Entries posted by students in this course

13 Posted by: Joe Field, Mon 5/14/2001 3:39 PM  This is an interesting article that deals with national response to local natural disasters, specifically the recent flood in Puerto Rico. It also briefly addresses community preparation for future disasters. Flood-Ravaged Puerto Rico Farmers Worry about the Future NOTE by the instructor: This page is originated from the disaster relief organization which should be kept in mind when dealing with social and economic aspects of natural disasters.

14 Posted by: Shirley Martinez,  Mon 5/14/2001 11:46 PM As I continue my endeavor in locating the interesting traces of Natural Disasters to fit the lectures, I have located another rare yet real item in my home town. Volcanoes, Extinct!! NOTE: I have myself tried to locate them but they are so far into the desert, I was running out of sun light and had to turn back. El Paso Southwestern Volcanic Features Homepage NOTE by the instructor: This site is informative, well done and contains good geological information about the El Paso region of Texas. It includes a series of links to other pages in the same site with filed photographs and description of the different volcanic localities in the region. Useful for the Volcanoes Unit of Disasters involving the Lithosphere of this course.

15 Posted by: Jasmine Britt, Tue 5/15/2001 10:07 PM This weekend I was channel surfing and they were doing a program on the learning channel called "Top Ten Natural Disasters"...it was cool, but I dont know if or when they are gonna show it again. However, I did find a neat link about volcanoes...so here you go.... What if you threw an extinction-level event and nobody came? By Matthew Zymet NOTE by the instructor: This site gives information on different volcanic activity including the famous Deccan Traps of India (discussed in class and will be discussed again in Section 7), and Mt. St. Helens eruption of 1980. It contains numerous links to other volcanic eruptions in different regions of the world. Highly recommended.

16 Posted by: Jaime Cuartas, Wed 5/16/2001 8:57 AM Scientist have pinpointed the occurrence of an other mass extinction, one that proceeded the age of dinosaurs. The anomaly took place between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, 200 million years ago. The event in question to place in the blink of an eye in regards to geological time. Half of all the known spices disappeared in less than 10,000 years.    Dr. Peter Ward, a university of Washington paleontologist who led the team that reported the new research, explained “This extinction really opens up the age of dinosaurs. This starts Jurassic Park.” The cause of the cataclysmic event that wiped out the big lizards 65 million years ago, and this 200 million year old mass extinction are believed to be similar. “ The suspicion is this is an impact event, an asteroid related extinction,” Ward said. Mass Extinction That Led to Age of Dinosaurs Was Swift, Study Shows http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/05/0510_massex.html NOTE by the instructor: This is an excellent example of how to submit entries to the Participation Forum of this course. This site show original data and information on the a mass extinction of biota at about 200 my ago which is a current working hypothesis in geology. This site will be useful in our class discussion of Units on Threat to the Biosphere and Section 7

17 Posted by: Asif Ali, Mon 5/21/2001 12:19 AM I found this website on hurricanes.  This site has the latest worldwide hurricane updates, forecasts, images, maps, warnings, advisories, predicted storm tracks, and historical storm information.  Welcome To Hurricanes 2001 dot Com  NOTE by the instructor: This is a commercial site owned and operated by Weather Site Inc. Miami Florida. It takes the vast amount of weather information generated by the NHC and streamline it into a easy to use single page for up to the minute hurricane information. Good resource for the class particularly for disasters involving the atmosphere, excellent images and Hurricane tracking.

18 Posted by: shirley j martinez, Sat 5/26/2001 11:04 AM Tornadoes are fascinating phenomena.  Where do they come from? How are they formed? How do scientists determine their strengths?  All these questions and more could be answered by clicking on the website below.    http://www.tornadoproject.com/http://www.tornadoproject.com/safety/safety.htm NOTE by the instructor: This is a commercial site; it contains excellent information on tornadoes, strongly recommended for Unit 4.2

19 Posted by: Jaime Zuniga, Sat 6/2/2001 2:10 PM I find storms very interesting and have on ocassion chased a few here in Miami, especially hurricanes and Tropical storms that dare come close to us.  http://ohiosevere.com/ NOTE by the instructor: Useful informative site, good picture of tornadoes. May be useful when looking for nice and spectacular pictures.

20 Posted by: Lisset M. Perez, Mon 5/21/2001 9:28 AM For those of you in search of an unusual TRAVEL ADVENTURE that is very different from the ordinary, try this site:  http://www.tempesttours.com/index.html NOTE by the instructor: Semiformal chasing tours of tornadoes guided by experienced storm chasers. Popular science.

21 Posted by:  Lisset M. Perez, Mon 5/21/2001 9:28 AM US Killer Tornadoes of 2001 NOTE by the instructor: A comprhensive list of current and recent tornadoes in the US, includes a link to tornadoes in other regions of the world.

22 Posted by:  Well since we are getting close to that time of the year again the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has predicted that there will be about 11 tropical storms including 5-7 hurricanes. NOAA predicts five to seven hurricanes NOTE by the instructor: Informative site, a must for the class.

23 Posted by: Javier Cantens, 5/22/2001 4:53 PM  http://www.scecdc.scec.org/ NOTE by the instructor: Good source of information and data on Southern California earthquake activities. Useful links to other academic sites.

24 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Tue 5/22/2001 4:58 PM Nice site on info about hurricane Andrew  http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/wwhlpr/hurricane_andrew_summary.rxml?hret=/abt/aknw/arch/920824.rxml NOTE by the instructor: Great site for your essay on Andrew, gives links to other pages within the same site containing description of concepts and terms related to atmospheric processes.

25 Posted by: Erick Lopez, Wed 5/23/2001 7:10 PM Here is a website with a very good source of information regarding tornados.  giving researches, etc..  http://www.disastercenter.com/tornado.html NOTE by the instructor: A commercial site with good information on current activities on tornadoes, good resource for essays.

26 Posted by: Linda Greer, 5/24/2001 4:53 PM http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=nmDet&hd=0&sname=Sci-Tech&sbc_id=288&art_id=6799326&uid=990744256680 NOTE by the instructor:

27 Posted by: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/current_volcs/current.html NOTE by the instructor:

28 Posted by: Jasmine Britt, Sun 5/27/2001 9:40 PM This story was of intrest to me for a bunch of different reasons. First off its local news, this is about a 10 minute drive from my house and Ihad a friend who actually lived in the development where it happened.Second, sinkholes from my understanding are usally linked to the watertable, however in this case there was garbage and waste.  And lastly, in our study of natural disasters we see the awesome power of nature everyday and we must learn to co-exsists, why do we add human caused disasters to the problem. http://cgi.cnn.com/US/9610/23/sinkhole/ NOTE by the instructor:

29 Posted by: Asif Ali, Tue 5/29/2001 3:47 PM  This page offers some background information on a tsunami that hit Papua New Guinea.  The page also contains useful information on the physics of tsunami's and how to prepare yourself http://www.sciam.com/1999/0599issue/0599gonzalez.html NOTE by the instructor:

30 Posted by: Bernard Bogiani, Wed 5/30/2001 12:31 PM I found this site on earthquakes, it contains a lot of useful information even though we have passed the section on earthquakes i found it really useful and interesting http://www.stvincent.ac.uk/Resources/EarthSci/Earth/records.html NOTE by the instructor:

31 Posted by: Lisset M. Perez, Wed 5/30/2001 9:35 PM For those students trying to complete their abilities for Section 4 on Tornadoes, check out this site.  Many of the questions are directly answered in this web site.  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/tornado.htm NOTE by the instructor:

32 Posted by: Lisset M. Perez, Wed 5/30/2001 10:19 PM Visit this websites for good information on all types of disasters.  It is provided by the Redcross in efforts of educating the public of ways in which to prepare for a Natural Disaster. http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/ NOTE by the instructor:

33 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Mon 6/4/2001 3:11 PM Found this site on Irene. It give pictures and detailed info on the atmosphere and the dissaster it caused. http://www.hurricanehunters.com/irene.htm NOTE by the instructor:

34 Posted by: Asif Ali, Mon 6/4/2001 11:22 AM This site deal with the asteroid and comet impact hazards. It has interesting information on NASA's N.E.A.R. and neo programs. And it also has the statistical information as to if and when an asteroid will impact the earth.  http://impact.arc.nasa.gov NOTE by the instructor:

35 Posted by: Scott F. Banas, Mon 5/28/2001 3:20 PM I would like to add that one interesting aspect of earthquakes is the distribution of occurrences across the United States. With emphasis on California, Washington, Montana, Colorado and northwestern Tennessee. I think it is very interesting to see the distribution of other earthquakes in regions not indignant to traditional earthquake sites.  http://gldss7.cr.usgs.gov/neis/general/handouts/intensity_maps.html NOTE by the instructor:

36 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, 5/22/2001 4:53 PM http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/plate_tectonics/introduction.html NOTE by the instructor: Informative site, useful information and explanation of the plate tectonics in a simplified version.

37 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, 5/22/2001 4:53 PM http://www.cobweb.net/~bug2/rock7.htm NOTE by the instructor: Informative site about the Earth Interior in a simplified version, it is a good site to start gaining some geological background in simple terms.

38 Posted by: Pascual, Nicole, Wed 5/30/2001 12:00 AM  http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html NOTE by the instructor:Informative site with good links to other sites; however, this site is not recommended for serious work. It is the result of HS students contest

39 Posted by: Joseph M. Field, Wed 5/30/2001 5:55 PM http://www.weather.com/safeside/lightning/index.html NOTE by the instructor: Useful site, contains information about lightning from how it forms to  lightning myths.

40 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Mon 6/4/2001 1:51 PM This is a very informative site on hurricanes that covers just about everything you would want to know about hurricanes from how they form and function to how to prepare when one is going to hit. http://europe.cnn.com/WEATHER/hurricanes/ NOTE by the instructor:

41 Posted by: Cuartas Jaime, Mon 6/4/2001 6:14 PM This is a very user-friendly site that presents a no nonsense approach to understanding the complexities involved in weather prediction. The  web site covers a broad spectrum of weather phenomena. My particular point of interest involved drought assessment as a disaster involving the biosphere. The NOAA site provides an excellent overview of El Nino and his sister, and their affects on the weather. Provided are great graphics and satellite images, in addition to clear concise explanations of elaborate natural occurrences. My only disappointment is the site focuses manly on the United States and leaves out vast geographic areas.   http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor:

42 Posted by: Erick Lopez,, 5/22/2001 4:53 PM Here is a site containing great deal of information on floods. Specially for us Floridians that live this in almost a daily basis, really good info.  http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/flood/ NOTE by the instructor:

43 Posted by: Erick Lopez, Mon 6/4/2001 10:05 PM Commericial site with tons of questions and answers frequently asked in a disaster situation. It tells the public who to contact, what to do, where to go in different scenarios,   http://www.governmentguide.com/health_and_safety/disaster/prevention.adp?id=16101671 NOTE by the instructor:

44 Posted by: Edilia Lopez, Mon 6/4/2001 10:13 PM This web site is very interesting because it gives facts about what is occurring in our country everyday that are affecting us.  I feel it is a very educative site.  http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/articles/eisvink.html NOTE by the instructor: This site is a most! It is highly recommended to get a better idea of the occurrence of Natural Disasters in the US. The information in this site is useful for the aspects on social impact of disasters.

45 Posted by: Edilia Lopez, Mon 6/4/2001 10:18 PM This web site gives information about different earthquakes that have stuck and the amount of damages it had caused.  Sometimes we don't realize how fortunate we are that we do not have to deal with this type of disaster. http://www.btinternet.com/~mike.ferris/tearthquake.htm NOTE by the instructor:

46 Posted by: Edilia Lopez, Mon 6/4/2001 10:31 PM This web site refers to Hurricanes.  It has many links that would assist anyone in case of a Hurricane.  I feel it will be very helpful and beneficial to all of us http://www.stormsurvival.homestead.com/ NOTE by the instructor: Commercial site, informative. Good information on house construction standards.

47 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Tue 6/5/2001 10:35 AM This is a website that talks about all sort of land slides. Very intresting http://www.artrans.com/rmsg/ndisaster/slides.htm NOTE by the instructor: Commercial site. Provides a central database of practical, accurate, reliable and interesting news, articles and product information from all sources regarding self-reliance & survival.

48 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Tue 6/5/2001 10:40 AM This web page goes into details about wild fires in Florida, and all around the country. It has realy intresting links to different technical info on wild fires. It also sends you to the florida gov web page that tells yu about fires, and how to be ready for them. Something cool i found was, a fire safe land scape. http://www.sjra-redcross.org/wild_fires.htm NOTE by the instructor: This is a webpage from the Red Cross website, the information on wild fires is mainly about preparedness and facts.

49 Posted by: Bernard Bogiani, Tue 6/5/2001 3:36 PM This link is about some devastating floods happening in Siberia Russia, due to snow melts. http://www.alertnet.org/165348 NOTE by the instructor:

50 Posted by: Linda Greer, Tue 6/5/2001 3:53 PM The fault under Portland Hills may pose a threat at this time. Apparently, there's evidence of an earthquake 12,000 year ago.  This fault has potential to originate an earthquake similar to the Northridge quake.  http://my.cnn.com/jbcl/cnews/Go?template=nmDetStory&art_id=6814139&sname=Sci-Tech&uid=991274019088&page_exclude=1 NOTE by the instructor:

51 Posted by: Armando Alvarino, Tue 6/5/2001 7:57 PM This is a good site about mitigation of natural disasters, specificly earthquakes. The site has info on getting started in your community and news about other areas.   http://www.geohaz.org/home.htm NOTE by the instructor:

52 Posted by: Armando Alvarino, Tue 6/5/2001 8:10 PM http://www.floods.org/mssiii1.htm#home NOTE by the instructor: This is the site of the Association of State Floodplain Managers which is an organization of professionals involved in floodplain management, flood hazard mitigation, the National Flood Insurance Program.

53 Posted by: Lisset M. Perez, Fri 6/8/2001 12:43 AM http://www.epa.gov/region02/superfnd/site_sum/0201290c.htm NOTE by the instructor: ** This site contains information on the environmental concerns of the Love Canal and exposes the problem of leachates generated from this hazardous waste site in New York state. A good example of human-induced disaster.

54 Posted by: Jasmine Britt, Sat 6/9/2001 12:53 AM I hear the word desert or desertification and I think, dry, arid and HOT.  But such is not the case in the desertification of ICELAND.  They are trying to reclaim the soil lost to extreme erosion...so perhaps it is truly a global problem in the sense that it can happen everywhere. http://www.rala.is/desert/ NOTE by the instructor: ** Informative site. Recommended for desertification unit of the class.

55 Posted by: Linda Greer, Sat 6/9/2001 10:20 A While searching around the USGS website, I discovered this page containing links to articles concerning invasive species into our biosphere.  After finishing Chapter 12 in the textbook, these articles seemed to give even more proof of how delicate the balance is between economic growth and protecting the ecosytems in which we live. http://www.usgs.gov/invasive_species/plw/index.html NOTE by the instructor: *** Good source of information and documentation for threats to the biosphere

56 Posted by: Cuartas Jaime, Sat 6/9/2001 2:36 PM How Stuff Works is a web site that tells you how stuff works, and it contains thousands of topics. Just about anything that fits into the form “how ------ works” is fair game for the site, from nuclear reactors to natural disasters. There is an interesting article of an artificial environment called the Eden Project. This parallels to some extent our class discussion on creating an environment on Mars to support life.   http://www.howstuffworks.com/framed.htm?parent=eden.htm&url=http://www.edenproject.com NOTE by the instructor: ***The original site <http://www.edenproject.com> describes the concept of the project and some of the results. This site is useful to understand the concepts dealt with the sections on Threats to the Biosphere and terra forming.

57 Posted by: Linda Greer, Sun 6/10/2001 2:17 PM This website concerns the operation of the Joint European Torus machine to produce energy by Nuclear Fusion.  Click on the button that takes you to  <http://www.efda-jet.org> website which shows a picture of the reactor (?) and explains nuclear fusion.  Nuclear energy is a good alternative source of energy, however, that which is produced by nuclear fission results in long-term radioactive waste.  Nuclear fusion, on the other hand, is the attempt to replicate the type of energy produced by the sun, thereby giving us a limitless supply of energy here on earth.  Creating this super energy is very diffcult. NOTE by the instructor: ***

58 Posted by: Lisset M. Perez, Sun 6/10/2001 7:51 PM Our local Nuclear Power Plant, Turkey Point: located between our solid waste site (Mount Trashmore) and Biscayne National Park is similar of the Chernobyl Power Plant.  The only difference is that we have employed many new and more advanced safety equipment in order to reduce the possibility of a Chernobyl disaster. Please visit this site for more information on our local Chernobyl:   http://www.nrc.gov/AEOD/pib/reactors/250/250toc.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

59 Posted by: Shirley J Martinez, Sun 6/10/2001 9:24 PM Since we are approaching hurricane season I felt that safety informationspecifically on hurricanes is appropriate. Since I am an outsider it definately helps me, I hope that it will help you,too. 2001 Hurricane Season Begins NOTE by the instructor:*

60 Posted by: Asif Ali , Mon 6/11/2001 1:50 PM This web site contains information on the United Nations Secretariat of the Convention to Combat Desertification.  It has information for public media, official government documents, programs to combat desertification, and highlights of the conference. NOTE by the instructor:**

61 Posted by: Bruce Alan Hardy, Mon 6/11/2001 4:14 PM El Niño and La Niña NOTE by the instructor: *

62 Posted by: Kristy Nelson, Thu 6/14/2001 5:07 PM While I was checking out the most intense earthquakes of hte world I came accross this site. I thought it was pretty interesting since  it gave more types of earthquakes and at earlier dates.  I learned about more historical earthquakes.  Especially about the earthquake that took place under the Mississippi river. NOTE by the instructor: *

63 Posted by: Erick Lopez, Thu 6/14/2001 10:59 PM Here is a good site about the next discussion that we will have in class about asteroids and the potential danger to us. Earth Crossing Asteroids NOTE by the instructor: ***

64 Posted by: Erick Lopez, Thu 6/14/2001 10:59 PM Here is a very good site regarding nuclear power, with a lot of interviews and opinios regarding the subject.  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/reaction/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

65 Posted by: Erick Lopez, Thu 6/14/2001 11:15 PM Here is a site that is completly related to the past class session that we had. It is regarding global disasters even those induced by humans.   http://www.aag.org/HDGC/www/local/units/unit3/html/3actguide.html NOTE by the instructor: **

66 Posted by: Edilia Lopez, Thu 6/14/2001 11:30 PM Extremely good website regarding all types of power energy and the methods to obtain it.  http://www.energy.ca.gov/education/story/story-html/story.html NOTE by the instructor: * Informative site for kids

67 Posted by: Edilia lopez, Thu 6/14/2001 11:39 PM This is a website with commonly ask question and good information with asteroids and possible collisions with Earth.  http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/3523/index.html NOTE by the instructor: *

68 Posted by: Jasmine Britt , Fri 6/15/2001 10:22 PM There was an important environmental summit in Europe recently and President Bush was in attendence.  He was met with protest because he refused to ratify the Kobe treaty to reduce greenhouse gases.  To me...the man himself is a natural disaster, but all jokes aside, this brings up the role  government can have in taking care of the global warming issue.  He says he didn't sign because it was not economically sound for the US and less demands were placed on other countries than us.  DUH!!! we are the largest consumers and producers of greenhouse gases...of course we would be asked to do more!   Okay...all ranting aside...here's some information on that meeting... . Climate Divisive at Trans-Atlantic Summit NOTE by the instructor: *

69 Posted by: Bernard Bogiani, Sat 6/16/2001 1:54 AM This website is on the effects that Hurricane Andrew had on the wetland environments of Florida and Louisiana.  Very good site when doing the Synopsis for the essay. Effects of Hurricane Andrew (1992) on Wetlands in Southern Florida and Louisiana NOTE by the instructor: *

70 Posted by: Bernard Bogiani, Sat 6/16/2001 2:01 AM A site with great links about earthquakes, and especially about the earthquake in Izmit, it was really helpful when doing my essay, lots of picture a lot of good information. The Izmit (Kocaeli), Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999 NOTE by the instructor: **

71 Posted by: Bernard Bogiani, 6/16/2001 2:06 AM here is a great site on F.E.M.A. and the midwest floods of 93, a lot of statistics detailing about monetary costs that institution made The Great Midwest Floods of 1993 NOTE by the instructor: *

72 Posted by: Bernard Bogiani, Sat 6/16/2001 2:09 AM here is a great site on F.E.M.A. and the midwest floods of 93, a lot of statistics detailing about monetary costs that institution made CHERNOBYL DISASTER PAGE NOTE by the instructor: *

73 Posted by: Bernard Bogiani, Sat 6/16/2001 2:13 AM Here is a very Interesting site on Andrew it is just Statistics about the Disasters, it is all just useful information found in just one page, very direct and to the point. HURRICANE ANDREW AUG 24TH 1992 NOTE by the instructor: *

74 Posted by: Armando Alvarino, Sat 6/16/2001 1:55 PM Here is a very Interesting site on Andrew it is just Statistics about the Disasters, it is all just useful information found in just one page, very direct and to the point.  http://www.weathercatalog.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

75 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Sat 6/16/2001 6:39 PM This site is on droughts. It is intresting.point. NDMC's Drought-Related Links NOTE by the instructor: *

76 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Sat 6/16/2001 6:39 PM This web site is on international disasters.  http://www.disaster.net/index.html NOTE by the instructor: *

77 Posted by: Jasmine Britt, Sat 6/16/2001 11:53 PM It was very informative and really explained the mechanics of that disaster Chernobyl Accident NOTE by the instructor: ***

78 Posted by: Kristy Nelson, Sat 6/16/2001 11:52 PM I found this article to be very useful in explaining the formation of thunderstorm clouds.. Online Meteorology NOTE by the instructor: ***

79 Posted by: Edilia lopez, Sun 6/17/2001 12:36 AM LOVE CANAL NOTE by the instructor: ***

80 Posted by: Asif Ali, Sun 6/17/2001 12:48 AM This website has very good information and is designed for easy use.  It starts out with basic information on the differences between a tornado and other storms, then how they are formed, and how they dissapate.  Then the website gets a little more in depth with the Fujita Scale and Tornado Alley. Twisters NOTE by the instructor: * This site is for 4-6 grade students. It was disgned by a highschool student. It clearly demonstares the interest in Natural Disasters at lower educational levels.

