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Geologic Hazards

General info
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Hazards and society
Scientific Research and Education in Natural Hazards position statement from the AGU
Natural Hazards: Minimizing the Effects
Insuring Natural Disasters focused on earthquakes
Paying for the Next Big One  an opinion piece
Three letters in response to "Paying for the Next Big One" you have to scroll down to find the letters

Keep up with geologic hazard news
Discovery Channel's EarthAlert daily updates on Earth events, including natural disasters
Current Worldwide Natural Disasters
The Emergency Email Network  get email notice of natural disasters (note: I have not tried this)
The Disaster Warning Network, Inc.

General info
Glossary of earthquake-related terms
Birth of a Fault
The European Macroseismic Scale
The Omori Seismic Scale
A short history of intensity and intensity scales
Soil Liquefaction an earthquake hazard
UCBerkeley Seismic Lab FAQ
Common Earthquake Myths

Maps and data
Global and continent seismic hazard maps
The IRIS near-real-time seismic monitor
Live (near-real-time) Internet Seismic Server see seismograph data almost as it is recorded
Quick Access to Earthquake Info from All The Networks including the northeastern U.S.
California Current Earthquake Conditions Updates

Prediction
Debate in Nature about earthquake prediction
"Earthquakes Cannot Be Predicted" a classic paper in earthquake-research literature
Quake Forecasting- An Emerging Capability
Future Shocks a summary of recent opinion about earthquake prediction
Research Center for Earthquake Prediction

Mitigation: policymakers and techniques
Council of the National Seismic System
Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
Seismological Society of America
Cascade Region Earthquake Workgroup
Central United States Earthquake Consortium
Missouri Seismic Safety Commission
Western States Seismic Policy Council
TriNet: Mitigating Earthquake Damage through Quick Response
Earthquakes - After the Shock Early warning of seismic wave arrival
Averting Surprises in the Pacific Northwest
Earthquakes in the Mississippi Valley
Structural engineering to resist earthquakes 1
Structural engineering to resist earthquakes 2
Structural engineering to resist earthquakes 3
Structural engineering to resist earthquakes 4
Structural engineering to resist earthquakes 5 link list and search engine
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research
Earthquake preparedness
Earthquake fire safety

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General info
Photoglossary of Volcano Terms
Pyroclastic Flows
Lahars
Debris-flow avalanches
Pyroclastic fallout
Volcanic Gas and Emissions
Volcanic Ash Clouds and Aircraft Safety
How They Explode
Volcano Plumbing
VolcanoWorld
VolcanoesAnother online book published by the USGS
How BIG are Volcanic Eruptions?

Maps and data
Global earthquake and volcanic activity over the last million years
Volcanic live cams all over the world
Update on Current Volcanic Activity
Current Eruptions in Japan
California Current Volcano Conditions
Volcanoes of the World

Prediction and mitigation
Living with volcanoes in the U.S.
Volcano Topography and Volcanic Hazards
Monitoring Active Volcanoes An online book published by the USGS
Eruption preparedness

Miscellaneous
Interviews with volcanologists
Do you want to become a volcanologist?

NASA's solar system info pages include info about comets and asteroids
Shock Therapy: How Earth Responds to Impacts From Outer Space
Double Whammy Article about impacts at sea and tsunami risk
The NEO (Near-Earth-Object) Page
Comet Observation Home Page
The Probability of Collisions with Earth
The Torino Scale  Measuring impact risk
Planetary Defense: Catastrophic Health Insurance for Planet Earth  US air force study
Data Base of Terrestrial Impact Structures
NASA's Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards homepage

General info
What is a 100 year flood?
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division and Mississippi River Commission

Maps and data
Real-Time Stream Level Data in the continental U.S.
Significant Floods in the United States During the 20th Century
Current flood risk, continental U.S.
List of states with current flood risk maps
How much more rain do we need before we have a flood?

Prediction and mitigation
Stream Gaging and Flood Forecasting
Flood control through engineering link list and search engine
River control through engineering link list and search engine
FLOODS, FLOODS and MORE FLOODS: Is this a liability we can escape?
Natural Flood Control
Letter in response to "Natural Flood Control" at the end of the page -- scroll all the way down
Are You Ready for a Flood or a Flash Flood?
Flood preparedness
Flood fire safety No, really!

