
Australian Bushfires:
Australia Bushfires: New South Wales Declares State of Emergency
Australia Declares Emergency over Bushfires
Australian Bushfires to get Worse in Coming Days
Mapping Australia's Bushfires
Percent of Normal Precipitation Map
Temperature Anomaly Map
Typhoon Haiyan:
8 maps that explain why typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines so hard
Typhoon Haiyan: The grim task of recovering Tacloban’s Dead
In rural community devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, resilience reigns
Psychologists await major task in despairing Philippines
Super Typhoon Haiyan nears Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan highlights global cost of climate change
Tornado Forecasting:
How improved tornado forecasting saved lives in the Midwest
2011 Tsunami in Japan:
Tsunami Caused by Largest Fault Slip Ever Recorded
Powerful Quake and Tsunami Devastate Northern Japan
Mexico Landslides:
After Landslides, poorest of poor left out in cold in Mexico
Mexico Cleans up from Deadly Manuel
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