81 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Wed 6/6/2001 9:40 AM This is a website that has a database on research using satellites for disaster mitigation.  http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ndrd/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

82 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 6/7/2001 11:59 AM This site gives Earthquake Safety Rules but it also has links to Fiji Earthquake information and Fiji Tsunamis.  http://www.mrd.gov.fj/seismology/earthequakesafetypage.html NOTE by the instructor: **

83 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 6/7/2001 11:59 AM this site is well informed on the Loma Prieta Earthquake and full of useful information on this catastrophe.  http://www.eqe.com/publications/lomaprie/lomaprie.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

84 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 6/7/2001 11:59 AM continuing the research on the Loma Prieta Earthquake this site offers the explanation of the causes and effects of liquefaction.   http://www.ce.washington.edu/~liquefaction/html/quakes/loma/loma.html NOTE by the instructor: **

85 Posted by: Williams,Ronia, Fri 6/8/2001 9:01 AM Natural Hazards NOTE by the instructor: *

86 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Sat 6/9/2001 8:28 PM I found this site when I was researching disasters.  I found it very inclusive of information of disasters and lots of information and lists are available, and many links.  http://www.nearmyhome.com/bell/worst_soils.asp NOTE by the instructor: **

87 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Tue 6/12/2001 9:30 AM  http://www.scotese.com/ http://www.scotese.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

88 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Tue 6/12/2001 9:31 AM Here is a link about tornadoes - it shows a gallery of pictures. Welcome to the Online Tornado Museum! NOTE by the instructor: **

89 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Tue 6/12/2001 9:33 AM Here's a link which shows live lightning updates in the state of Florida. Live Lightning Tracker 2001 NOTE by the instructor: **

90 Posted by:Vanessa Leon, Tue 6/12/2001 9:38 AM I don't think anyone's posted this link.  It shows global earthquake activity. World-Wide Earthquake Locator: Global Earthquake Report  NOTE by the instructor: **

91 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Fri 6/15/2001 11:01 PM This site was helpful in finding out information about Miami and our areas suceptability to storm surge. http://www.fema.gov/impact/cities/im_fl04.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

92 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Fri 6/15/2001 11:01 PM This site was useful for tsunami research. Tsunami Hazard Mitigation NOTE by the instructor:

93 Posted by: Scott F. Banas, Sun 6/17/2001 9:41 PM Relating to a recent Tropical Storm which flooded Texas.Tropical Storm Allison severly damaged various cities in Texas by severe flooding which devastated the area. Pictures are also available to witness the catastrophic event. Tropical Storm Allison Texas Disaster Recovery Update  NOTE by the instructor: **

94 Posted by: Scott F. Banas, Sun 6/24/2001 11:18 AM You can learn more about predicting, studying, and outcomes of El Nino and its effect on North America. Very informative website.   http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

95 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Mon 6/25/2001 7:09 PM What is La Niña?     http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/elnino/la-nina-story.html NOTE by the instructor: **

96 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 7/12/2001 7:03 PM  http://www.fpl.com/contents/legal_notice.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

97 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 7/12/2001 7:03 PM NOTE by the instructor: *

98 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 7/12/2001 7:03 PM Chernobyl Accident NOTE by the instructor: ***

99 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 7/12/2001 7:03 PM NOTE by the instructor: **

100 Posted by: Forni, Lili, Marisa, Tue 7/10/2001 5:47 PM Deforestation: Causes and Solutions NOTE by the instructor: **

101 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Mon 7/9/2001 9:19 PM Mexico Fires Still Forming Heavy Haze in U.S. NOTE by the instructor: **

102 Posted by: Pascual, nicole, Marie, Sat 7/7/2001 1:41 PM In a nearly forgotten but important event in the history of astronomy, two men debated whether we are at the center of the universe or not. In a field dominated by men, a woman provided the key to the answer for a truth we now hold as self-evident.  The great debate NOTE by the instructor: **

103 Posted by: Pascual, nicole, Marie, Fri 7/6/2001 1:28 AM The following site is not full of pictures but it gives an overview of how the history of science and astronomy came about. Astronomiae Historia / History of Astronomy NOTE by the instructor: ***

104 Posted by: Pascual, nicole, Marie, Fri 7/6/2001 1:28 AM The following site gives the a description of the disaster that happened in pompeii.  What I found interesting about this site is that is also gave the history of the ancient world, when the disaster happened The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 AD  NOTE by the instructor: ***

105 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Thu 7/5/2001 10:04 AM This is a link which talks about cloud seeding in general.  It mentions in the last paragraph what the result of seeding of hurricanes has been. Cloud seeding NOTE by the instructor: **

106 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Thu 7/5/2001 10:01 AM The following site is not full of pictures but it gives an overview of how the history of science and astronomy came about. Coriolis Effect: NOTE by the instructor: ***

107 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Thu 7/5/2001 9:58 AM The following site is not full of pictures but it gives an overview of how the history of science and astronomy came about. Dam Failure Inundation Hazard NOTE by the instructor: ***

108 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Thu 7/5/2001 9:56 AM This is a link to current avalanche conditions throughout the world, from Austria to Wyoming. The Avalanche Center  NOTE by the instructor: ***

109 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Fri 7/6/2001 1:28 AM This link goes to NASA's urban heat island project, which is being done to help identify ways to keep cities cooler.  One of the things they found was that urban forests are important.  Pretty interesting site. Islands in the (Air) Stream NOTE by the instructor: ***

110 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Thu 7/5/2001 9:48 AM This link goes to the USGS's site on South Florida restoration and exotic species.  It gives good information on what invasive exotics are and what they're doing about it. NOTE by the instructor: ***

111 Posted by: Vanessa Leon, Thu 7/5/2001 9:46 AM This link goes to the federal government's site on wildland fire policy.  It gives some history of wildland fires and also how it is used by the government. Federal Wildland Fire Policy: Use of Wildland Fire  NOTE by the instructor: ***

112 Posted by: Forni, Lili, Marisa, Thu 7/5/2001 7:48 AM National Safety Awareness Week is June 18-22,see NOTE by the instructor: **

113 Posted by: Scott Banas, Fri 7/6/2001 1:28 AM Wildfires NOTE by the instructor: **

114 Posted by: Scott Banas, Wed 7/4/2001 10:26 AM 2000 Florida Wildfires NOTE by the instructor: ***

115 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Mon 7/2/2001 10:18 PM This site was helpful in gaining a foothold on what, who, where ,etc of the UNCCD. Text of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification NOTE by the instructor: ***

116 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Mon 7/2/2001 10:18 PM This site was helpful i explaining the monetary developements of Sahel Region  Program SAHEL REGIONAL PROGRAM  NOTE by the instructor: ***

117 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Mon 7/2/2001 10:18 PM This site was helpful in the explanations of what desertification is and has  many pictures. Desertification - a threat to the Sahel NOTE by the instructor: ***

118 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 7/1/2001 11:09 PM http://www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/tropical.html  NOTE by the instructor: ***

119 Posted by: Scott Banas, Wed 7/4/2001 10:26 AM flash floods and floods...the Awesome Power! A PREPAREDNESS GUIDE  http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/ffbro.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

120 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 7/1/2001 10:58 PM http://www.fema.gov/library/floodf.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

121 Posted by: Scott Banas, Wed 7/4/2001 10:26 AM  http://www.npmoc.navy.mil/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

122 Posted by: Scott Banas, Wed 7/4/2001 10:26 AM Hays' Tropical Weather Pages:Home Page      <http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/coriolis/hurricanes.html> NOTE by the instructor: ***

123 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 7/1/2001 10:39 PM The Hurricane Watch Net  http://www.hwn.org/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

124 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 7/1/2001 10:38 PM  http://www.fema.gov/fema/trop.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

125 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 7/1/2001 10:04 PM Interesting PF topic. This web-site is an interresting website with valuable information and fully describes all the F5 Tornadoes from 1950 to present.  F5 Tornadoes of the United States NOTE by the instructor: **

126 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 8/5/2001 9:06 AM Here are some good websites to help with research on the Chicxulub crater. This crater is what reportidly wipped out the dinasaurs.  Structure of the Chicxulub KT Impact Crater, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico  http://www.ig.utexas.edu/research/projects/chix/chix.html NOTE by the instructor: **

127 Posted by: Dowling, Joseph, Payne, Sat 8/4/2001 9:41 PM this site shows some nice pic's of the mt. etna eruption http://home.netscape.com/ex/shak/international/galleries/etna/ Ring of Fire: Mount Etna, Mayon Erupt  NOTE by the instructor: **

128 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Fri 8/3/2001 10:52 PM The Chornobyl Nuclear Accident and it's Ramifications   http://www.infoukes.com/history/chornobyl/ NOTE by the instructor: **

129 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Fri 8/3/2001 10:52 PM Informative site on the Chernobyl disaster. Dr. Meshkati's Page on Chernobyl    http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~meshkati/chernobyl.html NOTE by the instructor: **

130 Posted by: Forni, LIli, marisa, Mon 7/30/2001 3:40 AM Item for participation forum, GREAT PHOTOS OF '93 FLOOD, BUT PHOTOS ARE ALL COPYRIGHTED, SHOULD STILL BE SEEN: CyberSwim: Keokuk Iowa's Mississippi River & Des Moines River "500 Year" Flood, Summer 1993 NOTE by the instructor: **

131 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Fri 7/27/2001 8:08 PM THE ALVAREZ ASTEROID IMPACT THEORY  NOTE by the instructor: *

132 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Fri 7/27/2001 8:08 PM The Search for the Extrasolar Planets: A Brief History of the Search, the Findings and the Future Implications NOTE by the instructor: **

133 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 7/22/2001 2:58 PM Here are is a web site to assist with learning more on the exploration of the planet Mars. This helps with Section 5 / Part 3 NOTE by the instructor: ***

134 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sun 7/22/2001 2:58 PM Here are is a web site to assist with learning more on the exploration of the planet Mars. This helps with Section 5 / Part 3 questions.   http://cmex-www.arc.nasa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

135 Posted by: Dowling, Joseph, Payne, Wed 7/4/2001 10:2 This site has a lot of information on nuclear reactors and a full report on chernobyl after 15 years and what was learned  http://www.nea.fr/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

136 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sat 7/21/2001 12:05 PM  http://md.water.usgs.gov/drought/us.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

137 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sat 7/21/2001 12:02 PM  http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

138 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sat 7/21/2001 12:02 PM Drought Outlook  NOTE by the instructor: ***

139 Posted by: Scott Banas, Sat 7/21/2001 12:01 PM Here is a good site to get more information on droughts and the effects that the have on humans and the environment.  http://www.drought.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

140 Posted by: Dowling, Joseph, Payne, Fri 7/20/2001 11:38 AM This is a great site for checking on our Hurricane season and viewing interresting information about hurricanes.   http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

141 Posted by: Scott Banas, Tue 7/17/2001 7:25 PM http://water.usgs.gov/nwsum/WSP2425/andrew.html Effects of Hurricane Andrew (1992) on Wetlands in Southern Florida and Louisiana NOTE by the instructor: ***

142 Posted by: Dowling, Joseph, Payne, Sun 7/15/2001 7:12 PM Dealing with the Deluge NOTE by the instructor: ***

143 Posted by: Pascual, Nicole, Marie, Thu 8/16/2001 10:46 PM This website is one on the wetlands and a campaign that has been formed to protect the wetlands.  There is not as much   information on wetlands, it focuses more on protecting hte wetlands and gives the public a chancee to join them.  American Wetlands Campaign NOTE by the instructor: **

144 Posted by: Pascual, Nicole, Marie, Wed 8/15/2001 9:54 PM This  Webpage is about the ozone layer. it has many important topics  regarding the ozone layer and solutions to the depletion What does the Ozone Layer do? http://core.ecu.edu/phys/spraguem/environment/ozone/o3_03.html NOTE by the instructor: **

145 Posted by: Pascual, Nicole, Marie, Wed 8/15/2001 9:54 PM This webpage it GREAT.  You can ask them questions related to science and they actually answer you back.  You can also search through previosly asked questions  Ask An Astronomer  NOTE by the instructor: ***

146 Posted by: Pascual, Nicole, Marie, Wed 8/15/2001 9:54 PM http://www.energy.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

147 Posted by: Pascual, Nicole, Marie, Wed 8/15/2001 9:54 PM  http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/2948/orgel.html NOTE by the instructor: **

148 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 8/9/2001 4:08 PM Asteroid Impact NOTE by the instructor: *

149 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 8/9/2001 4:08 PM THE COMET/ASTEROID IMPACT HAZARD: A SYSTEMS APPROACH NOTE by the instructor: **

150 Posted by: Rebecca Smith, Thu 8/9/2001 4:08 PM FAQ: Ten Frequently Asked Questions about NEO Impacts  NOTE by the instructor: *

151 Posted by: Scott Banas, Wed 8/8/2001 4:22 PM What causes acid deposition?  NOTE by the instructor: *

152  Posted by: VALDES,ERIN C., Sat 9/8/2001 11:39 PM Interesting article on the vulnerability of the Oregon cost to great earthquakes that occur on the CSZ.  Talks about their rare occurences and difficulty in predictability.  Also explains how computer models similate propagation. Tsunami Hazards NOTE by the instructor: **

153 Posted by: Erin C. Valdes, Tue 9/11/2001 10:13 PM This is a website of the US Geological Survey Western Earthquake Hazards Team.It includes real-time earthquake maps and shaking maps.  One particular section which I viewed was on the September 9, 2001 earthquake which it states is the largest earthquake in the L.A. basin since the 1994 quake. Earthquake Research  NOTE by the instructor: *

154 Posted by: Borro, Kimberly, Fri 8/31/2001 12:55 PM Volcano World NOTE by the instructor: ***

155 Posted by: Borro, Kimberly, Fri 8/31/2001 12:55 PM  http://www.epa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

156 Posted by: Linda M. Román, Fri 9/7/2001 4:29 PM Natural Disaster Websites NOTE by the instructor: **

157 Posted by: Jamie Canaves, Sat 9/8/2001 4:31 PM  http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/ NOTE by the instructor: **

158 Posted by: Kim Borro, Wed 9/12/2001 1:53 PM This page contains information about the kobe earthquake in japan. and if you go to the homepage there is more information about the earth sciences including volcanoes, earthquakes, plate tectonics, and pollution. The Kobe Earthquake  NOTE by the instructor: **

159 Posted by: VALDES,ERIN C., Fri 9/14/2001 9:14 PM This site is provided by the Canadian Forest Service.  It has background information on forest fires in Canada as well as information on the Forest Fire Weather Index System and Behavior Prediction System.  It offers photos, information on special projects and may be accessed in either English or French. http://www.nofc.forestry.ca/ NOTE by the instructor: *

160 Posted by: ERIN VALDES, Tue 9/18/2001 9:44 AM While searching the web for volcanic activity in Italy, I came across this site which I thought was interesting.  It concerns a study which was done by the University of Virginia on the Pompeii Forum in Italy.  The study investigates the seismic and volcanic activity at this historic city as well as looking at the effects from a structural and archaelogical angle. Ancient Reconstruction of the Pompeii Forum An Investigation of Seismic and Volcanic Structural Response NOTE by the instructor: **

161 Posted by: Dayana Vidal, Wed 9/12/2001 7:24 PM http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

161 Posted by: Scott Banas, Wed 7/4/2001 10:26 AM http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/welcome.html NOTE by the instructor: **

162 Posted by: , Wed 7/4/2001 10:26 AM This site is dedicated to understanding different elements that make up a hurricane and what causes them to die out. Hurricane Dynamics NOTE by the instructor: *

163 Posted by: Kelly Wilbur , Thu 9/13/2001 3:44 PM Here is a link to the National Geophysical Data Center.  This web page has lots of information on practically every type of natural disaster and has links to other information-filled pages on each type of disaster.  The "Natural Hazards" link goes to where you can find information on Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis, and more.  http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html NOTE by the instructor: **

164 Posted by: Diego Padron, Fri 9/14/2001 10:55 AM This website is an assortment of links that informs the consumer abour how and why they occur.  It includes lectures on the subject matter and some information about mitigation. About Earthquakes NOTE by the instructor: **

165 Posted by: Dayana Vidal, Fri 9/14/2001 11:04 PM This is about one of the most active volcanoes of the whole world. It shows its geography, geology, and activity. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~boris/ETNA.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

166 Posted by: mark kerpen,  Sat 9/15/2001 3:51 AM this article i am sending you is about how the lava "channels" its way out of the volcanoe and how it travels. I think that this article helped me realize a little better how lava travels, and how it is such a strong part of nature.  Channels  NOTE by the instructor: *

167 Posted by: Kelly Wilbur, Tue 9/18/2001 3:12 PM his site is very informative about the Hawaiian Islands' volcanoes.  Explainations about formation and geography, and which of the volcanoes are currently active or not.  All this information comes from the University of Hawaii and the Hawaii volcano observation buildings. http://imina.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/ NOTE by the instructor: **

168 Posted by: David Labrie, Tue 9/18/2001 7:22 PM  This is a web site about natural disasters that have happend all over the world. It pretains to all types of disasters. Ex blizzards, volcanoes, and storms. The site lists the events and then gives you a brief summary about it. The site has a great picture gallery.  Satellite Resources NOTE by the instructor: *

169 Posted by: David Labrie, Tue 9/18/2001 7:22 PM Focouses on the forces of nature and thier impacts. The site has current events, interviews, the worst disasters,quizzes, and goes into depth about each disaster or force of destruction. Forces of Natuer home page. NOTE by the instructor: *

170 Posted by: David Labrie, Tue 9/18/2001 7:25 PM Focouses on the forces of nature and thier impacts. The site has current events, interviews, the worst disasters,quizzes, and goes into depth about each disaster or force of destruction. Forces of Natuer home page. NOTE by the instructor: *

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172 Posted by: Dan Lamas, Wed 9/19/2001 11:30 AM   I think the name of this web site speaks for itself...  It has great pictures, locations of different volcanoes, links to other sites about volcanoes, and loaded with any information pertinent to volcanoes.  I believe that this could be a very useful site for anyone who would care to learn anything and everything about volcanoes. http://www.volcanoes.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

173 Posted by: Dan Lamas, Wed 9/19/2001 11:30 AM This web site is solely devoted to plate tectonics.  This is relevant for the class since everything we are currently learning about is a result of plate tectonics.  Earth quakes and volcanoes are both direct results of plate tectonics and this web site is loaded with information, pictures, and helpful stories giving anyone visiting the site extra insight about plate tectonics. Plate Tectonics NOTE by the instructor: **

174 Posted by: Dayana Vidal, Thu 9/20/2001 1:44 AM This site is about the caldera volcano under Yellowstone Park. It explains what is a caldera volcano. Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming  NOTE by the instructor: **

175 Posted by: Dayana Vidal, Thu 9/20/2001 1:44 AM This site provides information about landslides,and all the related events that can cause them. It is very helpful because it orientates the society on how to react in cases like that. http://landslides.usgs.gov/html_files/nlicsun.html NOTE by the instructor: **

176 Posted by: Dayana Vidal, Thu 9/20/2001 2:30 AM Tunguska impact. A strange meteorite explosion that did not strike the ground or make a crater, but caused devastations of large forest areas.. http://www.psi.edu/projects/siberia/siberia.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

177 Posted by: Diego Padron, Wed 9/19/2001 11:30 AM This website includes links to many other websites which have information on the mitigation of earthquakes.  Some links include FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency), The Weather Channel, and different weather centers. FAQ : HURRICANES, TYPHOONS, AND TROPICAL CYCLONES  NOTE by the instructor: **

178 Posted by: Arencibia, Dania, Thu 9/20/2001 1:18 PM A brief story on Tsunamis, their physics,warning systems, effects and vulnerable zones for occurrence.  http://www.bonus.com/contour/tsunami/http@@/observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/tsunami/tsun_bay.html NOTE by the instructor: **

179 Posted by: Kelly Wilbur, Thu 9/20/2001 3:05 PM This is a link to a theory about predicting earthquakes using electrical signals recorded on ground surface.  Very interesting theory and information on earthquake prediction.  Earthquake prediction based on electrical signals recorded on ground surface NOTE by the instructor: **

180 Posted by: David Labrie, Thu 9/20/2001 5:41 PM This page talks about the major earthquakes in San Fransisco and the San Andreas Fault. It also explains the richter scale of magnitude and tsunamis. There are many additional links such as sea floor spreading, plate tectonics, continental drift, magnetic clues, and the plates in motion. When the Earth Moves: Seafloor Spreading and Plate Tectonics NOTE by the instructor: **

181 Posted by: Diego Padron, Thu 9/20/2001 6:10 PM This site has an up to date list of the most recent earthquakes in Europe for the last thirty days. Recent Earthquakes Reported by BGS NOTE by the instructor: **

182 Posted by: Fernando, Thu 9/20/2001 6:34 PM This site is dedicated to understanding different elements that make up a hurricane and what causes them to die out. Hurricane Dynamics  NOTE by the instructor: **

183 Posted by: Fernando, Thu 9/20/2001 6:34 PM This site describes what factors in an earthquake cause it to be more deadly and also has case studies of various earthquakes and explains where they happened type of soil that is found at the site and other info.ys. Earthquakes NOTE by the instructor: **

184 Posted by: , Thu 9/20/2001 10:04 PM This site discusses global warming, what causes it and what the possible impacts are. Global Warming NOTE by the instructor: **

185 Posted by: LISA MARIE KHAN, Thu 9/20/2001 11:06 PM this website on faults and earthquakes i enjoyed viewing because it discusses fault structures, seismology, seismic waves, seismic gaps and many more. i really enjoyed this website also because these topics that were introduced by the professor it reintroduces what was taught to us before and i liked the fact that it has diagrams that make it easier to understand. Faults and Earthquakes NOTE by the instructor: **

186 Posted by: Michael Cohen, Thu 9/20/2001 11:37 PM This article gives incitfeul information about the earthquake in kobe, and also includes a map too. Preliminary Map of Peak Horizontal Ground Acceleration for the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of January 17, 1995, Japan NOTE by the instructor: **

187 Posted by: Michael Cohen, Thu 9/20/2001 11:37 PM This article tells about numerous volcanoes that have erupted in the past, it also shows pictures and has some charts.  Great Eruptions in Earth History NOTE by the instructor: ***

188 Posted by: Michael Cohen, Thu 9/20/2001 11:37 PM This article is about the terrible eruption of mt st helen in 1980.  Eruption Summary - May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens  NOTE by the instructor: **

189 Posted by: Michael Cohen, Thu 9/20/2001 11:37 PM This article gives lots of information about plate techtonichs and also has some charts and illustrations.  Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes NOTE by the instructor: ***

190 Posted by: Michael Simm, Mon 9/24/2001 1:45 PM This site explains plate tectonics and how they are linked with eathquakes. The site is also interesting because you can research different facts and satistics about earthquakes and more. For example, the top ten spots earthquakes occur Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics  NOTE by the instructor: ***

191 Posted by: Kim Borro, Mon 9/24/2001 6:05 PM This site contains information on the effects radiation has on health, how to prepare for a radiation disaster, current research projects that are being conducted in regard to radiation, organizations that deal with radiation, and links about survivors of radiation.  Ionizing Radiation Health Effects Forum  NOTE by the instructor: ***

192 Posted by: Lisa Khan, Tue 9/25/2001 11:35 AM i wanted to know more about meteorites so after i looked at this website i figured that others who are also interested in knowing a bit more about meteorites will probably finding it as interesting as i did. It gives stats on meteorites, different types and pics to go with them. With this website there is also many different links also Meteors, Meteorites and Impacts NOTE by the instructor: ***

193 Posted by: Lisa Khan, Wed 9/26/2001 11:47 PM When I found this website on the ozone i thought it was very interesting because it discuss the ozone layer in detail but in a way that is understandable . It also has other links which are very useful such as a link introducing you to the ultra violet family. Earth's sunscreen - the ozone layer NOTE by the instructor: **

194 Posted by: Lisa Khan, Wed 9/26/2001 11:47 PM This site has an up to date list of the most recent earthquakes in Europe for the last thirty days. General information about Alaskan volcanoes.  NOTE by the instructor: ***

195 Posted by: Michael Cohen, Thu 9/20/2001 11:37 PMWebsite is on the milky way and it provides pics from all different angles of the milky way. It also has links to other websites that discuss the milky way. The Milky Way Galaxy NOTE by the instructor: ***

196 Posted by:Natalie Diaz, Tue 9/25/2001 4:32 PM This site talks about the Bonneville landslide, one of the most famous and the most studied landslides in this region.  A New Look at an Old Landslide NOTE by the instructor: ***

The Hit of the Century
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292 Posted by: Lisa M. Figaro, Wed 5/15/2002 2:17 PM

Climate
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293 Posted by: Latidra McFarlane, Wed 5/15/2002 2:01 PM
This site explores the dynamics of plate boundaries.
types of plate boundaries     http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/understanding.html
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294 Posted by: Mark Leslie Woods, Tue 5/14/2002 10:38 PM

 http://www.terremoto.gob.sv/Fotografias.htm
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295 Posted by: Vanessa Morelli, Wed 5/22/2002 12:58 PM this is nasa's web site and has very interesting information on natural disasters. Natural Hazards NOTE by the instructor: ****

