USGS Natural Hazards and Public Safety
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/hazards/

United States Geological Survey


This USGS portal offers information about the origin, frequency, and distribution of natural geologic hazards and catastrophic events, and the resulting impacts on people, property, and the environment. Featured sites provide user-friendly information and graphics about earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, El Nino, hurricanes, and erosion studies. Information is available about both general topics and specific events, and each site includes additional links to a multitude of other resources within USGS and beyond.

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Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.

Cutting Edge

Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Coastal Hazards, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Global Change and Climate:El Nino, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Mass Wasting
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Special Interest: Hazards
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional
Theme: Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Earthquakes, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Hazards, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Oceanography