Geologic Hazards
US Geological Survey resources on hazards related to earthquakes, landslides, and geomagnetism.
Global Disaster Watch
Current worldwide natural disaster warnings and updates - volcanoes, flooding, landslides, drought, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis / tidal waves, meteor showers and solar flares, wildfires, severe weather warnings, disaster archives, record-breaking disasters and earth games.
Mitigating the Danger at Lake Nyos
History of the 1986 disaster at Lake Nyos and details of a French plan to mitigate the effect of future disasters through degassing.
Geohazards
Natural Resources Canada: Studies of earthquakes, flooding, landslides, and snow avalanches.
Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany: Georisk and Geohazards
About ongoing research in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, glacial lake outbursts, mud flows, mud volcanism and sudden land subsidence.
The Natural Hazards Center
Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Information on human adaptation to disaster.
International Working Group on Urban Geology
An information center on geology and geologic hazards in urban planning and management. Includes case studies. Users are invited to contribute. [May not display properly in all browsers.]
Natural Hazards Databases at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
Natural Hazards data and educational information including earthquake, tsunami, and stress data
Savage Earth
Web companion to the PBS show, produced by New York's WNET, on natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Includes detailed animations, QuickTime movies, survivors' stories, and links.
The Natural Hazards Mitigation Group at University of Geneva
Research and training programs on volcanic and seismic hazards and their mitigation, as well as disaster response.
USGS -- Hazards Theme
Public-education gateway to U.S. Geologic Survey information on hazards.
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