Natural Disasters

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BBC: Animated Guides		http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7533972.stm
BBC: Natural Disasters		http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/natural_disasters
Disaster Mapper		http://disastermapper.ema.edu.au/#/intro
Fact Monster: Natural Disasters		http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775896.html
Forces of Nature		http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-of-nature/?section=e
Geologic Hazards Science Center		http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/
Geoscience Australia: Natural Disasters		http://www.ga.gov.au/earth-observation/basics/gallery/natural-disasters.html
Guardian: Natural Disasters		http://www.theguardian.com/world/natural-disasters
How Stuff Works: Natural Disasters		http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters
InfoPlease: Disasters		http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001437.html
Intute (Archived information)		http://www.intute.ac.uk/hazards/
National (USA) Weather Service		http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hazstats.shtml
Natural Disasters		http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/
Natural Disasters in Australia		http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/natural-disasters
Natural Hazards Image Database		http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazardimages/
PBS Learning media: Natural Disasters		http://mass.pbslearningmedia.org/search/?q=Natural+Disasters
Planet Diary		http://www.planetdiary.com/
Portal Oceana Australia: Natural Disasters		http://www.portaloceania.com/au-diverses-disasters-ing.htm
Ready		http://www.ready.gov/
Recent Natural Disasters		http://www.disaster-report.com/
Australian Bureau of Meteorology: Severe Weather Service		http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/disaster-mitigation.shtml
BBC: Worst Natural Disasters		http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/earth/collections/worst_natural_disasters
USAID CIDI		http://www.cidi.org/the-scoop/news-articles/
Wkipedia: Natural Disasters in Australia		http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Natural_disasters_in_Australia

Bushfires                                               Back to Top

Australia: Current Fire locations		http://www.bushfirecrc.com/fire-locations
CSIRO: Bushfires in Australia		http://www.csiro.au/Organisation-Structure/Divisions/Ecosystem-Sciences/BushfireInAustralia.aspx
Clearly Explained: Bushfires		http://clearlyexplained.com/nature/earth/disasters/bushfires/index.html
Wikipedia: Bushfires in Australia		http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfires_in_Australia

Droughts                                               Back to Top

Droughts for Kids		http://drought.unl.edu/DroughtforKids.aspx
Drought in Australia		http://home.iprimus.com.au/foo7/droughthistory.html
Kidcyber: Drought		http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/drought.HTM

 Earthquakes                                                Back to Top

Fact Monster: Earthquakes

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001767.html

Hurricanes, Typhoons, Storms                                                Back to Top

Enchanted learning: Hurricane		http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/
Fact Monster: Hurricanes		http://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/weather/hurricane.html
Learn about Hurricanes		http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=Huricanes
Super Hurricanes and Typhoons (YouTube)		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qym7b-qvkE
Tropical Twisters		http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/
Wright Stuff: Hurricanes and Tornadoes		http://www.sky-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wwa/hurricanes.htm

Tornadoes                                                Back to Top

USA Today: Tornadoes

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/graphics/tornadoes/flash.htm

Tsunami                                              Back to Top

Enchanted Learning: Tsunami		http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/
Fact Monster: Tsunami		http://www.factmonster.com/spot/tsunami.html
The Why ? Files: Tsunami		http://whyfiles.org/2011/tsunami-the-killer-wave/
Wright Stuff: Tsunami		http://www.sky-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/wwa/tsunami.htm

Volcanoes                                                Back to Top

Enchanted Learning: Volcano		http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/volcano/
Fact Monster: Volcanoes		http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001746.html