296 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Thu 5/23/2002 8:40 AM I found useful FEMA's  disaster prepardness section. This prtion of the site had information on how to prepare and endure various natrual disasters.  http://www.fema.gov/pte/prep.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

297 Posted by: SWEENEY, JENNIFER ANNE, Wed 5/29/2002 12:50 PM  This site contains an easily understood and broad range of  information on earthquakes.  Basically, everything the layman wants to know about Earthquakes. Global Volcanism Program NOTE by the instructor: **

298 Posted by: Vanessa Morelli, Wed 5/29/2002 12:50 PM I consider this website very interesting at this point of the course because it deals with the statistics of recent earthquakes throughout the world. DAMAGE STATISTICS FOR RECENT EARTHQUAKES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD NOTE by the instructor: **

299 Posted by: Latidra McFarlane, Thu 5/30/2002 12:23 PM This site discusses plate tectonics and Pangea.  Continents Collide NOTE by the instructor: **

300 Posted by: Kristy Nelson, Sun 6/2/2002 6:52 PM This site discusses plate tectonics and Pangea.   Earth's Interior & Plate Tectonics  NOTE by the instructor: **

301 Posted by: Fiorella Quintana, Wed 6/5/2002 2:39 PM Acid Rain NOTE by the instructor: **

302 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney , Mon 6/17/2002 11:05 AM This site gives information on how lightning is generated and lightning safety tips for self and for the community. The Lightning Protection Institute (LPI)  NOTE by the instructor: ***

303 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney , Sat 6/8/2002 10:13 PM This site discusses how people in the US are becoming more voulnerable to the risks of natural disasters because of the population trends--placing more property in harms way. Why the United States Is Becoming More Vulnerable to Natural Disasters  NOTE by the instructor: ***

304 Posted by: Kristy Nelson, Thu 5/30/2002 12:23 PM Volcanoes NOTE by the instructor: **

305 Posted by: Lisa M. Figaro, Thu 6/6/2002 3:41 PM This website gives some details on what happened Preliminary Report Hurricane Andrew, 16 - 28 August, 1992 NOTE by the instructor: **

306 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney, Fri 6/14/2002 9:51 AM This article on global warming discuss the serious disruptive impacts to the environment and our lives and how we can take action to reduce the threat. global warming NOTE by the instructor: ***

307 Posted by: Vanessa Morelli, Thu 6/13/2002 11:08 AM Very interesting web site form the University of Tokyo regarding the research of Earthquakes in Japan. I believe that this is a very interesting web site since it contains recent information on the Earthquake activity in Japan, which is a zone of high earthquake activity.  Earthquake Research Institute  NOTE by the instructor: ***

308 Posted by: Fiorella Quintana, Fri 6/14/2002 5:29 PM It contains very interesting info about acid rain and related topics. Acid Rain NOTE by the instructor: **

309 Posted by: Michael Weber, Mon 6/17/2002 9:09 AM .  Volcano Hazards NOTE by the instructor: **

310 Posted by: Michael Weber, Mon 6/17/2002 9:10 AM Disaster Safety NOTE by the instructor: **

311 Posted by: Latidra McFarlaner, Fri 6/21/2002 6:58 PM Floods NOTE by the instructor: **

312 Posted by: Latidra McFarlane, Tue 6/25/2002 4:33 PM This site discuuses the dynamics of sinkholes in Florida.  Sinkhole type, Development and Distribution in  Florida NOTE by the instructor: ***

313 Posted by: Mark Leslie Woods, Fri 6/28/2002 8:53 AM This site is great, with 3-D views of Hurricane Andrew. Gives graphic explanation of storm phenomenon. Hurricane Andrew Simulation NOTE by the instructor: **

314 Posted by: Mark Leslie Woods, Fri 6/28/2002 9:01 AM This site has eyewitness photos of Hurricane Andrew's destruction. The planes at Tamiami Airport look like toys from a Godzilla movie, no? Hurricane Andrew NOTE by the instructor: **

315 Posted by: Mark Leslie Woods, Fri 6/28/2002 9:01 AM Truly awesome photos from space Hurricane Images from Space NOTE by the instructor: **

316 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney, Fri 6/28/2002 5:06 PM This link is about drinking water and natural disasters.  It discusses alternate water sources, water treatment methods, disinfection tips, and how to store water in the event of a natural disaster. Emergency Survival Water Storage and Purification NOTE by the instructor: *

317 Posted by: Vanessa Morelli, Tue 7/9/2002 11:44 AM This is a site in which you can find the latest news with respect to natural disaster worldwide. I find it very interesting because you get news regarding a variety of disasters that have ocurred.ce Disasters News NOTE by the instructor: *

317 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/19/2002 1:12 PM This is the site for the National Inter agency Fire Center located in Boise, Idaho. It provides links to statitics on wild fires for the pasrt few years, new on current wild fires, saftety precautions peoepl should take in the event they are threatened by wild fires, links to information about wild fires, and a link to an effort to coordinate a national plan to reduce wild fires and the risks involved. National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC) NOTE by the instructor: *

318 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney, Thu 7/18/2002 8:51 AM The effect of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on children TODAY NOTE by the instructor: **

319 Posted by: Mark Leslie Woods, Wed 7/17/2002 9:03 AM This site is being circulated in Great Britain, where I've been accepted for grad. school. The British seem more concerned about global warming than most Americans, and they believe they are already experiencing problems related to climate change, like flooding, erosion, a summer like this one where it's barely exceeded 70 degrees fahrenheit all June & July! Plant trees to reduce global warming NOTE by the instructor: *

320 Posted by: Latidra Mcfarlane, Mon 7/15/2002 3:32 PM This site explores the fundamentals of lightning and evening lists safety issues.  Lightning—The Underrated Killer  NOTE by the instructor: *

321 Posted by: Mark Leslie Woods, Tue 7/16/2002 6:22 PM mi piace la fotografia dei diastri geofisci e vulcanologici . . . Il Terremoto della Turchia del 12 novembre 1999 NOTE by the instructor: *

322 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney, Fri 7/12/2002 8:23 PM This site takes you on a cyberflight into the eye of a hurricane. Cyberflight NOTE by the instructor: *

323 Posted by: Fiorella Velarde Quintana, Wed 7/10/2002 7:38 PM above for the Nasa news with an article that is relevant for lightning prediction. Although this article is from 1999, it contains links to many others and have a lot of nice pics of different kind of lightning strokes. In addition, there is a newsletter to whih one can susbribe for free and receive updates on several subjects: http://science.nasa.gov/news/subscribe.asp Lightning position in storm may circle strongest updrafts NOTE by the instructor: ***

324 Posted by: Latidra McFarlane, 7/10/2002 12:50 PM This site explains all about asteroids,including their classification and other interesting information. www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/asteroids.html NOTE by the instructor: **

325 Posted by: Vanessa , Tue 7/9/2002 12:08 PM I found a site that has excellent information referent to the floods in California. This is a goverment site which is very nice and educational. Clalifornia Flood Information NOTE by the instructor: **

326 Posted by: Vanessa , Tue 7/9/2002 12:05 PM I found a site that has excellent information referent to the floods in California. This is a goverment site which is very nice and educational. Environmental agency in the United Kingdom NOTE by the instructor: *

327 Posted by: Vanessa, Tue 7/9/2002 11:44 AM This is a site in which you can find the latest news with respect to natural disaster worldwide. I find it very interesting because you get news regarding a variety of disasters that have ocurred. Disaster News Network (DNN)  NOTE by the instructor: **

328 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site provides information concerning past and present floods. It contains maps and otehr resources to locate and understand flooding Dartmourth Flood Observatory NOTE by the instructor: **

329 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site provides information on snow avalanches, what usually happends, what usually occurs, what conditions are right for an avalanche, and how to understand warning signs posted and what the warnings mean, and some tips if you are caughtt in an avalanche. avalanche awareness NOTE by the instructor: **

330 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site is prepared by the Geological Survey of Canada, part of the Pacific Geoscience Centre. This site shows what areas are prone to earthquakes in Canada, the plate tectonics involved, and which sites are most active. Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics in Western Canada NOTE by the instructor: **

331 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM this page contains information about tsunamis and how portcities are affected. The main goal of this page is to show how costal cities and port towns are affected and how they may be able to prepare or prevent damage by understanding how the tsunami may affect their city. Introduction to Tsunamis NOTE by the instructor: ***

332 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site is prepared by the Tokyo Univeristy of Agriculture and Technology. It is an indepth site in understading landslide that have occurred in Japan. It contains information on te topology and geology of Japan, resons why lanslides may occur, investigations and predictionsof landslides, and mitigation of and slides in the country. LANDSLIDE IN JAPAN NOTE by the instructor: ***

333 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This page contains information about storm surge associated with hurricanes. It explains a bit on what storm surge is and how contiental shelf slope can affect how much or how little damage may be inflicted upon coastal cities in the event of a storm surge associated with a hurricane Storm Surge NOTE by the instructor: ***

334 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This page describes how global warming may be affecting hurricanes, making them ever more destructfu that before, as well as increasignthe frequency  a storm arises. Global Warming and Hurricanes NOTE by the instructor: ***

335 Posted by:   Figaro, Mon 8/12/2002 4:37 PM This site covers  the Izmit, Turkey earthquake. It has several diagrams and showing the geographic location, strength and impact of the earthquake. MAIN SHOCK AND AFTERSHOCK RECORDS OF THE 1999 IZMIT & DUZCE, TURKEY EARTHQUAKES NOTE by the instructor: **

336 Posted by: Figaro, Mon 8/12/2002 4:37 PM This UN site speaks about desertification as a world wide problem. This particular link goes to the African region however if you surf the site you can look at the problem as it relates to Asia, North America, the Caribbean and Latin America etc. Desertification  NOTE by the instructor: **

337 Posted by: Figaro, Mon 8/12/2002 4:37 PM This page discussees the phenomena of El Nino and La Nina/El Viejo. El Niño and La Niña Tracing the Dance of Ocean and Atmosphere NOTE by the instructor: **

338 Posted by: Figaro, Mon 8/12/2002 4:37 PM This site addreses the Chernobyl disaster Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster NOTE by the instructor: **

339 Posted by: Figaro, Mon 8/12/2002 4:37 PM World Nuclear Organization's synopsis of the Chernobyl incident as well as others, along with general info on nuclear energy. Chernobyl NOTE by the instructor: **

340 Posted by: Figaro, Mon 8/12/2002 4:37 PM This site is an entire report of the Chernobyl disaster. Chernobyl: Ten Years On Radiological and Health Impact  NOTE by the instructor: ***

341 Posted by: Figaro, Mon 8/12/2002 4:37 PM flash floods and floods... NOTE by the instructor: ***

342 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Sat 8/10/2002 5:44 PM This is the site run by NOAA on droughts. It contains information and links to various sources on droughts. It has information on droughts by state. Information that has been released to the news. Links on how to calculate drought conditions and the amount of precipitation needed to end a drought. Information on drought assessment and hazards assessment, plus information on drought indexes. NOAA's drought information center NOTE by the instructor: ***

343 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site is done by how stuff works on the topic of chemical warfare. It illustrates some basics of what chemical warfare is, how it is used, and what agents are commonly known to be used in such attacks. How Biological and Chemical Warfare Works NOTE by the instructor: ***

344 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site contains information pertaining to the greenhouse effect. It offers some explanations as to what causes the greenhouse effect, what gases are involved, and what effects the greenhouse effect may have on a global scale. It also offers some insight into myths about global warming and the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse Effect & Enhanced Greenhouse Effect NOTE by the instructor: ***

345 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM this site is a site on dust storms. By following the outline link it directs you to other topics on dust storms, such as what causes dust storms, the effects of dust storms, safety precautions to take, a photo gallery of storms, and other links to more information. Dust Storm Climatology  NOTE by the instructor: *

346 Posted by: Desiree Ramirez, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site contains information on blizzards. It provides information on what blizzards are, what makes them dangerous, characteristics of blizzards and how they pose a danger. It gives stats on winter deaths, why hypothermia is, what to do when caught in a storm, how to prepare for such a storm, as well as other facts on winter storms. Blizzards NOTE by the instructor: **

347 Posted by: Michael Weber, Fri 8/9/2002 8:33 PM Exchanges of Greenhouse Gases, Water Vapor,and Heat at the Earth's Surface NOTE by the instructor: **

348 Posted by: Michael Weber, Fri 8/9/2002 8:33 PM Ozone NOTE by the instructor: *

349 Posted by: Figaro, Fri 7/5/2002 4:32 PM This site gives you links to other great sites regarding desertification. General Information on Global Desertification NOTE by the instructor: **

350 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney, Fri 8/9/2002 3:33 PM The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program  NOTE by the instructor: ***

351 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney, Fri 8/9/2002 3:33 PM extraterrestrial origin of life  NOTE by the instructor: ***

352 Posted by: Jennifer Sweeney, Fri 8/9/2002 3:33 PM NASA satallite measurements of monthly temperature anomalies. NOTE by the instructor: ***

353 Posted by: LATIDRA MCFARLANE, Wed 8/7/2002 11:54 PM  EPA'S GLOBAL WARMING SITE! NOTE by the instructor: ***

354 Posted by: Vanessa, Wed 8/7/2002 10:35 AM Lunar and Planetary Institute NOTE by the instructor: **

355 Posted by: Vanessa, Wed 8/7/2002 11:54 PM A Teaching and Public Observatory NOTE by the instructor: **

356 Posted by: Vanessa, Wed 8/7/2002 11:54 PM TUNGUSKA HOME PAGE NOTE by the instructor: ***

357 Posted by: Vanessa, Wed 8/7/2002 11:54 PM Pliocene Global Warming NOTE by the instructor: ***

358 Posted by: Vanessa Morelli, Wed 8/7/2002 11:54 PM Energy research Centre of the Netherlands  NOTE by the instructor: ***

359 Posted by: Vanessa Morelli, Wed 8/7/2002 11:54 PM Improving Oil Production on Native American Lands  NOTE by the instructor: ***

360 Posted by: Megan Moschell, 2004/05/18 Tue PM 08:43:29  This article, "Preserving the Everglades in Florida", covers President Bush's efforts to help an environment that has faced conflict.  Preserving the everglades is extremely important to our natural environment in order to ensure quality of life to the species in/surrounding the land.  It is thrilling to see a greedy economy focus on the environment that is in need of  attention. http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/everglades/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

361 Posted by: Vivian Gonzalez,  Wednesday, May 19, 2004 11:53 PM The website addresses the fact that Global Warming is happening and how we can address/help by changing our standard of living by converting to energy from renewable sources. It discusses it's environmental impacts, as well as, possible solutions to this man induced phenomena. http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

362 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:59 AM The article "The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale" is about the categories that have been assigned to hurricanes based on their strength and what this strength produces during and after the initial storm including: storm surges, expected damages, evacuation requirements, information about when escape routes are expected to be flooded and gives examples of well known hurricanes in each category.  I feel this is important because a lot of people do not even realize what different levels of hurricanes are capable of doing or that there are even five different categories/levels based on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale for that matter. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml NOTE by the instructor: ***

363 Posted by: Maria I. Lopez,  Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:29 PM Index map of recent earthquakes in Calofornia and Nevada It is amazing to see a map of both California and Nevada depicting tremors and earthquakes occurring as recent as an hour ago.  They also show us a record of the quakes intensity. http://quake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/index.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

364 Posted by: FERNANDEZ, VIVIANA Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:55 PM This website explains the theory of plate tectonics (the earth is divided into plates) and the three kinds: Divergent (plates move away from each other) Convergent (plates collide) and transform (plates slide past each other).   It also provides examples of each kind of Fault, for example San Andreas Fault is a Transform fault. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html NOTE by the instructor: *

365 Posted by: Maria I. Lopez, Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:14 PM Worlwide earthquake activity in the last seven days. This site gives you a listing of all the earthquakes that have occured within the last week.  When i checked the site this morning there were three quakes reported for today in different parts of the world with intensity of 5.0 or more on the Richter Scale.  You are also able to click on a specific area to get the exact specs. http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html NOTE by the instructor: **

366 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez Saturday, May 22, 2004 9:57 AM This article, titled "Sinkholes," was written by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and describes how sinkholes are caused and detailstheir characteristics.  Sinkholes may be feared by many because of their sometimes-devastating effects, but they are a natural part of our landscape, just as caves and underwater springs are.  They are a constant reminder ofour changing environment.  http://www.dep.state.fl.us/geology/geologictopics/sinkhole.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

367 Posted by: Adisa M. Nickerson ; Sat 5/22/2004 7:07 PM Scientists are eagerly awaiting the return of a "slow earthquake" that could give them clues to when and where the next major quake will strike Pacific Coast of North America. The recently discovered phenomenon is believed to occur about every 14 months, which would put the next event anytime now, but people are unlikely to feel anything because it will occur 12 to 25 miles below the earth's surface.  http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/020329slowquakes/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

368 Posted by: Wesley Ambros;  Sat 5/22/2004 11:40 PM Here is a Link to the NOAA website.  This week that just past was hurricane preparedness week.  Since we live in the "Line of Fire" when it comes to hurricanes it pays to know about these storms.  It seems that the forecasters are predicting an above normal season this year.  http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2225.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

369 Posted by: Viviana Fernandez; Mon 5/24/2004 6:42 PM  This web site shows the evidence supporting the theory of plate tectonics.  The continents fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.  Another point of evidence is the fact that similar fossils can be found on different continents suggest that they were once joined. Similar areas have a large amount of seismic, volcanic, and geothermal activity along the same plate boundaries. The Mid Atlantic Ridge and mountain ranges are produced by the movement of the plates. It also explains that the age of the sea floor can be determined by how far it has spread.  Younger rocks are towards the center and the older rocks are farther away (outer). http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/earth/evidence.html NOTE by the instructor: *

370 Posted by: Laber, Jill; Mon 5/24/2004 9:34 PM This Website covers the June 15 and 22, 1999 Mexico Earthquakes.  It also discusses the microzonation plan being implemented for Puebla city due to its proximity to the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. http://www.nisee.org/mexico/geotech/central_mexico_earthquake.html#INTRODUCTION NOTE by the instructor: *

371 Posted by: Maria I. Lopez, Wed 5/19/2004 6:20 PM  This article gives us some examples of hurricanes and tropical storms that have affected our country since the early 1900's and examples of the damage that both have caused. http://www.fema.gov/hazards/hurricanes/tshstry.shtm NOTE by the instructor: **

372 Posted by: Maria I. Lopez, Wed 5/19/2004 10:00 PM Not only does this article deal with the techniques used in predicting present day volcano eruptions it also brings up another important point.  They have figured out that by having a basic understanding of the prehistoric eruptive record of the volcano can help in predicting future eruptions. Monitoring active volcanoes: monitoring techniques http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/monitor/techniques.html NOTE by the instructor: **

373 Posted by:   Beverly Shwartz; Wed 5/26/2004 11:42 AM  This article discusses the aid that President Bush has authorized for parts of Nebraska.  Severe storms, flooding, and tornadoes caused damaged to residences and businesses in southeastern Nebraska. http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=12334 NOTE by the instructor: *

374 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 5/28/2004 9:16 AM The article "Above-Normal 2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted" is a little concerning to me especially because I live in a Hurricane prone area.  NOAA has predicted a 50%probablility that this season is going to be an above normal Hurricane Season with a prediction of 12 to 15 tropical storms, with six to eight of them becoming Hurricanes, and two of those four becoming major Hurricanes.  They are urging us (Atlantic Coast) to prepare for an active Hurricane Season.  The NOAA believes this overactive activity, which has been ongoing since 1995 is contributed to an active phase of the Atlantic multi-decadal signal and a continuation of warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures across the tropical Atlantic.  In other parts of the world they are predicting 4 to 5 tropical cyclones, which is actually typical of that area.  May 16-22 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week.  http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2004/may04/noaa04-047.html NOTE by the instructor: *

375 Posted by: Vivian Gonzalez, 595-44-3319, Fri 5/28/2004 4:39 PM The article discusses the Kashgar area of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China which is earthquake prone. Scientist are observing the increase in earthquake activity through geographical data and are predicting an earthquake of magnitude greater then seven. Efforts in setting up an emergency assistance program have been settled. The purpose of the program is to bring awareness and to strengthen disaster mitigation in the region.  http://www.globalwatch.org/ungp/xinjiang98.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

376 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins; Fri 5/28/2004 10:58 PM The Federal Emergency Management Agency otherwise abbreviated as FEMA is an organization whose mission “…is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident.” I’ve selected this particular link of their website because it gives information on all Federally Declared Disasters for the year 2004. You will find Major Disaster Declarations, Emergency Declarations and Fire Management Assistance Declarations.  Within each section are links for articles or further information for each disaster.  http://www.fema.com/news/disasters.fema?year=2004#diz NOTE by the instructor: *

377 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Sat 5/29/2004 12:01 AM Since our topics for this week deals with Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides, I am submitting this link from the Earth Observatory Natural Hazards site by NASA.  This particular link details of the volcanic eruption of two of the eight volcanoes located on the border between Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.  On May 25, 2004, Mount Nyamulagira and Mount Nyiragongo erupted. These two volcanoes erupted near the dense tropical forests of the Virunga National Park which is home to endangered mountain gorillas.  For images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite and to see if the endangered mountain gorillas were displaced, click on the link above. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/natural_hazards_v2.php3?img_id=12157 NOTE by the instructor: *

378 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 5/29/2004 8:46 PM This Sierra Club website warns against the proposed transport of nuclear waste by trucks and trains through 43 states (including 100 large cities) and within half a mile of the homes of tens of millions of people.  The Department of Energy predicts that the whole project would require 108,500 shipments over 38 years.  Therefore, a rail accident occurring at some point is not a matter of if but when, since, there are on average 33 rail accidents annually that involve hazardous materials.  These hazardous materials can cause great illness and devastate the environment.  http://www.sierraclub.org/nuclearwaste/yucca_factsheet.asp  NOTE by the instructor: *

379 Posted by: Tania Ortaga; Mon 5/31/2004 3:55 P http://www.sci-e-research.com/neutron_bomb.html NOTE by the instructor: *

380 Posted by: sragowicz, daniel; Wed 6/2/2004 1:35 PM Great website for information for papers:  http://www.disasterrelief.org/ NOTE by the instructor: *

381 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkin, Thu 6/3/2004 1:21 PM The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has an article or posting entitled “Natural and human induced disasters – inflicting a heavy toll”.  This posting talks about how natural and human induced disasters (earthquakes, livestock plagues, war and civil strife, etc.) have increased in harshness and occurrence during recent decades.  The posting goes into further detail with specifics as to types of disasters and the toll they take. http://www.fao.org/reliefoperations/en/mission/disasters/index.html  NOTE by the instructor: **

382 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Thu 6/3/2004 8:54 PM This article by National Geographic titled “Key to Lightning Deaths: Location, Location, Location” has very interesting statistics.  For example, 73 people die from lightning strikes ever year in Florida, and Florida is the lightning capital of the United States.  On average the United States receives 22 million lightning strikes a year.  The article also contains satellite images that display global distribution of lightning flash density.  It also describes the “30/30” rule, which helps avoid death by lightning. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/05/0522_030522_lightning.html NOTE by the instructor: **

383 Posted by: Vivian Gonzalez, Thu 6/3/2004 11:01 PM The web site provides information about the environmental deterioration of the Everglades ecosystem. The world's largest restoration project is underway in hopes of preserving the water resources of the region. This project plan to restore the environmental ecosystem of the Everglades will bring about economic benefits, as well as, the survival of it's endangered species.  http://www.evergladesplan.org/about/landing_about.cfm  NOTE by the instructor: **