General info
USGS Landslide homepage
Environmental and Engineering Hazards of Karst
International Landslide Research Group

Maps and data
Debris-Flow Hazards in the United States
Examples of mass wasting with analyses
Avalanche info

Prediction and mitigation
What does a geological engineering report include?
Landslide and mudflow preparedness
Pictorial Dictionary of Erosion-Control Terms
Soil Stabilization, Slope & Bank Protection Pros and cons of various techniques
Root Reinforcement of Unstable Hillslopes
The Concept of "Reasonable Care" on Unstable Hillsides
Recent Developments In Landslide Mitigation Techniques

General info
Limited Sand Resources for Eroding Beaches
Coasts in Crisis
Coastal engineering link list and search engine
World wave heights

Sea level rise and climate change
Vulnerability of the Atlantic coastline to sea-level rise
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases
Live Access to Climate Data
NASA Global Change Master Directory
National Geophysical Data Center
National Climatic Data Center

Tsunami
General tsunami information and resources
More tsunami links
NOS Water Level Observation Network (tide gauge data)
British Columbia Tsunami Warning Plan
Tsunami hazard mitigation and information
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Report to the Senate Appropriations Committee
Tsunami preparedness

Hurricanes
Hurricanes and coastlines
Hurricane Impacts on the Coastal Environment
The Disaster Center's Year 2000 Hurricane Index Page
Are You Ready for a Hurricane?
Hurricane preparedness
Hurricane fire safety

Technical details of mining
Water Resources of the United States
Gas Hydrates 1 These can also pose a geologic hazard
Gas Hydrates 2
USGS Mineral Resources homepage
Mineral Commodity Summaries, 1996: Iron Ore
Iron mining in Australia
Building stones of Maryland
"The Stone Industry's Homepage"
Sand and Gravel Resources of Puerto Rico
Overview of mineral and organic resources

Topography and geology of the continental U.S.
Massachusetts current research and geology links
Contaminated-Sediment Database Development and Assessment in Boston Harbor
Geologic map of Texas

Current Worldwide Natural Disasters

Earthquakes
Global and continent seismic hazard maps
The IRIS near-real-time seismic monitor
Live (near-real-time) Internet Seismic Server see seismograph data almost as it is recorded
Quick Access to Earthquake Info from All The Networks including the northeastern U.S.
California Current Earthquake Conditions Updates

Volcanoes
Global earthquake and volcanic activity over the last million years
Volcanic live cams all over the world
Update on Current Volcanic Activity
Current Eruptions in Japan
California Current Volcano Conditions
Volcanoes of the World

Impacts
The NEO (Near-Earth-Object) Page
Data Base of Terrestrial Impact Structures

Floods
Real-Time Stream Level Data in the continental U.S.
Significant Floods in the United States During the 20th Century
Current flood risk, continental U.S.
List of states with current flood risk maps
How much more rain do we need before we have a flood?

Mass wasting
Debris-Flow Hazards in the United States
Examples of mass wasting with analyses
Avalanche info

Coastal hazards
World wave heights
Vulnerability of the Atlantic coastline to sea-level rise
Live Access to Climate Data
NASA Global Change Master Directory
National Geophysical Data Center
National Climatic Data Center
NOS Water Level Observation Network (tide gauge data)

Geologic maps
Geologic map of Texas

Topographic maps
 
 
 
 

Geological Society of America
United States Geological Survey
American Geophysical Union
American Geological Institute
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Association for Women Geoscientists
Seismological Society of America
Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Boston University Department of Earth Sciences
Women in Mining
Geological Society of New Zealand

Journals of Earth Sciences  directory of 638 Earth Science journals
Contents and Abstracts of Recent AGU Journals
Geology
Bulletin of the Geological Society of America
Geotimes
Geophysical Research Letters
Nature
Scientific American
Science Magazine
Science News
AGU's Science for Everyone
New Scientist
Beyond 2000 science news
National Geographic