Geology 105 (Fall 2007)

Instructor: Robert J. Varga

Teaching Associates:


Hazards WEB Links (as of 8/26/07)

Below are listed selected sites having good information for a variety of geologic hazards. Please note the many more sites are available and that you undoubtedly will find others even more informative. Please let us know if you find some particularly good sites that we should include on this list as well as any that are not working (Please let me know of any "dead" sites!).

I. General Geologic Hazards WEB Sites

NASA Earth Observatory

INTUTE

National Geophysical Data Center

U.S. Geological Survey Hazards Information

Ohio Geological Survey Hazards Page

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II. Earthquakes-Related WEB Sites

College of Wooster Seismic Station

Ohio Earthquake Hazards

OhioSeis: Ohio's Seismic Network

IRIS Seismic Monitor

Southern Calif. Earthquake Center

U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Information

Seismosurfing the Net

Virtual Earthquake

Liquifaction (U. Washington)

 

Specific Earthquakes Likely to be Discussed in Class

 1999 Turkey Quakes (Izmet)

USGS

 1999 Hector Mine (CA)

IRIS

USGS

 1994 Northridge, CA

Southern California Earthquake Center

USGS

 1992 Landers, CA

Southern California Earthquake Center

Seismowatch

 1989 Loma Prieta, CA

(World Series e.g.)

USGS

University of Washington

 

 1964 Alaska (Good Friday)

Rice University

 

III. Volcanoes-Related WEB Sites
Volcano Hazards Program

Cascades Volcano Observatory

Long Valley Caldera Monitor

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Michigan Tech Univ. Volcanoes Page & Links

Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program

Mt. Erebus Volcano Observatory

 

IV. Tsunami-Related WEB Sites

NOAA Tsunami Page

International Tsunami Information Center

 

V. Landslide-Related WEB Sites

U.S. Geological Survey

Real-Time Monitoring of a Landslide in California

 

VI. Flooding-Related WEB Sites

U.S. Geological Survey

NOAA "Hydro" Page

 

VII. Coastal Erosion & Hazards WEB Sites

U.S.G.S. Coastal and Nearshore Erosion Site

ODNR Ohio Lake Erie Coastal Erosion site

National Hurricane Center

 

Some Katrina-related Sites:

NOAA

GOOGLE

NASA

 

VIII. Emergency Response/Preparation WEB Sites

Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA

FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (FLIP)

 

IX. Planetary Impact Hazard WEB Sites

NASA Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazard site

Spaceguard U.K.

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