384 Posted by: Adisa M. Nickerson; Fri 6/4/2004 5:40 AM A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rattled parts of northern California and Nevada early Thursday, June 3, 2004. There were no reports of damage or injuries. http://www.sierrasun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040603/News/106030004 NOTE by the instructor:

385 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber; Fri 6/4/2004 10:02 AM This article "Nighttime Chemistry Affects Ozone Formation" is really interesting.  It is basically about how NOAA scientists found that off the coast of New England that during nighttime processes in the marine boundary layer removes nitrogen oxides (NOx) from the atmosphere.  The scientists found that in their study that nighttime processes take out just as much NOx as daytime processes.  http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2004/apr04/noaa04-033.html NOTE by the instructor: **

386 Posted by: Beverly Shwartz, Fri 6/4/2004 11:51 AM With hurricane season among us, I found this list on FEMA's website.  It helps us to prepare in the event a hurricane should hit us http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/hurricanes.shtm NOTE by the instructor: *

387 Posted by: Beverly Shwartz, Fri 6/4/2004 11:51 AM Global warming has been a hot topic of debate for years now.  Though still not a sure thing, scientists keep finding evidence in the polar regions of its effects on the Earth.  This article by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency highlights some salient points, such as: 1. Satellite data shows that there has been a record amount of loss of regional sea ice. 2. Polar bears’ health seems to be affected by a shortened hunting season due to earlier ice breakup. 3. Warmer temperatures are allowing pest outbreaks previously limited to colder areas. http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ImpactsPolarRegions.html#intro NOTE by the instructor: ***

388  Posted by: Viviana Fernandez, Sat 6/5/2004 7:55 PM This website talks about the cuses of earthquakes namely the movement of the plates.  Plate tectonics are the cause of earthquakes.  It talks about the three kinds of plate boundaries, divergent, convergent, and transform.  The most violent earthquakes occur along a boundary that has not moved in a long time.  This is due to the fact that as more pressure builds up when the plates finally  move they release a lot of energy causing a major earthquake. http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html NOTE by the instructor: *

389 Posted by: Viviana Fernandez, Sat 6/5/2004 7:55 PM; Vanessa Betance;Thu 12/9/2004 11:49 AM This website is dedicated to process involved in the formation of a volcano.  It also tells how the volcano erupts, the causes, damage and mitigation involved. It also provides links to different historic volcanoes as well as provide entertaining activities for vistitors to the site. http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Home.html NOTE by the instructor: **

390 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Sun 6/6/2004 2:38 PM The National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has a link that deals specifically with the survivors of natural disasters.   As we all know, people all over the world are affected by any number of natural disasters, i.e. hurricanes, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and tornadoes, etc. To see a list of psychological problems and what long-lasting affects these problems can lead to….click on the link http://www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_natural_disasters.html NOTE by the instructor: *

391 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 6/11/2004 9:40 AM In the article "Scientists Find a New Way to track Origins of 'Greenhouse' Ozone" is interesting.  It is basically the scientists at the Commerce department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and their federal and academic colleagues have developed a new way to diagnose the origins of the major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.  This study focuses on the troposphere.  This study focuses on how much of the tropospheric 'greenhouse' ozone comes from the strasophere. http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/releases2004/jun04/noaa04-r154.html NOTE by the instructor: *

392 Posted by:  Amberlee Stuber  The article "Lightning Kills, Play It Safe" is really interesting.  It explains the danger of lightning, statistics, and long term symptoms if struck and actually survive.  This article also includes an overview, the science of lightning, medical, survivor stories, success stories, and photos. http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: *

393 Posted by: Jill Laber, Sat 6/12/2004 10:08 PM This Website is dedicated to exploring soil liquefaction as related to the 1995 Kobe Earthquake in Japan.  It delves into liquefaction as observed in 4 earthquakes across the world.  Liquefaction causes increased water pressure in the soil, loosening the strength and cohesion of the land, therefore making foundations for buildings, bridges, etc. unstable.  There is a clear and precise explanation as to what liquefaction is and how earthquakes cause increased liquefaction.  http://www.ce.washington.edu/~liquefaction/html/quakes/kobe/kobe.html NOTE by the instructor: **

394 Posted by: Adisa M. Nickerson, Sun 6/13/2004 2:01 AM I found this article that shows something that is being done to mitigate hurricanes, along with concrete proof that it actually works. Hopefully this will help to remove the skepticism that some have about hurricane mitigation.  http://www.floridadisaster.org/brm/Mit_Success/ms_protecting_miami.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

395 Posted by: Adisa M. Nickerson, Sun 6/13/2004 2:23 AMM Smokey Bear has been working for over 60 years to remind Americans of the importance of outdoor fire safety and wildfire prevention. With reports of devastating wildfire increasing, Smokey Bear's wildfire prevention message is more vital today than ever before. http://www.smokeybear.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

396 Posted by: Adisa M. Nickerson, Sun 6/13/2004 2:26 AM; Edith Charpentier, This website deals with Thundertorm and Lightning mitigation. Some thunderstorms can be seen approaching, while others hit without warning. It is important to learn and recognize the danger signs and to plan ahead. http://www.fema.gov/hazards/thunderstorms/thunderf.shtm NOTE by the instructor: **

397 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sun 6/13/2004 10:36 AM This article, titled “Florida Balanced Between Disaster and Catastrophe” and written by Nancy Hopkins, explains the delicate balancing game that Mother Nature plays in Florida.  The article explains that Florida, basically a limestone state, behaves as if it were a freshwater-holding sponge that is floating in an ocean of saltwater.  The amount of freshwater held in the “sponge” is crucial to maintaining a critical balance between the available water supply and the mitigation of flooding. http://www.miami-dade-online.com/Florida-Flooding.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

398 Posted by: Maria Lopez, Mon 6/14/2004 1:01 PM The article discusses the reasons for not allowing the completion of nuclear reactor in Cienfuegos, Cuba. The site provides information about the legalities, and environmental impacts this reactor may bring. Additional information about the worlds reactors and incidents are provided in this site.  http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/cubanuke.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

399 Posted by: Maria Lopez, Mon 6/14/2004 1:01 PM This article deals with human induced disasters including destroying forests, damming rivers, filling in wetlands, and destabalizing the climate. http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/courses/geog100/ENNGodOrMan.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

400 Posted by: Maria Lopez, Mon 6/14/2004 1:20 PM This article explains what storm surge is and how it occurs and where it is prevelant.  Also, on the right side of the page it gives information on what to in case there is an evacuation in your area due to storm surge. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/storm_surge.shtml NOTE by the instructor: *

401 Posted by: Maria Lopez, Mon 6/14/2004 1:20 PM This site gives interesting information on where lightning is more prone to strike and what happens when it does.  It also lists typical disorders that are linked to lightning strikes. http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd18jun99_1.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

402 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 6/18/2004 10:50 AM In the article "Flash Floods and Floods" it tells all about flash floods and floods.  It gives examples of real life incidences, preparation and mitigation details,warnings, and how to respond in the occurrence of one.  Flash floods are the number one weather-related killer in the United States so we should all be prepared.  This will also help with our assignment (7) http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mqt/index.php?page=safety/warm/flood/index NOTE by the instructor: ***

403 Posted by: Tania Ortega, Fri 6/18/2004 3:48 PM Even though we don't live in area were there are earthquakes it is good to know what to do in case of one. Here is a link to a website that has  Earthquake information and also links to other websites in case of Hurricanes, Landslides, and Tornonadoes etc.  http://www.fema.gov/hazards/earthquakes/ NOTE by the instructor: *

404 Posted by: Jill Laber, Sat 6/19/2004 9:53 AM This website details landslides as they relate to urbanization and man made causes.  It details the various ways humans have triggered landslides and emphasizes that a large percentage of landslides have been caused by urbanization. http://www.tubbs.com/ic52/ic52.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

405 Posted by: Vivian Gonzalez, Sat 6/19/2004 3:31 PM The web site provides information about the contamination founds in Florida's water supply, where our water source comes from, and the effects of drinking contaminated water.  http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/fl.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

406 Posted by: Beverly Shwartz, Thu 6/24/2004 12:17 PM This is a public safety awareness campaign regarding summer storms and lightning. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2246.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

407 Posted by: Beverly Shwartz, Thu 6/24/2004 12:20 PM This article pertains to global warming and reports this has been the third warmest spring on record for the US. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2247.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

408 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 6/25/2004 11:13 AM The article "Hazards - Facts on Hurricanes" is interesting.  Since it is hurricane season and there has been a prediction of above-normal hurricane activity this would be beneficial to everyone.  It has what to do before, during, and after a storm.  It also has mitigation strategies.  http://www.fema.gov/hazards/hurricanes/hurricaf.shtm NOTE by the instructor: *

409 Posted by:Vivian Gonzalez, Sat 6/26/2004 10:48 AM This website deals with Thundertorm and Lightning mitigation. Some thunderstorms can be seen approaching, while others hit without warning. It is important to learn and recognize the danger signs and to plan ahead. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/acidrain/2.html NOTE by the instructor: **

410 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Sat 6/26/2004 1:30 PM There is a drought affecting the Western United States that is feared to be the worst in 500 years.  According to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, the affects this drought is having on the Colorado River Basin is worst than during the Dust Bowl years.  It appears that the Western United States has been in a severe drought for the past 10 years, but evidence of how severe the drought is has recently made people take a concerned notice.  Pictures taken from June, 2002 and again on December, 2003 show how the water level of where the Dirty Devil River flows into Lake Powell in Utah is seriously low.  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5239212/ NOTE by the instructor: **

411 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Sat 6/26/2004 1:30 PM This website details how the Bush administration is only approving about one of every 2 acres that federal biologists feel is necessary to help potentially endangered species to recover.  The reason the Bush administration gives for only approving about half of the designated acres have all been economic.  The National Wildlife Federation claims that the Bush administration is trying to undermine the Endangered Species Act by not considering the benefits of protecting species from extinction.  To read the benefits and see statistically how many acres have been proposed and actually set aside click on the link below. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5287000/ NOTE by the instructor: **

412 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Sat 6/26/2004 1:30 PM This website deals with so much information ranging from Eutrophication, Soil Pollution, The effects of industrial and domestic wastes, Greenhouse Effect, Ozone Layer Depletion, there is also a diagram depiction of the Nitrogen Cycle, and the list continues…If you want to know what else your automobile emits…click on the link above. http://www.beta-theta.com/Environment.html NOTE by the instructor: *

413 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 6/26/2004 2:53 PM This website contains a wealth of information on salt water intrusion.  Salt water intrusion is a problem that has crept up on South Florida water officials as quietly as the brackish groundwater has moved in from the coast and, like the water, it is leaving an unpleasant taste in their mouths. Continued development in the area has increased demand for water and the strain on the fresh groundwater supplies has opened the gates for salt water intrusion. http://sflwww.er.usgs.gov/pubsubtopics/saltwtrint.html NOTE by the instructor: **

414 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Sat 6/26/2004 4:34 PM This link gives an interactive display of a tsunami.  You click on the 3 sets of pictures and see how a tsunami forms and its affects.  If you click at on the Earthquake and tsunami science and information link you are redirected to a page containing various links of information on the underground earthquakes that cause tsunamis as well as flooding information.  http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wtsunami/wtsunami.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

415 Posted by:  Shiniqua Wilkins, Sat 6/26/2004 4:34 PM This site details the goals of tsunami mitigation as well as links to four topics of interest. http://www.tsunamicommunity.org/TCmitigation.html NOTE by the instructor: **

416 Posted by:  Jill Laber, Sat 6/26/2004 5:57 PM This webpage is dedicated to the preservation of Florida’s springs.  It talks of threats to Florida’s springs and discusses the impact the government has on sinkholes and increased run-off.  Sewer systems being installed are causing run-off that not only affects residents by increasing chance for flooding, but also sets the perfect setting for sinkhole development. http://www.floridasprings.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

417 Posted by: Tania Ortega, Sun 6/27/2004 3:14 AM Tsunami Warning Disaster Center, this link gives tips on what to in case a tsunami hits as well as gives links to other disaster sites. http://www.disastercenter.com/guide/tsunami.html NOTE by the instructor: **

418 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 7/2/2004 11:46 AM  The article "Lightning Kills, Play It Safe" is really interesting.  It explains the danger of lightning, statistics, and long term symptoms if struck and actually survive.  This article also includes an overview, the science of lightning, medical, survivor stories, success stories, and photos. http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

419 Posted by:    Vivian Gonzalez, Fri 7/2/2004 4:28 PM The website talks about the heat in South Florida. It discusses the amount of heat that South Florida is expected to get and when it is most prominent in the year. The National Weather Services issues heat adivsories when the heat index reaches 110 degrees fahrenheit.  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/newpage/about_heat.html NOTE by the instructor: *

420 Posted by:  Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 7/3/2004 7:08 PM This article “tornadoes… Nature’s Most Violent Storms” was very informative.  It explained how tornadoes are formed and their destructive power.  The article contains many images to help explain its content.   I recommend everyone to bookmark this article because it could be very useful when threatened by a tornado. http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/ NOTE by the instructor: **

421 Posted by:  Shiniqua Wilkins, Sat 7/3/2004 10:58 AM The website is called Clear The Air.  This website gives you access to EPA's facts and figures on dirty power.  It also has articles in regards to the Bush Administration on their policy of the Clean Air Act.  The website also discusses Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Mercury (as well as how the Bush’s Administration plans on Mercury fail); New Air Standards, as well as a vast number of other topics. http://cta.policy.net/?PROACTIVE_ID=cecfcfc8cfc9c9c8c7c5cecfcfcfc5cececbc6c7c7cfccc9c8c5cf NOTE by the instructor: *

422 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 7/9/2004 9:35 AM The article "Tornadoes" is extremely resourceful.  It includes what causes tornadoes, tornado variations, how tornadoes form, shapes and sizes, where they occur, tornado myths, frequency, how to stay informed, environmental clues, and safety.  The article also includes extras about safety in schools and the work place, family disaster plan. interesting facts, and other thunderstorm hazards.  http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/ NOTE by the instructor: **

423 Posted by:   Vivian Gonzalez, Fri 7/9/2004 10:48 AM The website provides information on the importance of coral reefs. It discusses the current situation of the coral reefs and there potential extinction/endanger. There are various articles that talk about the reef issues and restoration projects that currently in progress.  http://globalcoral.org/imprtnce.html NOTE by the instructor: **

424 Posted by: Marsha Walker, Sat 7/10/2004 5:41 PM This website is about EPICA which is the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica. There intent is to study ice coring samples to see just to what effect Greenhouse gases are contributing to the warming of the Earth and how much of this warming is part of a natural cycle of the earth.  http://www.esf.org/esf_article.php?language=0&domain=3&activity=1&article=85&page=280 NOTE by the instructor: ***

425 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 7/10/2004 9:31 PM The article “Meteorites, Impacts, and Mass Extinction” by Professor Stephen A. Nelson of Tulane University does an excellent job of explaining the effects of a meteorite impact with the Earth.  It also discuses the theory that a meteorite struck the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico about 65 million years ago, causing the extinction of the dinosaurs and numerous other species.  The article explains the Torino scale which is used to communicate the potential hazards of a possible impact with a space object. http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol204/impacts.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

426 Posted by:  Maria Lopez, Sun 7/11/2004 8:46 PM This website gives information on the intensity and drought impacts in the United States. http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html NOTE by the instructor: *

427 Posted by: Maria Lopez, Sun 7/11/2004 8:46 PM This website deals with Thundertorm and Lightning mitigation. Some thunderstorms can be seen approaching, while others hit without warning. It is important to learn and recognize the danger signs and to plan ahead. http://www.nifc.gov/fireinfo/nfn.html NOTE by the instructor: **

428 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 7/16/2004 10:57 AM In the article "Tsunamis" that can be visited at http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/library/about_tsu/faqs.html it explains what they are, how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions generate them, where they are frequent, damage potential, and some major, historical tsunamis around the world.  There are many other topics included. http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/library/about_tsu/faqs.html NOTE by the instructor: **

429 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 7/17/2004 10:18 AM This web site by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on El Niño provides a wealth of information regarding this climatological phenomenon.  The El Niño is a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific which has an important effect on the weather and climate around the world.  You can find current and historical El Niño weather patterns collected by various scientific tools (e.g.: buoys, satellites, and the NOAA ship Ka’imimoana [Ocean Seeker]), as well as information on ongoing research and forecasting. http://www.elnino.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

430 Posted by:  Vivian Gonzalez, Sat 7/17/2004 5:45 PM The article provides information about inland flooding, historical inland flooding, and mitigation safety guidelines in case of flood warnings.  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/inland_flood.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

431 Posted by: Marsha Walker, Fri 7/16/2004 10:57 AM In the article "Tsunamis" that can be visited at http://www.prh.noaa.gov/itic/library/about_tsu/faqs.html it explains what they are, how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions generate them, where they are frequent, damage potential, and some major, historical tsunamis around the world.  There are many other topics included. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/inland_flood.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

432 Posted by: Tania Ortegar, Sat 7/17/2004 10:14 PM This page gives statistics on tornadoes by state. http://www.disastercenter.com/tornado.html NOTE by the instructor: *

433 Posted by: Beverly Shwartz, Tue 7/20/2004 1:37 PM This is a brief news release from the White House that summarizes President Bush's key environmental accomplishments.  It includes links to some of his initiatives.  http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/environment/ NOTE by the instructor: **

434 Posted by: Daniel Sragowiczr, Thu 7/22/2004 11:18 PM The site is good information for the Andrew paper http://gewex.meteo.mcgill.ca:8080/liu/hurricane_andrew.html NOTE by the instructor: **

435 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 7/23/2004 1:17 PM In the article titled "Nuclear Power Plant Emergency" that can be visited at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/nuclear.pdf it explains what to do in case of a nuclear disaster emergency.  This would have been extremely helpful with Chernobyl.  Some highlights are facts, public information meetings, community warning systems, emergency plans, about disaster supplies, evacuation routes, communication plans, ways to minimize exposure, and after the event.  It is really interesting. http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/nuclear.pdf NOTE by the instructor: **

436 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Fri 7/23/2004 4:38 PM This is World Revolution.org website that contains information on every facet of the World. Topics include Peace & Conflict; Human Rights; Environment; Development; and Cultural Issues.  You can also find in-depth, quality research & resources on major global issues relating to Environment.  http://www.worldrevolution.org/ NOTE by the instructor: *

437 Posted by: Tania Ortega, Fri 7/23/2004 7:35 PM This site has up to date information on hurricanes as well as on all kinds of other storms. It has great photographs!! http://www.hurricanechaser.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

438 Posted by: Vivian Gonzalez, Sat 7/24/2004 10:11 AM The website is a very informative article on hurricane Hugo and the way its trajectory devastated the Caribbean. Hugo brought upon the fear of the those in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as it caused extensive damage to theses Islands of the Caribbean. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/weather/hurricane/poststories/hugo-pr.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

439 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 7/24/2004 1:17 PM This web site by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a wealth of information on Drought through out the globe.  You can find statistical and historical data on drought and hazards assessments and a plethora of climate data and it relation to drought.  http://www.drought.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

440 Posted by: maria lopez, Sun 7/25/2004 7:46 PM This site lists potential asteroid impacts in the United States. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

441 Posted by: Beverly Shwartz, Mon 7/26/2004 10:23 AM This is a list of what to do in the event of a flood in Miami.  The Miami-Dade County Emergency Management office has provided this http://www.miamidade.gov/oem/flooding.asp NOTE by the instructor: ***

442 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 7/30/2004 11:38 AM The article earthquakes facts and earthquake fantasy would have helped me with the section on earthquakes.  It has common myths and then states the truth.  For example, some myths are that the ground can open up during an earthquake,  that California will eventually fall into the ocean, and that animals can predict earthquakes - all of which are common misconceptions.  http://earthquake.usgs.gov/bytopic/megaqk_facts_fantasy.html NOTE by the instructor: **

443 Posted by: Amberlee Stuber, Fri 7/30/2004 11:43 AM This article I feel is extremely important because we do live in South Florida and it is almost August which is considered the hottest month of the year.  This article has what to do before, during, and after suffering from extreme heat.  It also lists heat disorders and what to do during a drought. http://www.fema.com/hazards/extremeheat/heatf.shtm NOTE by the instructor: **

444 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Fri 7/30/2004 1:22 PM This site details of the 2004 Perseid meteor shower season.  The season begins in mid-July but peaks by August 12.  The page contains information on what exactly are Perseid meteors as well as pictures from the 2001 Perseid meteor season.  Are they harmless?  http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/25jun_perseids2004.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

445 Posted by: Tania Ortega, Fri 7/30/2004 4:00 PM This page examines the causes and repercussions of major extinction events as they pertain to marine invertebrates. http://www.earth.rochester.edu/ees207/Mass_Ext/higgins_mass1.html NOTE by the instructor: *

446 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 7/31/2004 9:00 AM Growing up as a kid, I would see the commercials where Smokey Bear would say, “Only you can prevent wildfires.”  It has been many years since I have seen one of these commercials.  This SmokeyBear.com website helps to teach kids and adults the importance of preventing wildfires.  Did you know that 1 out of every 5 human-caused wildfires was started by a camp or warming fire and 1 out 10 wildland fires is caused by a careless smoker?  http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/default.asp NOTE by the instructor: *

447 Posted by: Vivian Gonzalez, Sat 7/31/2004 5:40 PM The website provides information about the development of a tropical depression, tropical storm, and huricanes. It shows illustrations to give a better visual effect in the formation from a tropical depression to a hurricane. http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/stages/home.rxml NOTE by the instructor: *

448 Posted by: Marsha Walker, Sun 8/1/2004 10:17 AM This site is an interesting site showing how forest fires are fought and managed using helicopters and such. It shows various It talks about the firefighting issues and those pertaining to aviation in particular as well as how to get involved in this particular aspect of firefighting plus maps and information about various fires around the United States. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/ NOTE by the instructor: *

449 Posted by: Luis Pardo, Tue 8/3/2004 9:35 PM This website shows you what you need to know about being ready for a tornado. http://www.disasterrelief.org/Library/Prepare/tnado.html NOTE by the instructor: *

450 Posted by: Luis Pardo, Tue 8/3/2004 9:45 PM This shows how soil is important for earthquakes http://mceer.buffalo.edu/education/exercises/soil.asp NOTE by the instructor: *

451 Posted by: Luis Pardo, Tue 8/3/2004 9:45 PM This tells the science behind what a wildfire http://www.smokeybear.com/science.asp  NOTE by the instructor: *

452 Posted by: Luis Pardo, Tue 8/3/2004 9:45 PM http://weather.cod.edu/sirvatka/ts.html NOTE by the instructor: *

453 Posted by: Shiniqua Wilkins, Fri 8/6/2004 5:02 PM This website deals with just about anything pertaining to water.  Under the Disasters link you will find information on the current situation of droughts, floods, desertification, El Nino and others.  The website is very expansive in nature and knowledge available. http://www.africanwater.org/index.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

454 Posted by: Marcos Gonzalez, Sat 8/7/2004 10:01 AM This web site by the Peace Pledge Union, an independent organization of individuals from all walks of life sharing the belief that war and violent conflicts are neither necessary nor inevitable, contains an arsenal of information regarding disasters caused by war and violence.  I was amazed to learn that people are still feeling the effects of WWII and the Vietnam War.  Agent Orange’s carcinogenic dioxin, used in Vietnam for almost a decade to defoliate the forests, has sunk into the soil and washed into the sea and entered the food chain. http://www.ppu.org.uk/learn/infodocs/st_environment.html NOTE by the instructor: **

455 Posted by: Vivian Gonzalez, Sat 8/7/2004 6:15 PM  The website gives illustrations of the areas affected by the Izmit Earthquake and talks about the mitigation of the German Task force.  http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb2/pb21/Task_Force/izmit/izmit_text.html NOTE by the instructor: *

