Natural Forces
PBS Savage
Earth
Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunami - good info and video clips
National Geographic Forces of Nature
Volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados
GNS Science Active Earth
New Zealand earthquakes, volcanoes, Tsunami, plate motion, geology, land stability.
Te Ara Natural Hazards and Disasters
Learn about New Zealand floods, landslides, active faults, earthquakes, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes.
Awesome Forces
Te Papa museum online resource looking at volcanoes, tsunami and earthquakes.
New Zealand Earthquake Commission
While the title of this commission may seem to focus on earthquakes, this NZ website looks at most natural disasters that could happen in NZ and says how to prepare for them, what to do when they occur and how to survive afterwards. There is a good earthquake simulator on the site.
BBC Hot topics - Natural Disasters
This site looks at the science of earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes and storms, tsunamis and droughts (from a UK perspective in many places but still useful)
FEMA Disaster Area
This US site is written for kids and is attractive and easy to understand. While focusing on the US, a lot of the information in here is useful outside of the US.
Volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunami - good info and video clips
National Geographic Forces of Nature
Volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornados
GNS Science Active Earth
New Zealand earthquakes, volcanoes, Tsunami, plate motion, geology, land stability.
Te Ara Natural Hazards and Disasters
Learn about New Zealand floods, landslides, active faults, earthquakes, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes.
Awesome Forces
Te Papa museum online resource looking at volcanoes, tsunami and earthquakes.
New Zealand Earthquake Commission
While the title of this commission may seem to focus on earthquakes, this NZ website looks at most natural disasters that could happen in NZ and says how to prepare for them, what to do when they occur and how to survive afterwards. There is a good earthquake simulator on the site.
BBC Hot topics - Natural Disasters
This site looks at the science of earthquakes, volcanoes, tornadoes and storms, tsunamis and droughts (from a UK perspective in many places but still useful)
FEMA Disaster Area
This US site is written for kids and is attractive and easy to understand. While focusing on the US, a lot of the information in here is useful outside of the US.
General Natural
Forces Sites
General
Volcano World
A host of information
Types of Volcanoes
Good quality info with clear diagrams.
Volcanoes Online
A very attractive site with good info and volcano cartoons.
New Zealand
GNS Science
Links to information on New Zealand volcanoes. Very thorough.
GNS Image Library
Images of NZ volcanoes (are watermarked)
Geonet Volcano watch
Current images of volcanoes
Mt Tarawera Eruption
Historical info about the destruction of the pink and white terraces.
Volcano World
A host of information
Types of Volcanoes
Good quality info with clear diagrams.
Volcanoes Online
A very attractive site with good info and volcano cartoons.
New Zealand
GNS Science
Links to information on New Zealand volcanoes. Very thorough.
GNS Image Library
Images of NZ volcanoes (are watermarked)
Geonet Volcano watch
Current images of volcanoes
Mt Tarawera Eruption
Historical info about the destruction of the pink and white terraces.
Volcanoes
General
The Tech - Earthquakes
Excellent quality information and activities with linked resources provided.
The Tech - Earthquakes Online Exhibit
Another resource from the excellent Tech museum on Earthquakes with animations and information.
Exploratorium - Earthquakes
Learn the history of earthquakes, what we know about them and the science behind them.
Exploratorium - Faultlines
Another resource with information about quakes and how to deal with them.
New Zealand
NZ Earthquake Commission
This site has many stories about earthquakes around NZ, an earthquake simulator, and advice on how to survive.
The Tech - Earthquakes
Excellent quality information and activities with linked resources provided.
The Tech - Earthquakes Online Exhibit
Another resource from the excellent Tech museum on Earthquakes with animations and information.
Exploratorium - Earthquakes
Learn the history of earthquakes, what we know about them and the science behind them.
Exploratorium - Faultlines
Another resource with information about quakes and how to deal with them.
New Zealand
NZ Earthquake Commission
This site has many stories about earthquakes around NZ, an earthquake simulator, and advice on how to survive.
Earthquakes
General
Killer Waves
This National Geographic site is written for kids and is full of good information and is well designed. My pick of the tsunami sites I've visited.
Tsunami - One Year On
This site offers teachers a great video clip to demonstrate how a tsunami starts and other teaching tips. It has images from the tsunami of 2004 (none too graphic) and has information about tsunami detection.
The Big Wave
A site with a clear and brief summary of tsunamis and tsunami detection
Wikipedia Tsunami resources
A huge amount of information including info on almost every historical tsunami. Written for adults.
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
Very detailed information on the DART tsunami monitoring system as well as many animations of tsunami models. Again written for adults.
The Biggest Tsunami Countdown
Counts down the top 5 tsunamis of all time with information on each one.
Tsunami Teacher (click here and the PDF will start to download)
This PDF document is VERY comprehensive and has 267 pages! It is an excellent resource. It accompanies the online Tsunami Teacher resource available here.
New Zealand
NZ Earthquake Commission
This site has ways information on tsunamis including the story of the 1945 Gisbourne tsunami.
Killer Waves
This National Geographic site is written for kids and is full of good information and is well designed. My pick of the tsunami sites I've visited.
Tsunami - One Year On
This site offers teachers a great video clip to demonstrate how a tsunami starts and other teaching tips. It has images from the tsunami of 2004 (none too graphic) and has information about tsunami detection.
The Big Wave
A site with a clear and brief summary of tsunamis and tsunami detection
Wikipedia Tsunami resources
A huge amount of information including info on almost every historical tsunami. Written for adults.
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research
Very detailed information on the DART tsunami monitoring system as well as many animations of tsunami models. Again written for adults.
The Biggest Tsunami Countdown
Counts down the top 5 tsunamis of all time with information on each one.
Tsunami Teacher (click here and the PDF will start to download)
This PDF document is VERY comprehensive and has 267 pages! It is an excellent resource. It accompanies the online Tsunami Teacher resource available here.
New Zealand
NZ Earthquake Commission
This site has ways information on tsunamis including the story of the 1945 Gisbourne tsunami.
Tsunamis
