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- Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes (Louie)
Provides graphics, photos, and explanations. Rather comprehensive.
- Earth Science - Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics
Provides exercises using real earthquake data to help understand both the moving plates and their relationship to earthquakes.
- Earthquakes (CAG Enterprises)
Provides information on earthquakes globally.
- Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes (Wheeling Jesuit University)
Provides a graphic of the world, including convergent, divergent, and transform plate boundaries.
- Earthquakes and Volcanoes (University of California - Coe and Merrick)
Provides a lesson to study earthquakes and volcanoes. 3-01
- Severity of Earthquakes - Scales (InfoPlease.com)
"The severity of an earthquake can be expressed in terms of both intensity and magnitude. The two terms are quite different, however, and they are often confused. Intensity is based on the observed effects of ground shaking on people, buildings, and natural features. It varies from place to place within the disturbed region depending on the location of the observer with respect to the earthquake epicenter. Magnitude is related to the amount of seismic energy released at the hypocenter of the earthquake. It is based on the amplitude of the earthquake waves recorded on instruments, which have a common calibration. Magnitude is thus represented by a single, instrumentally determined value."
"The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology as a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes." 10-04
- Facts About Earthquakes (InfoPlease.com)
Provides information on the strongest earthquakes.10-04
- How Earthquakes Happen (BBC News)
Provides an animation showing how earthquakes happen. 2-05
- Earthquakes: San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 (PBS.org)
"Through this lesson, the student will come to understand the significance of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake through the study of primary documents. The student will also apply his/her research skills to the study of primary documents from various other key historical events." 04-06
- Plate Tectonics and Rock Sequences
Provides a cross section of rocks that are similar across continents.
- Plate Tectonics - Himalayan Mountains (USGS)
Provides a history of the collision of the plate carrying India with Asia, forming the Himalayan Mountains.
- -Plate Tectonics (USGS)
Provides a comprehensive description of plate movement, including examples. 2-05
- Science Projects (The Tech Museum)
Provides interactive projects in science in topics such as robotics, lasers, earthquakes, space exploration, and DNA. 12-02
- Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics (ThinkQuest)
Provides information on volcanoes, plate tectonics, and more.
- Plate Tectonics (ThinkQuest)
Provides well organized and indepth information on plate tectonics.
- Plate Tectonics - History of the Theory (Volcano World)
Provides a very short history. 1-00
- Plate Tectonics - The Theory (U.S. Geological Survey)
Provides graphics and explanations. Rather comprehensive. 1-00
- Plate Tectonics - Animated Geological History (Berkeley)
Displays how plates looked in the past. 1-00
- Plate Tectonics - History of the Theory (Berkeley)
Provides a detailed history. 1-00
- Plate Tectonics - History of the Theory, Alfred Wegener (Berkeley)
Provides a biography of the man who is credited greatly for the theory of plate tectonics, as well as a history of the development of the theory. 1-00
- Plate Tectonics - The Mechanism (Berkeley)
Describes how plate tectonics operate and includes diagrams. 1-00
- Plate Tectonics - The Mechanism (Volcano World)
Describes and illustrates how plate tectonics operate. 1-00
- Tsunami Events (NOAA.gov)
Provides a searchable database on where and when tsunami have occurred in the past, as well as how strong each was. 12-04
- Tsunamis - Frequently Asked Questions (WCATWC)
Provides answers about a tsunamis, a giant wave generally caused by an underwater earthquake or similar massive disturbance. 4-00
- Earth in the Future - Pangea Ultima (NASA - Baum)
Provides an explanation of plate tectonics and how the continents are expected to collide into one continent in the distant future. 9-00
- Earthquake Hazard Estimation (University of California - Cuff)
Uses "earthquake hazard maps and other relevant geological information to assess hazards to life and property associated with hypothetical earthquakes of various magnitudes." 3-01
- Plate Movement Model (U.S. Geological Survey - Lahr)
Provides instructions on building a model to show the movement of tectonic plates. 3-01
- Plate Tectonics Resources (Harris)
Provides 20 sources of information. 3-01
- Disasters - How to Prepare for a Natural Disaster (Epicenter)
Describes how to plan for a disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes.
- Disasters - How to Keep Your Family Safe (American Red Cross)
Describes how to plan for disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes.
- Ten Deadliest Quakes Since 1900 (Bloomberg.com)
"Today's earthquake in southern Iran that killed as many as 20,000 people is the deadliest since 2001, when more than 20,000 were killed in India." Lists "the most-deadly earthquakes worldwide since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological Survey." 12-03
- Disasters and Disaster Relief Monitoring (DisasterRelief.org - EarthWatch)
"Earth Watch keeps an eye on the many different disaster events happening around the world." Includes information on hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes, volcanoes, flooding, diseases, famine, transportation, wildfires, snow, and tornadoes. 1-04
- Physics of a Tsunami (WCATWC.gov)
"The phenomenon we call a tsunami (soo-NAH-mee) is a series of waves of extremely long wave length and long period generated in a body of water by an impulsive disturbance that displaces the water. Tsunamis are primarily associated with earthquakes in oceanic and coastal regions. Landslides, volcanic eruptions, nuclear explosions, and even impacts of objects from outer space (such as meteorites, asteroids, and comets) can also generate tsunamis." 12-04
- Disaster Preparation
- -12-31-04 Tsunami - Race to Save Millions (MSNBC News)
"The world pumped aid into south Asias tsunami zone on Friday in a frantic race to save millions of survivors from dehydration and disease, and stop a terrifying death count climbing further."