456 Posted by: Laura C. Duarte, Fri 9/10/2004 11:39 AM This site is about china: floods OCHA situation report 1 chose this current event because I feel some have overlooked it. This heavy storm caused major devastation to many cities in china on sept.3, 2004. This site displays maps as well as other websites among a barrage of information. http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vID/11A7FE12AE603AF485256F09005A7146?OpenDocument NOTE by the instructor: **

457 Posted by: Kim Algarras, Tue 9/7/2004 9:10 PM TThis is an extraordinary site in which Dewey McLean, PhD Geologist, theorizes on the extinction of the dinosaurs and the ensuing geological and environmental changes on earth between the Cretaceous and Tertiary Periods.  He calls this the K-T Extinction. http://filebox.vt.edu/artsci/geology/mclean/Dinosaur_Volcano_Extinction/ NOTE by the instructor: **

458 Posted by: Grisel Okumas, Thu 9/9/2004 9:40 PMM It gives you a description of what they are and how they occur and it also tells you what you can do to protect yourself, your family and your business.  I thought it was very informative. http://www.fema.gov/hazards/tornadoes/ NOTE by the instructor: **

459 Posted by: Heidy  , Mon 9/13/2004 7:46 PM  This page teaches about earthquake research and the machines that are used by scientists today to detect movement and stress upon the plates. It includes GPS models that indicate earthquake activity, fault lines, water, and roads. Earthquakes are plotted in yellow for yellow for last week, blue for last day, and red for last hour. Also, an estimation of their maginitude is given. GPS and InSAR radars that monitor stresses and the transfer of stresses. EDM distance meters that measure distances in plates and links to site that are monitering live data in the U.S. http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/research/deformation/index.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

460 Posted by: LAURA C. DUARTE, Fri 9/10/2004 11:39 AM It gives you a description of what they are and how they occur and it also tells you what you can do to protect yourself, your family and your business.  I thought it was very informative. http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vID/11A7FE12AE603AF485256F09005A7146?OpenDocument NOTE by the instructor: **

461 Posted by: Ric Babcock, Thu 9/9/2004 6:18 AM This site explains the world population growth and the explosion since 1950 and the expaected projection for mega-cities in the year 2015.With the expected growth, our natural resources must be managed in a way which will provide means of substance to sustain the population in the mega-cities as well and less populated rural areas. http://www.prb.org/Content/NavigationMenu/PRB/Educators/Human_Population/Urbanization2/Patterns_of_World_Urbanization1.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

462 Posted by: Babcock, Ric, Mon 9/13/2004 11:27 AM Here is the USGS site which will provide information about resources which are pertainent to Florida and the Southeast United States. http://geology.er.usgs.gov/states/southeast.html NOTE by the instructor: **

463 Posted by: Yasmine Renard, Mon 9/13/2004 8:52 PM This site is about the different levels of the sun from the core layer  to the corona  of the sun and how it produces energy. Temperatures steadily decrease as we move farther away from the core, but after the photosphere they begin to rise again. There are several theories that explain this, but none have been proven http://fusedweb.pppl.gov/CPEP/Chart_Pages/5.Plasmas/SunLayers.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

464 Posted by: Heather Cherrington, Tue 9/14/2004 8:32 PM This is an interesting look at the current population trends in North America and Europe http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CollegeandFamily/P92820.asp?GT1=5100 NOTE by the instructor: **

465 Posted by: Alejandro M Sierra, Wed 9/15/2004 9:16 AM http://dieoff.org/page174.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

466 Posted by: , LAURA CRISTINA DUARTE,  Tue 9/14/2004 12:43 PM This site is part of FEMA. a major concern this year is the heat wave. This site informs on how to protect ones self during this heat wave, what precautions to take, etc. http://www.fema.gov/rrr/talkdiz/heat.shtm NOTE by the instructor: **

467 Posted by: Alejandro M Sierra, Wed 9/15/2004 9:02 AM http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/Continents.shtml NOTE by the instructor: *

468 Posted by: Nicole Murphy-Derisma, Thu 9/16/2004 12:24 AM Here is an interesting article about seafloor spreading, and how it is such a natural occurence. It details how our planet is only solid on the outer layers because of the cold atmosphere it is in contact with (relative to the core, which is liquid because of the extremely hot temperatures). http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/nemo/explorer/concepts/spreading.html NOTE by the instructor: *

469 Posted by: Jermaine m Rowe, Thu 9/16/2004 2:56 AM  http://web.njit.edu/~hiltz/CRProjec/unesco.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

470 Posted by: Abad-Holcomb, Anilen, Thu 9/16/2004 11:48 PM ReliefWeb is a website that is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In the website, there is a section specifically designated towards Natural Disasters. It emphasizes all major natural disasters occurring in the world since 1981 archived, including disaster response information. There are also numerous maps, data, and statistics of all countries in the world and what natural disasters have affected them. http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf  NOTE by the instructor: **

471 Posted by: Anilen Abad-Holcomb, Fri 9/17/2004 3:21 PM This is an excellent website for anyone who is interested in learning more about volcanoes. It is actually the web version of the book, “A Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park”. Although, it focuses on Hawaiian volcanoes, it illustrates similar processes and features that are observed at volcanoes around the world. It also has many pages with figures and diagrams that can help understand the Earth’s surface.  http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/atg.html NOTE by the instructor: *

472 Posted by: Daniel Albeto Alonso, Sat 9/18/2004 11:15 AM It gives you a description of what they are and how they occur and it also tells you what you can do to protect yourself, your family and your business.  I thought it was very informative. http://webspinners.com/dlblanc/tectonic/ptbasics.html NOTE by the instructor: *

473 Posted by: Heather Stahler, Sat 9/18/2004 5:02 PM It contains the latest quake info, general quake info, hazards and preparedness, research and links to additional resources.  I chose this site because earthquakes have always fasinated me and I wanted to find out more information anout them.  http://quake.usgs.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

474 Posted by: Annette Mateu, Sat 9/18/2004 5:35 PM This website covers the atmosphere of earth and gives a thorough explanation of each layer of the atmosphere and its composition. http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/atmosphere.html NOTE by the instructor: *

475 Posted by: Mario Campa, Tue 9/14/2004 1:26 AM This site helps us understand how tropical twisters work with hurricanes, how hurricanes get their names-listing of current and retired names, and the overall knowledge one needs to know of these disasters. http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/ NOTE by the instructor: **

476 Posted by:  , Fri 9/10/2004 11:39 AM I http://www.fema.gov/rrr/talkdiz/heat.shtm NOTE by the instructor: **

477 Posted by: Daniel A. Ladino, Wed 9/15/2004 7:28 PM This website is user-friendly and provides up-to-date, as well as historical, information of earthquakes in Alaska.  The technical literature is impressive and easy to understand.  I recommend this site to all students in this course.  http://www.giseis.alaska.edu/Seis/ NOTE by the instructor: **

478 Posted by: Gladys Hernandez, Wed 9/15/2004 9:46 PM This website gives complete information of where earthquakes occur, how they happen and the history of earthquakes. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/ NOTE by the instructor: **

479 Posted by: Jason Andrew Pardon, Fri 9/10/2004 11:39 AM This is website is a great reference to expend upon the topics discussed in class on Tuesday, Sept. 14. There is great information on the formation of the Solar System, as we as facts and figures on all the different planets, the Sun, and the Moon. The link to information on planet Earth has great resources for learning about the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biospehere, among other topics. What I like most about this website is the fact that it provides explanations for kids and adults. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/solar_system.html&edu=elem%3chttp:/www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/formation.htmlelem NOTE by the instructor: **

480 Posted by: Eric,Hahn, Fri 9/17/2004 1:32 PM this web site attempts to address various questions regarding hurricanes, typhoons and tropical cyclones it includes diffrences between the types of storms , how they occour where they occour and historical background. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqHED.html NOTE by the instructor: **

481 Posted by: Takuma Mohri, Sat 9/18/2004 2:55 AMThis website explains about plate tectonics by using GIF animation. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html NOTE by the instructor: **

482 Posted by: Jamie E. Barbee, Sat 9/18/2004 11:56 AM This website has information about evolving Earth, how the Earth was formed. It includes pictures and self-tests.. http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/evolving_earth/evolving_earth.html NOTE by the instructor: **

483 Posted by: Giancarlo Buitrago, Fri 9/17/2004 2:25 AM The American Petroleum Institute which in part is intertwind with the US oil and natural gas industry talks about position on the Kyoto Protocol. Also includes  various links on questions dealing with Global Climate http://www.api.org/globalclimate/apipos.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

484 Posted by: Nicole Mitchell, Fri 9/17/2004 1:06 PM The following website was set up by Peter J. Bryant of the University of California's School of Biological Sciences.  It contains a wealth of information about the effect of Earth's population growth on our natural resources.  There are also several links, including one ("updated total") that gives the current population of the United States and the world.  http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec16/b65lec16.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

485 Posted by: Aimee J. Elliott, Sat 9/18/2004 1:11 AM The Population Reference Bureau is a site dedicated to providing information on U.S. and international population trends and their implications. http://www.prb.org/ NOTE by the instructor: *

486 Posted by: Alek DeMario, Sat 9/18/2004 9:42 AM This site ha lots of info about population stats country by county and the whole world. http://photius.com/rankings/population.html NOTE by the instructor: **

487 Posted by: Frank Mena, Sat 9/18/2004 10:12 AM This website contains excellant graphs and information on past, current, and future predictions of global climate change. http://www.ipcc.ch/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

488 Posted by: Kristi Bradshaw, Sat 9/18/2004 7:01 PM This website discusses China’s one child policy: the reason why and when it was implemented and its effectiveness. It is short, precise and filled with factual information. China is an excellent case study for population control. www.slemishcollege.org.uk/China%20ciareen.ppt NOTE by the instructor: *

489 Posted by: Kristi Bradshaw, Sat 9/18/2004 8:35 PM This site describes Guyana’s numerous mineral resources, many of which have not been exploited as yet. The website also describes how permission is given to extract a mineral site and how the profits are shared between landowners and the companies extracting the ore. Although Guyana has such so many resources it is a country that is economically unstable. http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2001/gy2001.pdf NOTE by the instructor: *

490 Posted by: Courtney Reynolds, Sat 9/18/2004 11:32 PM this website explains the global carbon cycle, and talks about research which is being done regarding the distribution of carbon in the atmosphere. http://whrc.org/carbon/index.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

491 Posted by: Courtney Reynolds, Sat 9/18/2004 11:37 PM this website contains information about water resources in the US, and also has extensive data about groundwaters. http://water.usgs.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

492 Posted by: Babcock, Ric, Mon 9/20/2004 11:20 AM This site, by Reuter's news agency, tells of the increase today of crude oil and expected price increase spikes should more disruption in the production sites take place. http://futures.fxstreet.com/Futures/news/afx/singleNew.asp?menu=economicnews&pv_noticia=MTFH53049_2004-09-20_07-37-44_SP204792 NOTE by the instructor: **

493 Posted by: SHAYLA PEREZ, Tue 9/21/2004 10:47 AM The carbon dioxide information analysis center contains data and requests from people all over the world concerned with the global climate change.  It holds the records of concentrations of carbon dioxide and different gases in the Atmosphere.  It also emphasizes on biogeochemical cycles of green house gases. http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

494 Posted by: Frank Mena, Wed 9/22/2004 1:19 PM This site offers us Floridians a better understanding of the different geological rock formations as well as where Oil and Gas are located in our state. http://pubs.usgs.gov/om/om-226/OM226.pdf NOTE by the instructor: ***

495 Posted by: Aimee J. Elliott, Wed 9/22/2004 9:36 PM This site explains the difference b/w weathering and erosion in a more understable format then what is presented in the text. http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/misc/gweaero.html NOTE by the instructor: *

496 Posted by: Alejandro Sierra , Fri 9/24/2004 9:50 AM This web site has 400 articles and 811 pages, the site covers every aspect of the environment and provides many interactive features. http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Science/fossil_fuel_resources.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

497 Posted by: Nicole Mitchell, Fri 9/24/2004 2:03 PMT his site contains information on eluvial and alluvial placer deposits.  It also includes information (in the numbered links at the bottom of the page) about where to find placers and provides examples. http://www.minelinks.com/alluvial/deposits.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

498 Posted by: SHAYLA PEREZ, Fri 9/24/2004 6:00 PM The website provides maps and detailed information on the rings of fire, plate tectonics, and the continental drift and how they all tie together. http://www.nobleednews.com/plate_tectonics.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

499 Posted by: Cathleen Dykes, Sat 9/18/2004 5:03 PM This site was really helpful for me.  It is a glossary of science terms that I found extremely useful.  http://www.physicalgeography.net/glossary.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

500 Posted by:  Michelle Mackhoul, Sat 9/18/2004 5:18 PM This site shows maps of the plates of the world and plate boundaries. http://geology.about.com/cs/maps_platetectonic/ NOTE by the instructor: **

501 Posted by: Jessica Figueroa, Sat 9/18/2004 5:57 PM This website is all devoted to natural disasters but the main page I choose was about a satelite image of a dust storm. This happened from the results of the drought conditions in eastern Australia caused by the 2002 El Nino event. http://www.reec.nsw.edu.au/2002/stu7-12/disaster/locectx/4dust.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

502 Posted by: Kim Algarra, Sat 9/18/2004 6:34 PM This website suggests a possible way to dispose of nuclear waste via subduction zones.  I think it's a bad idea. http://www.etsu.edu/writing/3120f99/zctb3/nuclear2.htm#nw4 NOTE by the instructor: ***

503 Posted by: Mark Brown, Sat 9/18/2004 11:22 PMThis site gives basic clarification of the earths crust, continental and oceanic. The site contains links to pages that details the thickness of the crust, the oceanic ridges, Maps of oceanic crustal ages and hotspots. http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Key_Topics/Geological_Evolution/earths_crust/ NOTE by the instructor: **

504 Posted by: Gladys Hernandez, Sun 9/19/2004 12:42 AM This web site informs if Global Warming effects on Hurricanes http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=%5CNation%5Carchive%5C200409%5CNAT20040915c.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

505 Posted by: Jhon Arbelaez, Mon 9/20/2004 2:45 PMThis website talks about the show "Savage Earth" which aired on PBS in 1998.  If one follows the links, one can find extensive information on earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. There are also plenty of animations screens for easy to visualize learning, as wellas links to other websties dealing with those topics. There is even a section which allows the public to submit their questions and receive answer from experts on the field. http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/index.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

506 Posted by: Christopher F. Fong, Tue 9/21/2004 12:29 AM I found this site to be unique because most sites gave you a background of the ozone layer; however this site gave you the origin of the actual ozone hole. Instead of just listing how we can prevent further damage to the ozone layer, this site explained how we actually got to this point. It also gives a comprehensive introduction about the actual ozone layer http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

507 Posted by: Jessica Figueroa, Tue 9/21/2004 4:05 PM The following website is based on volcanic activity from the year 2000 to present day. It also contains facts and information about certain volcanoes. http://www.btinternet.com/~mike.ferris/volcano.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

508 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Tue 9/21/2004 9:53 PM This article describes the different types of tectonic and volcanic earthquakes at Mt. Pinatubo in 1991-1992. It goes into detail about tectonic high frequency, low frequency earthquakes and their differences and the types of geologic processes that they are associated with before and after eruption. It also defines volcanic tremors and their differences and separates them into three categories of low amplitude, large amplitude and high frequency.  http://pubs.usgs.gov/pinatubo/ramos/ NOTE by the instructor: **

509 Posted by: Anais Llanes-Diaz, Wed 9/22/2004 9:42 PM  This website focuses on seafloor spreading, as well as the different boundaries.  It also contains great diagrams for a better understanding of the material. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/Metzger3.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

510 Posted by: Daniel A. Ladino, Thu 9/23/2004 12:07 AM If you want information about current volcanic activity world wide, you must visit this website. It educates the reader about the dynamics of volcanic activity. In addition, information like finding a volcano by name, names of volcanoes, region, and by eruption date can be acquired. There are three hyperlinks located on the top of the webpage highlighted in red that will provide this information.  http://www.extremescience.com/PlateTectonicsmap.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

511 Posted by: Mario O. Campa, Thu 9/23/2004 11:40 PM This web-site expands our previous perception on earthquakes.  It explains how technology is advancing and we could now detect earthquakes from satellites in space before they actually happen.  We also find great links in the actual web-page to further enhance our knowledge and research on earthquakes.  http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/11aug_earthquakes.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

512 Posted by: Kim Algarra, Sat 9/25/2004 7:22 AM This site regards tests and research done on hurricanes and attempts to lessen their impact.  It is interesting to see how scientists try to overcome the forces of nature.  There are links on this page to the homepage which gives further information. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hrd_sub/sfury.html NOTE by the instructor: **

513 Posted by: Alek DeMario, Mon 9/20/2004 11:18 AM http://www.extremescience.com/PlateTectonicsmap.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

514 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Wed 9/22/2004 12:35 PM NASA personnel is responsible for this great website giving up to date information on current natural disasters.  It shows a map where NASA has placed satellites so that people could see images of natural hazards.  The goal in sharing these images is to help people visualize where and when natural hazards occur, and to help mitigate their effects. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/index.html NOTE by the instructor: **

515 Psted by: Alisa Gayle Cheeseman, Thu 9/23/2004 12:50 AM This site  is maintained by the Canadian Government.  It describes in detail where earthquakes originate, what causes them, where they occur, and effects they can have, like tsunamis. http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Surficial/quake/eq3.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

516 Posted by: Laura Cristina Duarte, Thu 9/23/2004 11:27 AM This is a multimedia show of pictures taken from the hubble telescope.They really are incredible. I thought you might enjoy them since a part of the foundations section of the class involves learning about the solar system. http://wires.news.com.au/special/mm/030811-hubble.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

517 Posted by: Tarkeysha Foster, Thu 9/23/2004 10:44 PM This site is about Natural Hazards, and has links to other information such as the mitigation of natural disasters, current earthquakes, disaster relief information, maps, national warning areas within the US, information on wildfires, and tsunamis.  http://www.zephryus.demon.co.uk/geography/links/haz.html NOTE by the instructor: *

518 Posted by: Tarkeysha Foster, Thu 9/23/2004 10:52 PM This website is about blizzards, and i figured that this was also a natural disaster because it causes life-threatening situations, and can cause deaths if not prepared for them.  This site gives a definition of the term blizzards, and where the term came from, information about what hazards blizzards can cause, links to other sites that help to enhance the knowledge of proper winter weather precautions, regional warnings and advisories. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Flagstaff/science/blizzard.html NOTE by the instructor: *

519 Posted by: Victoria D. Capo, Sat 9/25/2004 4:27 PM This article is about controversies about the evolution of the Earth's core. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/Flagstaff/science/blizzard.html NOTE by the instructor: **

520 Posted by: Alek DeMario, Sat 9/25/2004 7:23 PM This site has lots of info regarding earthquakes. It has many links and explains earthquakes in detail. It also has many other interesting features. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/earthqu.html NOTE by the instructor: *

521 Posted by: Ric Babcock, Sat 9/25/2004 4:44 PM At this site, weekly updates of satellite images of the changes which are taking place on the earth.Everthing from deforestiation in South America, to the before and after pictures of earthquakes in Iran. Each week the pictures are updated and there is an archives where one can go back and view previous weeks satellite images. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16674 NOTE by the instructor: **

522 Posted by: Gustavo Lopez, Sat 9/25/2004 9:36 PM Here is a website that touches base on the theory of plate tectonics. It goes in deep detail on all aspects of the theory from sea floor spreading to continental drif http://www.platetectonics.com/research.asp NOTE by the instructor: *

523 Posted by: Gustavo Lopez, Sat 9/25/2004 9:47 PM This website touches base on all kinds of technologies throughout history. It starts off with the stone age and leads on to the industrial revolution. http://www.bergen.org/technology/techis.html NOTE by the instructor: *

524 Posted by: Giancarlo Buitrago, Sat 9/25/2004 10:16 PM The Following Website provides an indepth Explaination of how earthquakes form and of all recent earthquake locations, also it provides seismic data of how earthquakes are measured, with a special Seismology link http://mnw.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/ NOTE by the instructor: *

525 Posted by: Cardenas, Dyanne, Sat 9/25/2004 11:33 PM Site with the basic information on plate tectonics, it also explains some of the movements and covers the main plate http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/plates.html NOTE by the instructor: *

526 Posted by: Pickett, Clint, Tue 9/28/2004 4:27 PM Here is a site about placer deposits in washington and how to pan for gold.  It also explains the process inwhich placer deposits are formed and also how the art of pannisg works. http://www.ghosttownsusa.com/panning.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

527 Posted by: Jennifer Wasmer, Tue 9/28/2004 5:15 PM This is a site created soley for information regaurding the worlds oil.  The goods, the bads, and the inbetween.  I found this to be really interesting how it discussed the bads, considereing this is the OPEC page and I dont know why they would want to explain the negative of their company.  http://www.opec.com/ NOTE by the instructor: *

528  Posted by: Courtney Reynolds Thu 9/30/2004 2:47 PM This website contains information about Minamata disease, its origins, and effects http://www.env.go.jp/en/topic/minamata.html NOTE by the instructor: *

529 Posted by: Nicole Mitchell, Fri 10/1/2004 3:08 PM This is the United States Country Analysis Brief.  It includes general background information, how much oil we import from various nations, and the types and amount of energy that we use as a country, as well as individual states' information. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/usa.html NOTE by the instructor: *

530 Posted by: Frank Mena, Fri 10/1/2004 11:20 PM Every wonder what an ingot is? Check out the Aluminum Company of America aka ALCOA. You can also see how this company has diversified into other industries just like many mining companies have done as well as other information on how Bauxite is turned into Aluminum.es. http://www.alcoa.com/ingot/en/info_page/making_overview.asp NOTE by the instructor: *

531 Posted by: xxxxxx, Sat 10/2/2004 1:33 PM This link is part of the American Museum of Natural History.  It is discussing in particular the exhibition regarding diamonds.  It is very informative including how diamonds are formed, what they are composed of, mining information and technologies involving diamonds http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/diamonds/ NOTE by the instructor: **

532 Posted by: Aimee J. Elliott, Sat 9/25/2004 7:23 PMThis site has links to many articles on Colonialism and Imperialsim throughout the world. http://schools.bcsd.com/garza/library/links2/imp.htm  NOTE by the instructor: *

533 Posted by: Alejandro Sierra, Sun 10/3/2004 1:41 PM The World Energy Council (WEC) is the foremost global multi-energy organisation in the world today. WEC has Member Committees in over 90 countries, including most of the largest energy-producing and energy consuming countries. The 80-year-old organisation covers all types of energy, including coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, and renewables, and is UN-accredited, non-governmental, non-commercial and non-aligned http://www.worldenergy.org/wec-geis/publications/reports/ser/oil/oil.asp NOTE by the instructor: **

534 Posted by: Alejandro Sierra, Sun 10/3/2004 1:54 PM The Nuclear Energy Institute is the policy organization of the nuclear energy and technologies industry and participates in both the national and global policy-making process. NEI's objective is to ensure the formation of policies that promote the beneficial uses of nuclear energy and technologies in the United States and around the world. http://www.nei.org/index.asp?catnum=1&catid=14 NOTE by the instructor: ***

535 Posted by: Vanessa Goderich, Sun 10/3/2004 8:19 PM  This site talks about the California Gold Rush. It also meantions other date and discoveries having to do with gold. http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html NOTE by the instructor: *

536 Posted by: Frank Mena, Sun 10/3/2004 9:22 PM Vinyl, isn't it a great product. Cheap can be formed into toys for kids to PVC piping for our homes ahh what a diversed product.  Take a look at this website to see the truths about vinyl products and the harm it can produce to the environment and humans.  This is our own Minimata disease being produced in the U.S.specifically in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  http://www.bluevinyl.org/animation.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

537 Posted by: Michelle Maria Wiley, Mon 10/4/2004 1:49 AM I thought this web Site could explain more to people about OPEC, and what they do and how this company works in helping us. http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/opecrev.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

538 Posted by: Alek DeMario, Mon 10/4/2004 11:15 PM This site contains information about the process of managing municipal waste. It contains information on how citizens should participate in the process. It also has links to the E.P.A for business opportunity and more.  http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

539 Posted by: Heather Cherrington, Tue 10/5/2004 11:15 PM  This site has lots of info regarding earthquakes. It has many links and explains earthquakes in detail. It also has many other interesting features. http://www.rmg.se/RMDEntities/M2/MINPAR.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

540 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Thu 9/16/2004 6:25 AM Great site!  Discusses plate tectonics, the cause of earthquakes.  It also reviews the layers of the earth and the three main plate tectonic environments.  Great illustrations! http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/plate-tectonics.html NOTE by the instructor: *

541 Posted by: Cantens, Thu 9/16/2004 6:25 AM For those of you writing the eassy on the earthquake, you definitely want to check out this site!  Gives information on past earthquakes, how to survive an earthquake, and current research projects set by the Nevada Seismological Laboratory. http://wwww.seismo.unr.edu/index.html NOTE by the instructor: **

542 Posted by: Abad-Holcomb, Anilen, Thu 9/16/2004 11:48 PMM ReliefWeb is a website that is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In the website, there is a section specifically designated towards Natural Disasters. It emphasizes all major natural disasters occurring in the world since 1981 archived, including disaster response information. There are also numerous maps, data, and statistics of all countries in the world and what natural disasters have affected them. http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND  NOTE by the instructor: *

543 Posted by: TAbad-Holcomb, Anilen, Fri 9/17/2004 3:21 PM This is an excellent website for anyone who is interested in learning more about volcanoes. It is actually the web version of the book, “A Teacher's Guide to the Geology of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park”. Although, it focuses on Hawaiian volcanoes, it illustrates similar processes and features that are observed at volcanoes around the world. It also has many pages with figures and diagrams that can help understand the Earth’s surface.  http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/atg.html NOTE by the instructor: *

544 Posted by: Daniel Albeto Alonso, Sat 9/18/2004 11:15 AM Having to learn about Plate Tectonics for this assignment, I found a useful site that gives you the "ABC's of Plate Tectonics" Explains to the simplest of details about plate tectonics.  http://webspinners.com/dlblanc/tectonic/ptABCs.shtml NOTE by the instructor: *

545 Posted by: Tarkeysha Foster, Sat 9/18/2004 2:57 PM This site has several links to several sites about tsunamis.  This links will take you to pages that will give information on how tsunamis are generated, the effects on humans and the economy, methods of warning about tsunamis in coastal areas, and hazard mitigation.  There are also links to pages about recent tsunamis and on going tsunami research. http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/intro.html NOTE by the instructor: *

546 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Mon 9/27/2004 8:35 AM The "Hurricane Watch Net" is an organization of amateur radio and weather people who disseminate hurricane advisory information to marine interests, Caribbean Island nations, emergency operating centers, and others in the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific as promulgated by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. http://www.hwn.org/ NOTE by the instructor: *

547 Posted by: Nicole Murphy-Derisma, Tue 9/28/2004 1:57 PM This article presents some factual information about landslides in the state of Montana. However, it also covers causes of landslides by natural and human means, what type of land they are most prevalent on, the seasons landslides occur mostly in, and how hazardous and destructive they can be, even after completion.  http://www.state.mt.us/dma/DES/Soil.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

548 Posted by: Velazquez, Silvia Maria, Wed 9/29/2004 9:36 AM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_disaster NOTE by the instructor: *

549 Posted by: Velazquez, Silvia Maria, Wed 9/29/2004 9:36 AM  http://www.fema.gov/rrr/talkdiz/landslide.shtm NOTE by the instructor: *

550 Posted by: Alex Fernandez, Fri 10/1/2004 7:03 PM This website is dedicated compeletly to asteriod and meteor hazards. It has great diagrams and explantions as to why this should be of greater concern to our government.Also has a great archive of past close fly by's.  http://impact.arc.nasa.gov/index.html NOTE by the instructor: **

551 Posted by: Jason Pardon , Sat 10/2/2004 12:13 PM This is a company that follows and gathers info on tornadoes. Once it has the info,they then correspond with new stations and give them the latest information on tornadoes. http://www.tornadoproject.com/ NOTE by the instructor: *

552 Posted by: Daniel A. Alonso, Sat 10/2/2004 6:35 PM Since we are covering landslides, I found a website that contains all the information one needs to know about landslides in general and in Austrailia. It informs visitors of Australia prone areas and potential activity. http://www.ga.gov.au/urban/factsheets/landslide.jsp NOTE by the instructor: **

553 Posted by: Anilen Abad-Holcomb, Sat 10/2/2004 10:04 PM While at first glance this site might look as one that is catering to a younger age group, it is surprisingly informative for anyone who is looking for a basis on how plate tectonics and volcanoes work (though it also touches on just about everything relating to the lithosphere). This site is packed with diagrams and pictures that make it easy to comprehend. Furthermore, it works in a creative way that each time a term appears in an explanation, there is a link that further explains that term.  I recommend playing around with the site and I guarantee you will strengthen your earth science foundation.. http://library.thinkquest.org/17457/english.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=0122 NOTE by the instructor: *

554 Posted by: Velazquez, Silvia Maria, Sun 10/3/2004 2:52 PM This website is a great resource for information on Italy's Volcano which as the website claims, "The Cradle of Volcanology". http://boris.volcanoetna.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

555 Posted by: Anilen Abad-Holcomb, Mon 10/4/2004 12:52 AM If you have ever wondered anything about the phenomenon of droughts, then Drought Outlook would be a great place to start your research. This website is filled with tons of interesting information. In it you will find news links, maps, agricultural disaster information, water resource information, drought cycles, weather forecasts, and disaster forecasts. http://www.droughtoutlook.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

556 Posted by: Anilen Abad-Holcomb, Mon 10/4/2004 11:18 AM This site has a great deal of interesting information regarding tsunamis.  It is simply laid out and easy to comprehend. It touches on the basics, such as what exactly causes tsunamis and who is at most danger of being affected. But the most interesting aspect, is the collection of various animations and virtual reality models that can aid in understanding this powerful disaster. http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/ NOTE by the instructor: **

557 Posted by: Alek DeMario, Mon 10/4/2004 11:07 PM This site explains everythig that has to do with plate tectonics. it also has links to other sites where one can see particular places and the effects the plates have on them.  http://www.extremescience.com/PlateTectonicsmap.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

558 Posted by: Jessica Stern, Tue 10/5/2004 11:25 AM I found this article interesting regarding natural disasters (including tsunamis) likelihood of hitting Florida.. http://lmsmaps.methaz.org/lmsmaps/methodqr.html NOTE by the instructor: *

559 Posted by: Jessica Stern, Tue 10/5/2004 11:29 AM Resources for hurricanes, landslides, tornadoes, and other disasters in Florida. Very useful data, resources, and tipsheets on latest events. http://www.ire.org/inthenews_archive/hurricane.html NOTE by the instructor: *

560 Posted by: Jessica Stern, Tue 10/5/2004 11:30 AM Internet weather resource, for up to date distaster information, forecasts, and current weather conditions affecting our local areas. http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/FL_cc_us.html NOTE by the instructor: *

561 Posted by:  , Tue 10/5/2004 8:08 PM This is a website totally dedicated to hurricane andrew, the costliest natural disaster in US history. Lots of great info , hits close to home. http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/arch/cases/920824/home.rxml NOTE by the instructor: *

562 Posted by:  , Tue 10/5/2004 8:17 PM This is a U.K. site dedicated to the investigation oF Tornadoes and strong thunderstorms. It is awesome has great info that you compare to the american counterpar. http://www.torro.org.uk/ NOTE by the instructor: *

563 Posted by: Javier Cantens,Wed 10/6/2004 10:49 AM The International Seismological Centre (ISC) in the U.K. is a nongovernmental organization charged with the final collection, analysis, and publication of standard earthquake information from all over the world. The centre prepares a definitive global seismicity Bulletin that includes event locations and magnitudes and has created this new Web site to publish its information even more broadly. The site contains information about the ISC, including contents and analyses from the Bulletin, as well as searches of recent issues of that periodical. Indeed, some data sets are now searchable on-line. . http://www.isc.ac.uk/ NOTE by the instructor: **

564 Posted by: Javier Cantens,Wed 10/6/2004 10:49 AM The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) maintains a state-of-the-art Web site that includes a series of colorful maps depicting potential earthquake effects in the Bay Area. A person can choose not only a specific locale in the area, but also a specific magnitude and earthquake source (i.e., a specific fault) and then view the consequences of the given scenario. The site includes additional information about the maps, about earthquake hazards in Northern California, and about seismic hazard mitigation generally.  http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/bayarea.html NOTE by the instructor: *

564 Posted by: William Hites, Wed 10/6/2004 7:45 PM This web site talks about the origin of life on earth and where it is speculated that the first live cells came from.  It also talks about charles darwin and his evolutionary theory.. http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/2948/orgel.html NOTE by the instructor: **

565 Posted by: William Hites, Wed 10/6/2004 8:36 PM I am almost positive that this site is not in the lecture notes or anywhere on your site.  I think it should be though.  It shows Pangea and how it began to rift apart and it also goes through a prediction of what it will look like in the future. http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Pangea/Pangea1.html NOTE by the instructor: *

567 Posted by: Heather Stahler, Tue 10/5/2004 11:25 AM This site gives a lot of good information about volcanoes in the United States.  It talks about the Volcano and Plate Techtonics Theory and gives maps and illustrations.  It talks about the Hawaiian Isalnds, Cascade volcanoes, and the Alaskan volcanoes.  It gives a glossary of terms related to volcanoes and also a list of further readings. http://www.nps.gov/havo/ NOTE by the instructor: **

568 Posted by: Daniel A. Alonso, Fri 10/8/2004 5:07 PM This website explain the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (TWSP). It is a global international early warning system that is dedicated to the monitoring of tsunami hazards in the Pacific. It gives a timely warnings on potentially destructive distant tsunamis. It gives the government and the proper authority to react to the warnings in preparation for a possible disaster. http://www.ewc2.org/upload/downloads/Kong2003AbstractEWC2.pdf. NOTE by the instructor: **

569 Posted by: Jason Pardon, Fri 10/8/2004 9:13 AM This site tells you general information about Tsunami's and lets everyone know the physics on how they operate. They give detailed pictures on how a Tsunami would look like. http://www.ewc2.org/upload/downloads/Kong2003AbstractEWC2.pdf. NOTE by the instructor: *

570 Posted by:    , Mon 10/11/2004 4:29 PM This website offers a lot of great info on California and Nevada earthquakes. It has plenty of statistics on quakes in that area.  http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/states/california/california.html NOTE by the instructor: *

571 Posted by: Jessica Stern, Mon 9/20/2004 8:20 PM rom the NOAA Library in Miami, a detailed brochure outlining hurricanes and other natural disasters http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/hurricbro.html NOTE by the instructor: **

572 Posted by: Jermaine Marlon Rowe, Fri 10/15/2004 12:08 AM Site tells about prevention methods, debris flows, hazards programs, the people and projects involved in the detection, preparation, and cleanup of landslides. http://landslides.usgs.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

573 Posted by: Anais Llanes-Diaz,Sun 10/3/2004 9:32 PM; Jermaine Marlon Rowe, Fri 10/15/2004 12:06 AM Site tells about the inner workings of a volcano and it has up to date info on eruptions from volcanos around the world. http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/volcanoes.html NOTE by the instructor: **

574 Posted by: Jermaine Marlon Rowe, Fri 10/15/2004 12:06 AM Very good site for describing earthquakes and how they occur. Very graphical and animated. http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/ NOTE by the instructor: **

575 Posted by: Heather Stahler, Wed 10/13/2004 4:18 PM found it to be informative and I learned a lot about Yellowstone that I didn't know.  Since it was from National Geographic I believe that it is a respectable source. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/08/0828_wireyellowstone.html NOTE by the instructor: **

576 Posted by:  , Sat 9/25/2004 9:29 PM This site contains valuable information about debris flows which include: mudslides, lahars, or debris avalanches. These are all common fast-moving landslides, which generally occur during periods of intense rainfall or rapid snowmelt. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-176-97/fs-176-97.html NOTE by the instructor: *

577 Posted by: Jermaine Shakes , Sun 9/26/2004 12:17 PM This site shows generally where all the fault lines are around the world. http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html NOTE by the instructor: *

578 Posted by:  , Sun 9/26/2004 1:54 PM This website offers a great array of information about Volcanoes. Mitigation, current activity, extra information about volcanoes and how they form etc. I think it is a great asset to the section we're studying now. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/  NOTE by the instructor: *

579 Posted by: Mark Brown, Sun 9/26/2004 4:48 PM This webpage clearly defines and gives background information on The Richter Magnitude Scale and how it is used.  http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/general/richter.html NOTE by the instructor: **

580 Posted by: Michelle Mackhoul, Mon 9/27/2004 10:14 AM This site gives information on earthquakes and other natural disasters, and how to prepare for them. http://www.glaciermedicaled.com/naturaldisaster.html NOTE by the instructor: *

581 Posted by: Jhon Arbelaez, Wed 9/29/2004 1:57 PM This website from the University of Florida talks about groundwater, and mentions groundwater springs in Florida, how they form underground caves, and how sinkholes occur. http://waterquality.ifas.ufl.edu/PRIMER/h2o2.html#a7 NOTE by the instructor: **

582 Posted by: Mario Campa, Thu 9/30/2004 1:48 AM This web-page helps us better understand the concept of Tsunamis. We could analyze the effects of Tsunamis across the globe.  There are many different links throughout all the pages of the actual site.  Check out how the state of Oregon is being affected as we speak and the measures they are taking to prevent a major disaster. http://sarvis.dogami.state.or.us/earthquakes/Coastal/HistoricTsunamis.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

583 Posted by: Michelle Mackhoul, Mon 9/27/2004 10:14 AM This site gives information on earthquakes and other natural disasters, and how to prepare for them. http://www.glaciermedicaled.com/naturaldisaster.html NOTE by the instructor: *

584 Posted by: Jhon Arbelaez, Wed 9/29/2004 1:57 PM This website from the University of Florida talks about groundwater, and mentions groundwater springs in Florida, how they form underground caves, and how sinkholes occur. http://waterquality.ifas.ufl.edu/PRIMER/h2o2.html#a7 NOTE by the instructor: **

585 Posted by: Mario Campa, Thu 9/30/2004 1:48 AM This web-page helps us better understand the concept of Tsunamis. We could analyze the effects of Tsunamis across the globe.  There are many different links throughout all the pages of the actual site.  Check out how the state of Oregon is being affected as we speak and the measures they are taking to prevent a major disaster. http://sarvis.dogami.state.or.us/earthquakes/Coastal/HistoricTsunamis.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

586 Posted by: Dane Ireson , Thu 9/30/2004 12:37 PM This site is about plate techtonics and the whole matters of how the earth is shifting. It has little animated examples of how these thing work.  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/geology/tectonics.html  NOTE by the instructor: **

587 Posted by: Dane Ireson, Thu 9/30/2004 12:56 PM This website gives a look at most of the disasters in the lithosphere. It gives information about how and why they occur. http://www.learn-hazard,s.org/3.php NOTE by the instructor: **

588 Posted by: Jonathan Gordon, Thu 9/30/2004 4:06 PM This web site gives a great description of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.  It provides maps, pictures, and explanations that are very interesting.  http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs151-99/ NOTE by the instructor: **

589 Posted by:  ,Paola Rodriguez, Thu 9/30/2004 8:13 PM It is about the active debris in California http://geology.wr.usgs.gov/wgmt/elnino/scampen/daily.html NOTE by the instructor: **

590 Posted by: Jessica Figueroa, Fri 10/1/2004 7:25 PM This website contains the reason as to why weather forecasters pick the names for hurricanes they do and this site also contains names of all the past hurricanes to hit miami, and tropical cyclone names for the upcoming years to come. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/reason.html NOTE by the instructor: **

591 Posted by: Hahn Eric, Fri 10/1/2004 8:49 PM this site has many good links to volcanic activity.  http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/volcanoes.html NOTE by the instructor: *

592 Posted by: Takuma Mohri, Fri 10/1/2004 10:59 PMThis website contains terminology of volcano,volcanic places in USA and even in Mars. http://users.ox.ac.uk/~magd1496/ NOTE by the instructor: **

593 Posted by: Takuma Mohri, Fri 10/1/2004 11:05 PM This is the website of Tokyo University earthquake institute.It has earthquake database,recent vocanic and earthquake activities and so on. .  http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

594 Posted by:   Sat 10/2/2004 1:55 AM this site is about the hazardous of a volcano and the locations of disasterous one, and also hot spots. The also have a link where one can get pics of past eruptions.This site gives you a full detail discription of an eruption and why each one occurs. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Hazards/Where/WhereHaz.html NOTE by the instructor: **

595 Posted by:  , Sat 10/2/2004 1:58 AM This site contains valuable information about debris flows which  > include: mudslides, lahars, or debris avalanches. These are all common fast-moving landslides, which generally occur during periods of intense rainfall or rapid snowmelt. It shows you where in the United States it flows, which is mainly in the Western States. http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs-176-97/fs-176-97.html NOTE by the instructor: **

596 Posted by: Kim Algarra, Sat 10/2/2004 10:49 AM This website gives warning and information about possible landslides triggered by hurricane Ivan.  The fact that the hurricane almost affected Miami makes this an interesting article.  http://www.usgs.gov/public/press/public_affairs/press_releases/pr1924m.html NOTE by the instructor: *

597 Posted by: Cathleen Dykes, Sat 10/2/2004 12:41 PM  http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/Domes/description_lava_dome.html NOTE by the instructor: *

598 Posted by: Perez, Francisco, Sat 10/2/2004 1:24 PM  http://www.volcano.si.edu/index.cfm NOTE by the instructor: *

599 Posted by: Gladys Hernandez , Sat 10/2/2004 11:20 PM TThis web site gives a brief explanation of tornadoes. http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/guides/mtr/svr/torn/home.rxml NOTE by the instructor: **

600 Posted by: Michelle Mackhoul, Sun 10/3/2004 1:45 PM http://mistupid.com/geology/richter.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

601 Posted by:  , Michelle Mackhoul, Sun 10/3/2004 1:48 PM  this website is all about earthquakes. It tells about the history of earthquakes, how and where they happen, what to do before, during, and after.  It also has a map showing the risk of seismic activity in the U.S.  http://www.readinessinfo.com/eqmap1.shtml NOTE by the instructor: *

602 Posted by: Anais Llanes-Diaz, Sun 10/3/2004 9:32 PM  This website shows a recent earthquake locating system http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakes/quakes.html NOTE by the instructor: **

603 Posted by: Anais Llanes-Diaz, Sun 10/3/2004 9:32 PM his website defines landslides and mudflows, and gives information as to what to do during one of these events.  http://www.fema.gov/hazards/landslides/ NOTE by the instructor: **

604 Posted by: Grisel Okuma, Tue 10/5/2004 4:49 PM I found this really good site on plate tectonics by NASA it gives a great, in detail description of the three different boundaries Ex; Divergent etc… http://scign.jpl.nasa.gov/learn/plate4.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

605 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Tue 10/5/2004 6:03 PM  http://www.drgeorgepc.com/TsunamiMegaEvaluation.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

606 Posted by: Jhon Arbelaez, Wed 10/6/2004 11:25 AM This website offers a great amount of information on floods, including causes, prediction, preparation, and prevention. There's also links to pages such as the worst floods in history, case studies, and current events. The interactive page offers the option of simulating a flood. http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/flooding/index.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

607 Posted by: Jhon Arbelaez, Wed 10/6/2004 1:23 PM This website is from the University is Southern California's Tsunami Research group. Here, one can find information on the phenomenon, reasearch currently being conducted at the university, video and animation, and a great world map with detailed information on most recorded tsunamis in the Pacific ocean. http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/ NOTE by the instructor: **

608 Posted by: Eric Hahn, Thu 10/7/2004 9:43 AM this is a interesting page and has info about the historical impacts of Tsunami http://www.tsunami.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

609 Posted by: Kim Algarra, Thu 10/7/2004 7:05 PM This site explains the Cascadia Subduction Zone and gives further links regarding past events and future possibilities, i.e. tsunami generation.  The article is very informative. http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/cascadia.html NOTE by the instructor: **

610 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Thu 10/7/2004 8:38 PM Underwater acoustic and hydrophone monitoring VENTs program working with the U.S. Navy to retreive information of seismic activity and undersea volcanos for prediction, research, and awarness. Currently actively collecting data that can be used to predict tsunamis by constant seismic activity monitoring. Undersea earthquakes and volcanic activity can be found for the Northern and eastern Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/acoustics.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

611 Posted by: Alejandro Cartaya, Fri 10/8/2004 5:53 PM which is a government report about the Mississippi flood of 93.  It has an intro on the area, a damage report, and a rain table, among other things.  I figure it'll be helpful for anyone selecting that topic. http://www.nwrfc.noaa.gov/floods/papers/oh_2/great.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

612 Posted by: Pauline Sung, Fri 10/8/2004 10:49 PM This website features, most importantly, an explanation on how earthquakes occur and a history of seismology. Other bonuses are accounts of famous earthquakes, a virtual rotating globe with earthquake locations, Java animations and static images to help explain earthquakes, an earthquake quiz, and links to other educational earthquake sites.  http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/ NOTE by the instructor: **

613 Posted by: Perez, Francisco E., Sat 10/9/2004 1:33 AM Great .pdf file of landslide information. A lot of what to do's and answers to questions about landslides. www.disastereducation.org/library/public_2004/Landslides.pdf  NOTE by the instructor: **

614 Posted by: Mario Campa, Sat 10/9/2004 6:09 PM This website allows us, living in Miami-Dade County, to realize the importance of floods.  The site explains how we should be prepared to face this natural disaster.  The links go deeper into the understanding and education we need to protect ourselves, personal belongings, and others we love.  There are also some great basic tips and facts that we should be informed about.  http://www.floridadisaster.org/bpr/EMTOOLS/Severe/floods.htm  NOTE by the instructor: *

615 Posted by: Mario Campa, Sat 10/9/2004 6:09 PM This website article explains the phenomenon of El Nino.  The scientic information and data is broken-down into less complex terminology.  The natural disaster is better explained to the general public.  We realize the importance of educating ourselves about this problem due to the fact that we read how Peru and other parts of the world are being affected http://www.csa.com/hottopics/elnino/overview.html NOTE by the instructor: **

616 Posted by: Grisel Okuma, Sat 10/9/2004 9:28 PM This is a good site to get information about the earthquakes that have occurred in California, how strong they were and what damage they did. http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/fact-sheet/fs151-99/ NOTE by the instructor: **

617 Posted by: Krizia Guerra, Sun 10/10/2004 5:17 PM This site has everything you need to know about Flash Flooding. It includes a lesson plan for teachers and protection plans as well. Even a place for kids/students to do activities and learning with parents. http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/flood/ NOTE by the instructor: **

618 Posted by: Krizia Guerra , Sun 10/10/2004 5:22 PM This site has everything you want to know about underlying geology in florida. Along with the history and particles/minerals in the area. http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/geology.html NOTE by the instructor: **

3B 619 Posted by: Krizia Guerra , Sun 10/10/2004 5:30 PM This site has all the information on the Mississippi River Flooding in 1993.  The topics include :Summary Introduction Causes of Flooding Weather Conditions Mississippi River System Modification of the Mississippi River Prevention – Adjustment People and the Flood Exercise.  http://lists.uakron.edu/geology/natscigeo/lectures/streams/miss_flood.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