"As relief efforts brought a glimmer of hope, the toll from the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the tsunami it spawned rose to more than 120,000 on Friday, including about 80,000 deaths in Indonesia, though Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supadi said the toll there could hit 100,000." 12-04
- Tsunami Disaster - Where to Donate (CNN News)
"International aid organizations are accepting donations to help victims of the powerful earthquake and resulting tsunamis that caused widespread destruction in parts of South Asia and East Africa." 12-04
- -12-31-04 Companies Donate for Relief (CNN News)
"Corporations reached out to help the victims of Sunday's earthquake-triggered tsunamis in southern Asia." 12-04
- Donating for Relief (United with South East Asia)
Summarizes the amount of donations by country and also provides opportunities to donate. Provides the number of deaths by country. 12-04
- -01-02-05 Japan Makes Largest Tsunami Donation (Bloomberg.com)
"Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pledged $500 million to international tsunami relief and reconstruction work, becoming the biggest donor nation." 01-05
- Map of Location of Epicenter of Tsunami (Guardian Unlimited)
Provides a map showing where the underwater earthquake occured that caused the giant tsunami of December 26, 2004. 01-05
- Pictures of Damage from Tsunami by Country (Guardian Unlimited)
Provides pictures of the damage caused by the December 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. 01-05
- Editorial: Pledged Amounts for Donations Rarely Accurate (Guardian Unlimited)
"The United Nations yesterday warned that huge promises of aid from rich countries to the Asia tsunami crisis might not be fulfilled as some countries use dubious methods to appear more generous than they really are." 01-05
- Woman Running to Save Her Children Lives (Guardian Unlimited)
"It has become one of the defining images of the tsunami disaster: a woman in a bikini running towards the giant wave trying to save her children who had been playing in the surf."
When the photograph appeared in newspapers across the world last week most people assumed the family had perished moments later." 01-05
- New York Tsunami Threat (Benfield Hazard Research Center)
"The eastern seaboard of the United States is at risk of devastation from a gigantic 50 m high tidal wave, new research has revealed."
"They claim geological instability on the island of La Palma means an eruption will generate a massive landslide which would create the wave as loose rock crashes into the ocean." "Therefore there is a collapse probability of up to around 5% in any one century. So it is a long term hazard, but one for which the consequences are catastrophic." 01-05
- Persons of the Week: Tsunami Volunteers (ABC News)
"After devastating tsunamis pounded South Asia, destroying property and killing hundreds of thousands of people, Charlie Higgins like so many others responded unselfishly to calls for help." 01-05
- -01-12-05 Wealthy Nations Agree to Delay Debt Payments (CNN News)
"Meanwhile, the world's wealthiest nations have agreed to a moratorium on debt repayment by Indonesia and Sri Lanka, the two countries hardest hit by last month's tsunamis."
"The Paris Club of 19 creditor nations, said it was willing to freeze payments until the end of 2005, depending on assessments from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which would monitor the countries to make sure that the money was being used for tsunami relief."
"The Paris Club comprises Austria, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States."
"Finance ministers from the wealthy G7 nations have already agreed to a debt freeze for all tsunami nations."
"As for more immediate needs, the United Nations says it has $717 million -- more than 70 percent of the $977 million it requested -- to use immediately for tsunami relief." 01-05
- -01-12-05 Tsunami Warning System Expected in a Year (BBC News)
"A tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean could be up and running by the middle of next year, Unesco head Koichiro Matsuura has said." 01-05
- Members of Ancient Tribes Escaped (CBS News)
"The last few dozen remaining members of an ancient indigenous tribe in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands said they raced up a mountain to escape a devastating tsunami and avoid extinction."
"And contrary to speculation by some anthropologists, she said the Great Andamanese did not sense the impending arrival of the tsunamis."
"Anthropologists believe five tribes of the southern Indian archipelago including the Jarawas, Shompens, Onges and Sentinelese date back 70,000 years. 1-05
- Sea Gypsies Rebuild (CBS News)
"Thailand's Moken tribe a small community of fishermen whose elders ordered a hilltop evacuation just before the tsunami hit is rebuilding on a nearby beach. The Moken believe their old home is cursed because they mistakenly left behind a handicapped boy."
"The boy was the only tribe member to die in the waves, which killed more than 157,000 across southern Asia and 5,300 in Thailand." 1-05
- Ancient Tribes May Have Known (CBS News)
"Members of the ancient Jarawa tribe emerged from their forest habitat Thursday for the first time since the Dec. 26 tsunami and earthquakes that rocked the isolated Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and in a rare interaction with outsiders announced that all 250 of their fellow tribespeople had survived."
"According to varying estimates, there are only 400 to 1,000 members alive today from the Jarawas, Great Andamanese, Onges, Sentinelese and Shompens. Some anthropological DNA studies indicate the generations may have spanned back 70,000 years. They originated in Africa and migrated to India through Indonesia, anthropologists say."
"Government officials and anthropologists believe that ancient knowledge of the movement of wind, sea and birds may have saved the indigenous tribes from the tsunami." 1-05
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