620 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Tue 10/12/2004 5:23 PM Underwater acoustic and hydrophone monitoring VENTs program working with the U.S. Navy to retreive information of seismic activity and undersea volcanos for prediction, research, and awarness. Currently actively collecting data that can be used to predict tsunamis by constant seismic activity monitoring. Undersea earthquakes and volcanic activity can be found for the Northern and eastern Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/acoustics.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

621 Posted by: Marlene Quincoces, Tue 10/12/2004 9:05 PM This particular link offers GREAT information on Storm Surge Preparedness. It has affected areas and evacuation plans in place for the public to study. http://www.floridadisaster.org/PublicMapping/ NOTE by the instructor: *

622 Posted by: Takuma Mohri, Wed 10/13/2004 10:16 PM This website greatly illustrate Tsunami, landslides and other natural hazards at Pacific Northwest regions. http://www.oregongeology.com/earthquakes/earthquakehome.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

623 Posted by: Takuma Mohri, Wed 10/13/2004 10:31 PM This website tells you how to build a hazard-resistent houses.They tested the sustainability of building materials and such.Maybe helpful to find how well your own home is.  http://hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/00/000113.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

624 Posted by: Eric Hahn, Thu 10/14/2004 4:51 PM this site has info related to a potential tsunami that could affect us here in florida. http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/000503atlantictsunami/index_txt.html NOTE by the instructor: **

3B 625 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Fri 10/15/2004 6:21 AM this website offers an alternative to flood control methods. Its a new and creative way to prevent damage to property during flooding. Much less time consuming than applying hundreds of sandbags and better for the environment. By placing a water inflated barrier available in all sizes around your property to prevent the flood waters from coming into your home. They  come as big as 8 ft high and are very cost effective.  http://www.wippsystem.com/?src=overture NOTE by the instructor: ***

626 Posted by: Jessica Figueroa, Fri 10/15/2004 11:42 PM This website gives information about how inland hurricane floods and explains past situations where floods have occured from specific types of hurricanes. It also includes tips on how to mitigate them. http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hurricane/inland_flooding.html NOTE by the instructor: **

627 Posted by: Perez, Francisco E., Sat 10/16/2004 2:09 AM Everything you need to know about flood preparedness. http://www.pep.bc.ca/hazard_preparedness/flooding_preparedness.html NOTE by the instructor: *

628 Posted by: Joseph, Sat 10/16/2004 9:52 AM This website has information on a few natural disasters but it is very general, brief and to the point. It is not so much as common sense, but stuff that I feel is worth reading for this class. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/hurricbro.html NOTE by the instructor: **

629 Posted by: Jonathan Gordon, Sat 10/16/2004 10:49 AM This site is all about tsunami research.  It includes modeling and forcasting, mapping efforts, past events and data, mitigation efforts, and many more  http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tsunami/ NOTE by the instructor: **

630 Posted by:  Jonathan Gordon, Sat 10/16/2004 11:03 AM This is a very interesting site about how volcanoes work.  It explains the dynamics of volcanoes, the different types and styles of eruptions, past events, and much more http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work NOTE by the instructor: **

631 Posted by: Cathleen Dykes , Sat 10/16/2004 2:20 PM  I found this website when i was researching severe weather alerts.  You can sign up for their service and they will give you updates about weather 24/7.  I thought it was useful so i signed up!! http://ww2.weatherbug.com/aff/default.asp?zcode=Z4120 NOTE by the instructor: ***

632 Posted by:     Marlene Quincoces, Sat 10/16/2004 4:59 PM This website offers GREAT information on Hurricanes. It has survivor stories which are very interesting to read and can help if anyone is writting their essay on Hurricanes. It gives you information on "Inside the Storm" and different weather instruments used www.miamisci.org/hurricane NOTE by the instructor: **

633 Posted by:  Daniel A. Ladino, Sat 10/16/2004 6:11 PM Participation Forum Entry: The rainy season is not yet over so we must keep in mind of the potential threat of localized flooding.  This website provides pdf files that will inform the reader on the proper steps to prepare for a flood in one's area.  http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_585_,00.html NOTE by the instructor: **

634 Posted by:  Gladys Hernandez, Sat 10/16/2004 11:03 PM This is a web site about hurricanes, basic hurricane safety actions, warnings, and links to many other websites which contain satellte images of storms. http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

635 Posted by:  Mark Brown,Tue 10/19/2004 2:30 AM This site is a pdf link to successful steps to follow in the case a tsunami occurs. This site is generated by FEMA http://www.fema.gov/pdf/hazards/tsufs.pdf NOTE by the instructor: **

636 Posted by: Mark Brown,Tue 10/19/2004 2:35 AM This site is from the department of health and human services and includes general information on landslides including statistical evidence on the yearly effects. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/pdf/landslides.pdf NOTE by the instructor: **

637 Posted by:   Jhon Arbelaez, Wed 10/20/2004 1:55 PM This website is set up by FEMA for kids. It's a great way for kids to learn about hurricanes, damage, and how to protect their homes and families. There are also great games which will teach them about disasters and ways to protect themselves, such as the Hurricane IQ quiz, and the Water Wind and Earth game.  http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm  NOTE by the instructor: **

638 Posted by:   Jhon Arbelaez, Wed 10/20/2004 2:16 PM This website offers tips on protecting yourself and proterty from damage done by lightning. Several links allow the reader to read on how to protect their homes, their families, their businesses, and for entire communities on how to protect themselves. There is even a link for kids to learn about the dangers of lightning and what to do in case of a lightning storm  http://www.lightning.org/index.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

639 Posted by:   Alejandro Cartaya,Thu 10/21/2004 9:01 AM An educational site about natural hazards such as, well, natural disasters, this site is an absolute MUST HAVE for the course.  I can't imagine projects like my papers without i  http://www.naturalhazards.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

640 Posted by:   Anais Llanes-Diaz,Sun 10/17/2004 12:07 AM This website sites recent floods and mitigation information.  http://www.oup-usa.org/naturalhazards/meteorological/floods/mitigation.html NOTE by the instructor: **

641 Posted by:   Anais Llanes-Diaz, Sun 10/17/2004 12:07 AM This website lists recent tsunamis in different parts of the world.  http://omzg.sscc.ru/tsulab/ NOTE by the instructor: **

642 Posted by:  This site shows you the different categories of natural hazards that exists, and information about them. Also gives you link to news, and booklets.  http://www.ema.gov.au/agd/ema/emaschools.nsf/Page/RWP9C7AAD8E2071158BCA256C5C007FE705?OpenDocument NOTE by the instructor: **

643 Posted by:   Alejandro Cartaya, Sun 10/17/2004 11:41 AM This website has taken a study on floods, and has come to the conclusion that flood defences such as dams actually cause floods to become even worse, such as in the 1993 Mississippi Flood.  It is also one of the sources for my paper.  http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=4770&channel=0 NOTE by the instructor: **

644 Posted by:   Alejandro Cartaya,Sun 10/17/2004 11:47 A This website has a very basic description of what floods are, as well as an extensive link library for flood information.  If nothing else, this website is useful for getting started on the 1993 flood paper.  http://www.42explore2.com/flood.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

645 Posted by:   Alejandro Cartaya, Sun 10/17/2004 11:50 AM This website is an educational website about floods designed for K-12 use.  However, it is useful in that it provides a lot of photography and fairly basic knowledge of flooding.  A pretty good starting point for studying floods.  http://cgee.hamline.edu/rivers/index.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

647 Posted by:  Nicole Murphy-Derisma, Sat 10/16/2004 11:41 A This is a very informative website that deals with how destruction of our "wetlands" in Florida can lead to more flooding. It also has mitigation strageties and lots of links to other informative websites. http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/wetlands.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

648 Posted by: Daniel A. Alonso, Sat 10/16/2004 1:39 PM Major storms can cause elevated water levels in excess of 20 feet and offshore waves 40 feet high, and cause accelerated and modified evolution of beach nourishment projects. This website describes the planning for long-term shoreline stabilization by beach nourishment caused by the heavy winds and rain moving the sand away from the ocean. The website also shows different results from the beach nurishment projects.  http://www3.csc.noaa.gov/beachnourishment/html/geo/storm.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

649 Posted by: Daniel A. Alonso, Sat 10/16/2004 2:11 PM The websites heading is Hurricane Impacts on the Coastal Environment but it gives specific facts about Hurricane Andrew. One such fact was that Hurricane Andrew is the most severe catastrophe in the Nation history. It also explains the eroding that is occuring in Louisiana.  http://marine.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/hurricane/hurricane-txt.html NOTE by the instructor: **

650 Posted by: Velazquez, Silvia Maria,Sat 10/16/2004 2:53 PM This site from Miami Dade County Environmental Resource Management has great information regarding flooding and Miami. http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/derm/Water/stormwater_flood_protection.asp NOTE by the instructor: **

651 Posted by: Jermaine Marlon Rowe, Sat 10/16/2004 3:42 PM government site with info on El Nino, large floods in the US, and Environmental Information System for the Upper Missisippi and Lower Missouri River Basins http://www.usgs.gov/themes/flood.html NOTE by the instructor: **

652 Posted by: William Hites,Sat 10/16/2004 7:29 PM This web site discusses predicting earthquakes based on probability instead of past quakes. http://www.agu.org/revgeophys/aki00/node3.html#SECTION00021000000000000000 NOTE by the instructor: **

653 Posted by: William Hites, Sat 10/16/2004 7:33 P This site talks about the warnings of future volcanic erruptions.  It is still rare to give people a fair warning of erruptions, but it has happened. A volcanic erruption is preceeded by a change in gasses emitted, ground deformation, and change in earthquake activity. http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Warn/warn.html NOTE by the instructor: **

654 Posted by:  This web site houses on-line information from a network of seismometers throughout Britain monitors seismic activity and provides the database for research and seismic hazard assessment - the prediction of ground motion parameters at the sites of vulnerable or high-consequence structures such as dams and nuclear power stations. Rapid information on significant earthquakes is provided 24 hours per day to a consortium of industrial and government departments.  http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

655 Posted by: Javier Cantens, Mon 10/18/2004 1:12 PM The Western States Seismic Policy Council (WSSPC) Web Site describes the council, its mission, and its work. It includes a catalog of member states' earthquake preparedness and mitigation products, a membership database, WSSPC annual meeting abstracts, information about that conference, a calendar of related events, a "Public Policy Center," a "Tsunami Center," information about recent quakes, and copious links to other World Wide Web resources. WSSPC also offers a useful e-mail news service. http://www.wsspc.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

656 Posted by: Tue 10/19/2004 10:54 AM This website offers information on the natural disaster of Desertification. The good thing is the statistics and info in 3 different languages. The fact that since desertification isnt a widl know about natural disaster this is a great site to get up to date info. http://www.fao.org/desertification/default.asp?lang=en NOTE by the instructor: **

657 Posted by: Tue 10/19/2004 11:04 AM This web site has information on Tropical cyclones. The reason I think its sucha  great source is because it has info on cyclones not only in the Atlantic ocean, but also info on the Pacific, Indian, Arabic, Bay of Bengal. It has statistics and maps for all the aformentioned areas.  http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/ NOTE by the instructor: **

658 Posted by: Heather Stahler, Tue 10/19/2004 7:06 PM It give a lot of information about Hurricane Andrew. It gives information on all aspects of the disaster and also links for more information.  This includes a link for students and teachers.  There is a lot of information available for someone who is interested in this particular natural disaster. http://www.noaa.gov/hurricaneandrew.html NOTE by the instructor: **

659 Posted by: Nicole Mitchell, Fri 10/8/2004 5:23 P This site contains information about the environmental impact of dredging.  Be sure to look at the links as well; those labeled "dredging and disposal" are particularly relevant to the course material. http://www.ukmarinesac.org.uk/activities/ports/ph5_2.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

660 Posted by: Aimee J. Elliott, Sat 10/9/2004 4:48 PM Sanitation Connection is an Internet-based resource that gives you access to accurate, reliable and up-to-date information on technologies, institutions and financing of sanitation systems around the world. http://www.sanicon.net/home.php3 NOTE by the instructor: **

661 Posted by: Aimee J. Elliott, Sat 10/9/2004 4:48 PM The Energy Department's Fossil Energy organization is made up of about 1000 scientists, engineers, technicians and administrative staff.  The Office of Fossil Energy is responsible for several high-priority Presidential initiatives including implementation of the Administration's $2 billion, 10-year initiative to develop a new generation of environmentally sound clean coal technologies, the $1 billion FutureGen project to develop a pollution-free plant to co-produce electricity and hydrogen, and the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, both key emergency response tools available to the President to protect Americans from energy supply disruptions.  http://www.fe.doe.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

662 Posted by: Gustavo Lopez II,  Sat 10/9/2004 8:44 PM Here is a website that talks about all the energy sources that are known to man. It includes the use of fossil fuils and it's alternatives, and it also speaks on the negatives and positives of using the different energy sources. http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/fossil.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

663 Posted by: Frank Mena, Sat 10/9/2004 10:09 PM This website will tell you everything you need to know about Natural gas.  "From Wellhead to Burner tip" to a comparison on Emission levels compared to COAL and OIL. http://www.naturalgas.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

664 Posted by: Vanessa Goderich, Sat 10/9/2004 10:37 PM This article talks about how the world population will double in about 50 years. It also goes into details about how there will be a lack of resources (water and land) to sustain life for this huge population. http://www.popco.org/irc/essays/essay-pimentel.html NOTE by the instructor: **

665 Posted by: Shayla Perez, Sun 10/10/2004 2:03 PM This Science Daily website explains how acid rains may be a lot more damaging than originally once thought, by depriving the ecosystem of essential nutrients. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/07/020710081619.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

666 Posted by: Shayla Perez, Sun 10/10/2004 2:03 PM This website on the oil crisis shows interesting facts on the amount of oil barrels used each year by an average citizen in different countries, along with explanations of the growing oil crisis and global warming. http://healthandenergy.com/oil_crisis.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

667 Posted by: Jennifer Wasmer, Sun 10/10/2004 4:20 P One of the worlds largest coal suppliers is looking to make the burning of coal more "environmentally friendly". Baseload electric plants are large complexes that run non-stop, primarily using coal, nuclear or oil as fuel. Natural gas is used primarily for peaking plants, which can be turned on and off quickly to meet sudden demands for electricity.  Though this is planned for the future, there thoughts are to make one by the year 2010.  http://home.earthlink.net/~cevent/9-2-04_seeking_burn_coal_more_eviro_friendly.html NOTE by the instructor: **

668 Posted by: Jennifer Wasmer, Sun 10/10/2004 4:29 PM This article is about the severe shortage of girls in China.  Within the last two decades the numbers have decreased tramendously.  This is due to the "sex-selective" abortions that women have in China, the excess female infant mortality, and the neglect and mistreatment of girls before the age of three.  They would rather give birth to a boy because of the fact that they can provide work and money for the parents, more than that of a girl.  Although, I believe this to be horrific and gross.  http://demography.anu.edu.au/jpr/abstracts.html#banister21-1 NOTE by the instructor: **

669 Posted by: jennifer Wasmer, Sun 10/10/2004 4:37 PM This article provides information about the plates and how they are moving.  Like the way that Japan and North America seem to be moving closer together, along with Hawaii as well.  It also talks about how the continents fit in cartain parts of the world, but not all. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dp5/tecto.htm#co NOTE by the instructor: **

670 Posted by: Jennifer Wasmer, Sun 10/10/2004 4:43 PM This is a page from the Department of health and human services claiming the hazzards of mercury.  It can be hazzardous if inhaled, and also though the skin.  These hazzards can lead to breathing defects, headaches, cough, and even swollen teeth.  It also teaches employees how to keep themselves safe and how to stay away form these toxins.  http://www.hgtech.com/HSE/mercury.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

671 Posted by: Giancarlo Buitrago, Sun 10/10/2004 6:00 PM This page provides an excellent recycling directory throughout the internet with various sites that deal with in depth coverage of every single aspect of recycling http://www.webdirectory.com/Recycling/ NOTE by the instructor: **

672 Posted by: Heather Cherrington, Mon 10/11/2004 6:44 PM This is a really easy to read site about the impacts of mining and the resulting waste http://islands.unep.ch/siemi3.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

673 Posted by: Monica Gonzalez-Abreu, Mon 10/11/2004 8:29 PM This link is part of the American Museum of Natural History.  It is discussing in particular the exhibition regarding diamonds.  It is very informative including how diamonds are formed, what they are composed of, mining information and technologies involving diamonds. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/diamonds/ NOTE by the instructor: **

674 Posted by: Monica Gonzalez-Abreu, Mon 10/11/2004 8:32 P his is the EPA link to "oil spills".  The site describes the EPA's program on prevention, preparation and response to oil spills.  It provides various links for more information on the three aspects of the program. http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/ NOTE by the instructor: **

675 Posted by:  Jennifer Wasmer, Tue 10/12/2004 5:38 P This site is a journal article based on the use of depleted uranium weapons used by the United States and its possibly deadly out come.  I believe this to be very interesting. http://www.mindfully.org/Nucs/2004/DU-Trojan-Horse1jul04.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

676 Posted by:  Sherman,  Tue 10/12/2004 8:44 PM This website contends that the three main cycles which serve as an impetus behind all other earthly forces is the atmospheric cycle, the water cycle, and the rock cycle.  Includes useful illustrations. http://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/mod_tech/node196.html NOTE by the instructor: **

677 Posted by:  Sherman,  Tue 10/12/2004 8:44 PM This article addresses some very important environmental issues which affect Mexico City, the most polluted city in the world.  Also has some great links to related issues and organizations.  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/mexenv.html NOTE by the instructor: **

678 Posted by: Sherman,  Tue 10/12/2004 8:44 PM An AWESOME site which illustrates how landfills work and how they can be used as an energy source (methane).  Has great diagrams and pictures. http://people.howstuffworks.com/landfill6.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

679 Posted by: Sherman,  Tue 10/12/2004 8:44 PM Hydrogen as an energy source is currently considered one of the most viable alternatives to fossil fuels.  This organization vouches for the increased implementation of hydrogen.  Lots of useful information! http://www.h2eco.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

680 Posted by: Aimee J. Elliott, Wed 10/13/2004 6:01 PM This site discusses the history, inner workings, and advantages and disadvantages of wind, solar, biomass, nuclear, and hydro sources of alternative energy. http://cr.middlebury.edu/es/altenergylife/alternative_power_sources.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

681 Posted by: Yasmine Renard Thu 10/14/2004 9:12 PM It basically tals about different strategies or approaches that are being researched about conserving energy by using every day resources. http://api-ec.api.org/policy/index.cfm?bitmask=001001001000000000 NOTE by the instructor: **

682 Posted by: Yasmine, Thu 10/14/2004 9:25 PM http://imcg.wr.usgs.gov/panning/ NOTE by the instructor: **

683 Posted by:  This article is about the after effects of Hurrican Jean. Haiti has a lot of rehibilitation phsycally, naturally and spiritually. Although we "AMERICA" has an substatial amount of resources why not assist those that are in much more in greater need. Stocks of goods and non perishable items were shipped to Haiti as a form of initiation. I sincerly believe that if we all come together and join forces as a stong nation we would be much ,ore of a help to those that are in need such as .third world  http://www.foodfirst.org/pubs/backgrdrs/archive/f96v3n3.html NOTE by the instructor: **

684 Posted by: Yasmine Renard, Thu 10/14/2004 9:53 PM Recycling Waste is an excellent form of saving enegy. Take a look at this website  http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/recycle.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

685 Posted by: Corey Chase, Fri 10/15/2004 1:13 PM This is a great website to track and watch hurricane progress in realtime. Infrared, and stills are available, as well as great helpful tips towards preparation and such. Really cool and helpful. http://www.weatherunderground.com/tropical/ NOTE by the instructor: **

686 Posted by: Corey Chase, Fri 10/15/2004 1:19 PM Interesting site on the production of aluminum, and the components involved, including bauxite, alkali, limestone, water, coal, heavy oil and other fuels. Now I have a real understanding of Bauxite, and why my homeland of Jamaica cherishes bauxite so much! http://www.chinalco.com.cn/english/aluminum_world/industry_trends_1.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

687 Posted by: Corey Chase, Fri 10/15/2004 1:24 PM Really cool site regarding the history and usage of various metals over the span of the past 8000 years. Plus, its hosted by Carnegie Mellon=). Find out why gold has been used for jewelry making. http://neon.mems.cmu.edu/cramb/Processing/history.html NOTE by the instructor: *

688 Posted by: Corey Chase, Fri 10/15/2004 1:29 PM Check out the governments idea of nuclear waste disposal at their site. http://www.nrc.gov/waste/hlw-disposal.html NOTE by the instructor: *

689 Posted by: Corey Chase, Fri 10/15/2004 1:34 PM Wonder how coal and acid rain are related to one another? Check this out and find out why... http://ks.essortment.com/acidraineffect_rqmz.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

690 Posted by: Corey Chase, Fri 10/15/2004 1:37 PM Very interesting read from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the Three Mile Island. Scary stuff. http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html NOTE by the instructor: **

691 Posted by: Nicole Mitchell, Fri 10/15/2004 6:11 PM Site highlights the effects of acid rain on the environment. http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/effects/surfacewater.html NOTE by the instructor: *

692 Posted by: Nicole Mitchell, Fri 10/15/2004 6:20 PM The site compares coal energy with wind energy. It also gives the benefits and impacts of renewable energy. http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/health_and_environment/page.cfm?pageID=88 NOTE by the instructor: **

693 Posted by: Shayla Perez, Sat 10/16/2004 10:55 AM This website gives 15 geological categories of deposit types.  It also includes current proposals for uranium recovery from sea water, along with a World Atlas of uranium deposits http://www.antenna.nl/wise/index.html?http://www.antenna.nl/wise/uranium/uod.html NOTE by the instructor: **

694 Posted by: Frank Mena, Sat 10/16/2004 11:20 AM Here is a great site that teaches you everything you need to know (except the details ) on how Uranium is mined, processed, made into "fuel rods" and later reprocessed. http://www.cogemalahague.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=cogema_en/home NOTE by the instructor: **

695 Posted by: Alek Demario,   Sat 10/16/2004 4:30 P this site contains information about the oil and gas districs in california. it also has maps, laws and latest news regarding the issue of oil and gas in the sate.  http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dog/ NOTE by the instructor: **

696 Posted by: Alek Demario,   Sat 10/16/2004 4:30 P this site has infromation about nuclear fission, the the nuclear fuel cycle and the environmental concerns.  http://www.iclei.org/EFACTS/FISSION.HTM NOTE by the instructor: **

697 Posted by: Heather Cherrington, Sat 10/16/2004 7:19 PM This is a site about OPEC revenues.  http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/opecrev.html NOTE by the instructor: **

698 Posted by: Heather Cherrington, Sat 10/16/2004 7:26 PM This site can calculate your contribution to our pollution through your use of ener http://www.cleanerandgreener.org/pollution-from-electricity.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

699 Posted by: Heather Cherrington, Sat 10/16/2004 7:33 PM This is a fun site about solar energy houses.  http://www.eere.energy.gov/roofus/ NOTE by the instructor: **

700 Posted by: Vanessa Goderich, Sat 10/16/2004 10:51 PM This is a helpful site that explains neclear power. http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/nuclear.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

701 Posted by: Vanessa Goderich, Sat 10/16/2004 10:57 PM "The Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuels". Talks about it's impact on the environment. Very informative. http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/health_and_environment/page.cfm?pageID=88 NOTE by the instructor: **

702 Posted by: Vanessa Goderich, Sat 10/16/2004 11:91 PM This site is very informative and talks about resource exploitation, it's problems, and solutions. http://www.reef.edu.au/contents/ps/fr_resource.html NOTE by the instructor: **

703 Posted by: Reynolds, Courtney, Sat 10/16/2004 11:04 PM This sight contains some interesting information about strip mining and its effects http://www.ems.org/mountaintop_removal/background.html NOTE by the instructor: ***

704 Posted by: Reynolds, Courtney, Sat 10/16/2004 11:08 PM This site contains tons of information about coal and also coalification. It also has some helpful pictures and figures. http://earthsci.org/energy/coal/coal.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

705 Posted by: Reynolds, Courtney, Sat 10/16/2004 11:06 PM This site talks about the population and how it's on the rise. Also talks about issues like lack of resources http://www.globalissues.org/EnvIssues/Population.asp NOTE by the instructor: **

706 Posted by: Cardenas Dyanne, Sat 10/16/2004 11:10 PM This site has some activities for students and teachers regarding fossil fuel. http://fossil.energy.gov/education/ NOTE by the instructor: **

707 Posted by: Cardenas Dyanne, Sat 10/16/2004 11:17 PM http://web.mit.edu/nuclearpower/ NOTE by the instructor: **

708 Posted by: Cardenas Dyanne, Sat 10/16/2004 11:20 PM This site has information on earth resources and includes a link to some activities done by the foundation. http://www.geosci.usyd.edu.au/centres/erf/ NOTE by the instructor: **

709 Posted by: Reynolds, Courtney, Sat 10/16/2004 11:42 PM This is the world nuclear association website. It has interesting information about the nuclear cycle http://www.world-nuclear.org/education/nfc.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

710 Posted by: Kristi Bradshaw, Sun 10/17/2004 11:40 A This website allows individuals to access information such as the number of barrels of oil and other energy sources imported and used by the USA daily. It also provides information about green house gases and the Kyoto protocol as well as other environmental issues which are related to energy http://www.eia.doe.gov/environment.html NOTE by the instructor: **

711 Posted by: Babcock, Ric,  Sun 10/17/2004 8:24 P This is the latest news concerning the Canary effect that Amphibian Extinctions Sound Global Eco-alarm. Their catastrophic decline serves as a warning that we are in a period of significant environmental degradation http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=193 NOTE by the instructor: **

712 Posted by: Giancarlo Buitrago, Sun 10/17/2004 10:25 PM This website provides a general overview of how recycling steel and iron in the automotive industry by using old automobiles has risen in the recent years. we are also shown great graphs on nationwide recycling efforts. http://www.recycle-steel.org/cars/ NOTE by the instructor: **

713 Posted by: GUSTAVO LOPEZ, Mon 10/18/2004 3:48 PM Here is a site that the EPA has that touches bases on every aspect of acid rain. It gives us the in 's and out's of it, and also gives links on programs the government has set up to regulate industry. http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/ NOTE by the instructor: **

714 Posted by: Kristi Bradshaw, Mon 10/18/2004 9:03 PM This website is very educational. It provides definitions of what alternative energy is and why it is important. It also allows us to explore the efficiency an diversity of alternative energy sources and their importance. http://www.cc.utah.edu/~ptt25660/solar.html NOTE by the instructor: **

715 Posted by: Monica Gonzalez-Abreu, Tue 10/19/2004 9:06 PM The following web site is a great tutorial for education on water power. http://www.osv.org/education/WaterPower/index.html NOTE by the instructor: **

716 Posted by: Michelle M. Wiley, Tue 10/19/2004 9:29 PM this website  talks about the greenhouse effect and how it is used in the world.  yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/Emissions.html NOTE by the instructor: **

717 Posted by: Monica Gonzalez-Abreu, Tue 10/19/2004 9:43 PM Great link for recycling information, recycling programs, energy conservation and other information important to saving our environment. http://www.earth911.org/master.asp NOTE by the instructor: **

718 Posted by: Michelle M. wiley, Tue 10/19/2004 10:50 PM This site provides information on the causes and effects of global climate change, and offers solutions to the problem. It includes fact sheets, reports and links to other global warming. http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/ NOTE by the instructor: **

719 Posted by: Michelle M. wiley, Tue 10/19/2004 10:56 PM this site talks about global warming and the green house effect and how it  effects our climate. http://www.solcomhouse.com/ NOTE by the instructor: **

720 Posted by: Michelle M Wiley, Tue 10/19/2004 11:03 PM This website talks about the production of coal, its prices, and where and how coal is found and produc http://www.eia.doe.gov/fuelcoal.html NOTE by the instructor: **

721 Posted by: Nicole Mitchell,  Fri 10/22/2004 2:38 PM This site contains information about mining bauxite, recycling aluminum, and the environmental challenges regarding aluminum. http://www.world-aluminium.org/default.asp NOTE by the instructor: **

722 Posted by: Tarkeysha Foster, Tue 10/19/2004 8:27 PM This site is about landslides in Japan.  Gives information on landslides in relation to Japan, current investigations, predictions, mitigation, and a track of recent landlides that have occcured. http://www.tuat.ac.jp/~sabo/lj/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

723 Posted by: Tarkeysha Foster, Tue 10/19/2004 8:40 PM This web page is about lightning and lightning storms.  Give descriptions, predictions, strike types, and images. http://www.chaseday.com/lightning.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

724 Posted by: Tarkeysha Foster, Tue 10/19/2004 8:52 PM This is an article about typhoons, and how global warming my cause them to become more severe. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/examiner/archive/1998/02/13/NEWS3175.dtl NOTE by the instructor: **

725 Posted by: Jason Andrew Pardon, Thu 10/21/2004 3:18 PM This website gives great detail on what hurricane centers use as in instruments for tracking a storm. Gives information on past surveys and survivors of hurricanes http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/ NOTE by the instructor: **

726 Posted by: Nicole Murphy-Derisma, Fri 10/22/2004 9:05 AM This website has some information that I found very interesting on the background of plate tectonics discovery, and how plate tectonics relate to the Earth's coral reef system. http://cima.uprm.edu/~morelock/rfcontrols.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

727 Posted by: Daniel A. Alonso, Sat 10/23/2004 2:22 AM Since I did my essay on the Izmit earthquake, I did alot of research on the tectonic plates. This website gives helpful information about the tectonic setting of the Izmit earthquake, describing how the earthquake occured and why.  http://www.ipgp.jussieu.fr/~lacassin/WebTecto/rech/tectorecherche/IzmitWEB/IzmitUK.html NOTE by the instructor: **

728 Posted by: Nicole Murphy-Derisma, Sat 10/23/2004 10:59 AM This website has a lot of information on global warming and its effects on flooding, hurricanes, and how the impending climate changes are affecting our weather patterns. It has lots of useful information and links. http://www.ucsusa.org/global_environment/global_warming/page.cfm?pageID=505 NOTE by the instructor: **

729 Posted by: Jermaine Marlon Rowe, Sun 10/24/2004 1:57 PM government site with info on El Nino, large floods in the US, and Environmental Information System for the Upper Missisippi and Lower Missouri River Basins http://www.usgs.gov/themes/flood.html NOTE by the instructor: **

730 Posted by: Daniel A. Alonso, Thu 10/28/2004 11:32 PM The World Conservation Union, through its Species Survival Commission (SSC)has been assesing the conservation status of species, subspecies, varieties and even selected subpopulations on a global scale in order to concentrate on those threatened with extinction, and therefore promote their conservation. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution of information on taxa that have been evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. http://www.redlist.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

731 Posted by: Christopher Mootoo, Sat 10/30/2004 1:33 PM This software allows the normal computer user to track weather disturbances around the world. It is geared mostly towards hurricanes and tropical depressions and shows likely paths and estimated times of arrivals. Updates to the hurricane infomation is done directly from the program to the authors' servers.  http://www.hurricanesoftware.com  NOTE by the instructor: **

732 Posted by: Vanessa Betance; Sat 10/30/2004 4:29 PM I found this site that discusses general data regarding tsunamis and droughts. It also illustrates great pictures of huge tidal waves and a scenic view of a drought. This site also offers great links to other sites to further the investigation of tsunamis and droughts in detail. I found this site great because it was very informative and it was easy to read.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/naturaldisasters/tidalwaves.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

733 Posted by: Anilen Abad-Holcomb,  Sat 10/30/2004 9:43 PM This is an INCREDIBLE site filled with endless amounts of information regarding hurricanes in the Caribbean.  It has a historical analysis of the past 150+ years of hurricanes that have hit the area and over 1300 storm tracks. For anyone who is interested in this region of the world, here is a site that you will find crucial in understanding one of the major natural disasters that impacts the people of these islands.  http://stormcarib.com/climatology/ NOTE by the instructor: **

734 Posted by: Nicole Murphy-Derisma,  Sat 10/30/2004 10:21 PM This website has some interesting information on lightning out in the sea. It goes into detail on what are the conducters of electricity, as well as how one can protect themselves if in a lightning storm while on a sailboat. http://www.oceanpix.co.uk/sailing-lightning.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

735 Posted by: Javier Cantens,  Mon 11/1/2004 12:53 PM The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) Web site presents information about the association's structure, purpose, and programs, and about many of the association's members. It also offers a publication list, a list of safety recommendations for volcanologists and the general public, a list of upcoming conferences, and numerous links to other volcanology sites on the Web.  http://www.iavcei.org/ NOTE by the instructor: **

736 Posted by: Javier Cantens,  Mon 11/1/2004 12:53 PM The U.S. Geological Survey offers this "Themes" page on geomagnetism and geomagnetic storms from the National Geomagnetic Information Center. It includes background information about the center, as well as numerous charts, publications, and other information and tools for studying and monitoring this phenomenon.  http://geomag.usgs.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

737 Posted by: Javier Cantens,  Mon 11/1/2004 12:53 PM The web site of NOAA's Space Environment Center (SEC) is the "Official Source of Space Weather Alerts, Warnings, and Forecasts." The site provides on-line data, educational materials about space weather hazards, and descriptions of SEC projects and services. Most notably, it provides a "Space Weather Now" page at the second URL above with information on imminent or ongoing solar radiation storms, geomagnetic storms, and radio blackouts, as well as real-time information about solar and auroral activity. The page also links to separate pages for SEC user groups (navigation, radio, electric power, satellite operators, and the media). http://www.sec.noaa.gov/SWN/ NOTE by the instructor: **

738 Posted by: Laura Cristina Duarte, Wed 11/3/2004 11:09 AM Participation Forum Entry: This website gives information as well as pictures on waterspouts. How they occur, where they occur, etc. I've found them fascinating since I grew up watching them along the key west coast, even saw 3 at one time. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/apx/science/spouts/waterspouts.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

739 Posted by: Laura Cristina Duarte,  Wed 11/3/2004 12:44 PM This Link is great. It's all about how lightning affects the human body as well as lightning stories of people that have experienced such events. As well as many other links. http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd18jun99_1.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

740 Posted by: Jessica Lorin Stern, Thu 11/4/2004 5:42 PM flash movie about storm surges http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/weather/gra/gsurge/flash.htm NOTE by the instructor: ***

741 Posted by: Jessica Lorin Stern,  Thu 11/4/2004 5:43 PM a bill to reduce impacts of hurricanes, tornadoes, related hazards through reseach http://www.theorator.com/bills108/hr2020.html NOTE by the instructor: **

742 Posted by: Daniel A. Alonso, Sat 11/6/2004 2:17 PM On the Whitehouse.gov website, I found a press relief about President Bush's response to Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne. The press relief provides all federal funding for the clean up and the rebuilt of the southeastern United States. It also mention the amount of temporary jobs that were created because of these disasters. Finally something good out of a disaster.  http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040927-10.html NOTE by the instructor: **

743 Posted by: Jermaine Marlon Rowe, Sat 11/6/2004 3:22 P The basics about tornadoes, tornado forecasting, tornado damage, tornado safety, historical tornadoes, tornado climatology spotting & chasing tornado research scientific references. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ NOTE by the instructor: **

744 Posted by: Velazquez, Silvia Maria, Sat 11/6/2004 5:25 PM "Lightning- The Underrated Killer" I thought this would be educational since we live in the lightning capital of the US. http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

745 Posted by: Kim Algarra, Thu 10/21/2004 6:23 PM This site explains research being done into earthquake prediction using various measurements of occurrences in the lithosphere and hydrosphere.  http://whyfiles.org/094quake/6.html NOTE by the instructor: **

746 Posted by: Jhon Arbelaez, Fri 10/22/2004 3:05 PM This website explains in detail how tornadoes are formed. If you follow the inks, there is great information on how thunderstorms develop and form supercells, which in turn cause tornadoes. http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/svr/torn/home.rxml NOTE by the instructor: **

747 Posted by: Perez, Francisco, Fri 10/22/2004 4:44 PM Archive of Past Hurricane Seasons. Archives by year with information on past tropical cyclones. Contains comprehensive information on each storm, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis.  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastall.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

748 Posted by: Perez, Francisco E, Fri 10/22/2004 4:53 PM Global Climate Change. All about atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, biosphere and global effects in this site. http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/ NOTE by the instructor: ***

749 Posted by: Perez, Francisco E, Fri 10/22/2004 4:53 PM This site contains solar databases for global change models. Solar radiation and other variants that have to do with the sun. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/stp/SOLAR/solarda3.html NOTE by the instructor: **

750 Posted by: Perez, Francisco E, Fri 10/22/2004 4:53 PM In here you'll find information on everything you need to know about current wildland fires like prevention, response, etc..  http://www.nifc.gov/information.html NOTE by the instructor: **

751 Posted by: Terrence, Fri 10/22/2004 6:49 PM This site talks about the volcanic activity in Australia, and shows how it is different due to plate tectonics in this region. Central volcanoes are capped by silica-rich trachyte and rhyolite lavas. Lava fields are formed by effusive eruptions with little explosive activity. Leucite suite refers to volcanoes that erupted lava and tephra containing the mineral leucite. These rocks are relatively low in silica and rich in potassium compared to most basalt. They also show you the locations of these three type of volcanoes existing in Australia. http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/australia/volc_australia.html NOTE by the instructor: **

752 Posted by: Terrence, Fri 10/22/2004 6:50 PM This site shows you the different categories of natural hazards that exists, and information about them. Also gives you link to news, and booklets. http://www.ema.gov.au/agd/ema/emaschools.nsf/Page/RWP9C7AAD8E2071158BCA256C5C007FE705?OpenDocument NOTE by the instructor: **

753 Posted by: Mario Campa, Sat 10/23/2004 7:44 PM This web-site further enhances my collection of data on Hurricane Andrew.  Check out the links that are within the paragraphs to get information about what has been done ten years after Hurricane Andrew. http://www.hurricaneville.com/andrew_gets_upgrade.html NOTE by the instructor: *

754 Posted by: Jonathan Gordon, Sat 10/23/2004 8:11 PM This site is all about lightning.  It has many pictures and alot of information about lightning  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pub/ltg.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

755 Posted by: Sat 10/23/2004 9:31 PM  This site speaks all about lightning and its effects, it provides links to every question a person without scientific or any knowledge about lightning. This site is good for all, both young and old.  http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/anvil.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

756 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Sun 10/24/2004 5:37 PM This site maps that atomospheric changes of our planet in detail in relation to global warming and oceanic events such as El Nino. The data is now two decades old and provides an interesting evaluation of our climatic changes in atmosphere through the year 1979 till present day. This is an important site for global warming disbelievers, the scientific data is there, all they have to do is look at it.  http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/ghcc_cvcc.html NOTE by the instructor: **

757 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Sun 10/24/2004 5:48 P Another interesting one. The effects of urbinization on our atomosphere, a case study. http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/ghcc_ldsi.html NOTE by the instructor: **

758 Posted by: Mario Campa, Tue 10/26/2004 11:42 AM This web-site is based out of Australia.  It focuses on the obervation of tornadoes, dust devils, whirl winds, water spouts, and land spouts.  It gives us a different point of view of tornadoes from an Australian angle.  The images throughout the web-site are very interesting! http://australiasevereweather.com/techniques/moreadv/funnels.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

759 Posted by: Joseph Saenz, Tue 10/26/2004 12:26 PM This webpage is made by a Dr. George P.C. who did research on Tsunamis and other natural disasters at the University of Hawaii and other government organizations.  http://www.drgeorgepc.com/ NOTE by the instructor: *

760 Posted by: Joseph Saenz, Tue 10/26/2004 12:29 PM This website has information on a few natural disasters but it is very general, brief and to the point. It is not so much as common sense, but stuff that I feel is worth reading for this class. http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/hurricbro.html NOTE by the instructor: **

761 Posted by: Krizia Guerra, Tue 10/26/2004 1:13 PM This site tells you all about different types of tornadoes and some short stories of what has happend with each type.  http://www.chaseday.com/tornadoes.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

762 Posted by: Krizia Guerra, Tue 10/26/2004 1:16 PM This site is a weather watch site and tells you everything from about the tornadoes to storm chasing, see a tornado, emergency preparations, and even ask weather experts.  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornado/ NOTE by the instructor: **

763 Posted by: Kim Algarra, Tue 10/26/2004 5:12 PM This is a fun interactive kids site from the Miami Museum of Science about hurricanes.  It teaches about instruments used to track storms, what the dynamics of a hurricane are, survival stories, hurricane survival kit, and discusses some "killer storms."  It is very kid friendly - something my children will enjoy. http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html NOTE by the instructor: *

764 Posted by: Kim Algarra, Tue 10/26/2004 5:54 PM This is another wonderful site for kids, parents and teachers regarding natural disasters.  There are many links to resources concerning school safety and curriculum suggestions for teachers to terrorism-related discussions and other current events.  It's a resource rich site full of helpful and interesting information. http://www.fema.gov/kids/teacher.htm#about NOTE by the instructor: *

765 Posted by: Alejandro Cartaya, Wed 10/27/2004 12:45 PM This is a UN release about how the Chernobyl incident is still affecting people to this day.  I think this source has some pretty good data for people who will select that topic as one of their papers, as an example of what a nuclear disaster can do to an area where people live http://home.wlu.edu/~goluboffs/260/Ukraine_chern.html NOTE by the instructor: **

766 Posted by: Takuma Mohri, Thu 10/28/2004 8:16 PM This is the website that tells you the mechanism of hurricane formation and so on.It is divided into Beginner,Intermediate and Advanced so that you can learn from very basic. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/hurricane/formation.html&edu=high NOTE by the instructor: **

767 Posted by: Sat 10/30/2004 2:11 AM This site educates one on the natural disaster - Drought. it explains everything one will need to know about a drought, from what it is, its causes, types, and monitoring of them throughout the world. http://www.kidslightning.info/zaphome.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

768 Posted by: Anais Llanes- Diaz, Sat 10/30/2004 3:17 PM This website has a really interesting link to experience a virtual hurricane. http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml NOTE by the instructor: **

769 Posted by: Anais llanes- Diaz, Sat 10/30/2004 3:36 PM This website talks about tsunamis, floods, and tidal waves.  It also talks about old occurences in detail, that happened a few years ago. http://www.crystalinks.com/tsunami.html NOTE by the instructor: *

770 Posted by: Gladys Hernandez, Sat 10/30/2004 6:05 PM This web site is pretty interesting due to the fact that you can click on any country of South America and it will give you information about the country's seismic activity. http://www.eeri.org/lfe/south_america.html NOTE by the instructor: **

771 Posted by: Marlene Quincoces, Sat 10/30/2004 9:33 PM This is a great link that I am submitting for the PF, it goes into explicit detail on what each Hurricane Category consists of. The wind speed, damage, and storm surge. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml NOTE by the instructor: **

772 Posted by: Marlene Quincoces, Sat 10/30/2004 9:33 PM The following website offers a good explanation of how tornadoes form to supplement the information on our class website. http://www.tornadochaser.net/tornado.html NOTE by the instructor: **

773 Posted by: Marlene Quincoces, Sat 10/30/2004 9:33 PM This link is an incredible tool for understanding the Fujita Scale and the different intensities of Tornadoes thier speed and potential damage. http://www.tornadoproject.com/fujitascale/fscale.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

774 Posted by: Marlene Quincoces, Sat 10/30/2004 9:33 PM The following web site offers a great map of Florida where lighting strikes. It is updated every 15 minutes and it shows the overwhelming amount of Lighting Events that Occur here in Florida. It is no wonder we are the lightning capital of the world. http://www.maltese.net/lightning/ NOTE by the instructor: **

775 Posted by: Marlene Quincoces, Sat 10/30/2004 9:33 PM How does lightning stike? For a pretty good graphic detailing the process, follow the link. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sfl-lightning-strikes.gif.graphic NOTE by the instructor: **

776 Posted by: Daniel A. Ladino, Sat 10/30/2004 11:04 PM This website has cool pic's of tornados and lightning. http://www.chaseday.com/chaseday5.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

777 Posted by: Heidy Gonzalez, Sun 10/31/2004 12:26 AM Paleotempestology the study of past climates and  catatrophic storms such as hurricanes can be found in the Earth's sediments. Evidences of major storms and the natural disasters induced by them are part of our geologic record. Using the radio carbon dating method the sediments have been found dating back to thousands of years. A scientific investigation using the past to answer questions about the furture http://www.inqua2003.dri.edu/Press/84-9_Liu.pdf NOTE by the instructor: **

778 Posted by: Mario Campa, Sun 10/31/2004 10:48 PM This website gives us a better understanding on lightning and atmospheric electricity.  This group of reasearchers' goal is to determine the relationship between the electrical characteristics of storms and precipitation, convection, and severe weather.  The different links go more in depth as to this beautiful natural disaster that affects us all.  http://thunder.msfc.nasa.gov/ NOTE by the instructor: **

779 Posted by: Alejandro Cartaya, Mon 11/1/2004 5:01 PM This is an educational website with an overview on tornadoes.  It includes a Fujita scale, an analysis of how the storms form, and what they can do. http://www.mps.k12.nf.ca/technology/grassroots/2001/tornadoes/home.html NOTE by the instructor: *

780 Posted by: Michelle Mackhoul, Mon 11/1/2004 10:47 PM This website is about tornadoes. It explains the formation of tornadoes, the fujita scale, and what to do before, during, and after one. http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/lab/2430/tornado.html NOTE by the instructor: *

781 Posted by: Michelle Mackhoul,  Mon 11/1/2004 10:55 PM This website contains tornado information.  It shows pictures of the different types including waterspouts, dust devils, gustnadoes, supercell tornadoes, and landspouts. http://media.graytvinc.com/documents/types+of+tornadoes.htm NOTE by the instructor: **

782 Posted by: Takuma Mohri, Wed 11/3/2004 9:12 PM This website explains clearly typhoon and hurricane.Besides it provides hurricane forecasts,updated latest info,and a thousands of links that explains coriolis effect,atmospheric mechanism and so on.  http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/coriolis/hurricanes.html NOTE by the instructor: **

783 Posted by: Paola Rodriguez,Thu 11/4/2004 11:17 AM http://www.centennialofflight.gov/2003FF/lightning/types.html NOTE by the instructor: *

784 Posted by:  Jessica Figueroa, Fri 11/5/2004 2:52 PM This site contains the many types of earthquakes in the world and the effects it has on us. This site also includes quizzes, experiments that can be made and pictures of and about earthquakes http://library.thinkquest.org/J002319/earthquakes.htm NOTE by the instructor: *

785 Posted by: Jessica Figueroa, Fri 11/5/2004 3:01 PM This site contains information on how Twisters and Hurricanes work, move and the damages they cause. Within the site there are other sites included such as damages and deaths caused by tornadoes and hurricanes.  http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/index.html NOTE by the instructor: *

786 Posted by: Jessica Figueroa, Fri 11/5/2004 3:11 P This site contains information on Acid Rain. It contains information on what causes acid rain, how its measured, pictures of scales, what are its effects and ways we can reduce it. It even has experiements and activities for students to work on. http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/ NOTE by the instructor: **

787 Posted by: Jessica Figueroa, Fri 11/5/2004 3:23 PM This site contains all the information you need to know about ozone depletion. It gives you basic information about what the ozone rea