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Natural Disasters: Destructive Forces of Nature 
This site gives general information and safety tips
http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html

 
 
FEMA For Kids: The Disaster Area
his site is written specifically for kids.  It gives information and safety 
tips
http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm

 
 
Red Cross Disaster services
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_319_,00.html

 
 
Savage Earth - great site with information and animations on volcanoes & 
earthquakes (also tsunamis)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/index.html

 
 
Disaster quizzes that give information for each answer
http://www.redcross.org/news/dro/game.html

 
 
This site also gives both information and safety tips.
http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01410/

 
 
This site gives information and safety tips
http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/index.shtml

 
 
National Geographic Forces of nature - click on the 2nd and 3rd buttons to 
learn about and create 
earthquakes & volcanoes
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html

 
 
Earthquakes & volcanoes - locations and much more
http://www.mrsciguy.com/eq.html

 
 
Historic Earthquakes
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/historic_eqs.php

 
 
USGS site all about earthquakes - Check out earthquakes for kids, earthquake 
facts, photos, and 
preparedness and response
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/index.php

 
 
Understanding earthquakes
http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/understanding/

 
 
how earthquakes work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/earthquake.htm

 
 
Map of probability of earthquakes
http://www.usatoday.com/graphics/news/gra/earthquakemap/frame.htm

 
 
Living with volcanoes
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/LivingWith/framework.html

 
 
Volcano hazards program - links to effects, locations, history, planning and 
disaster assistance
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/

 
 
Can we predict volcanic eruptions?
http://www.learner.org/interactives/volcanoes/entry.html

 
 
links to volcano facts - includes deadliest eruptions, costs, etc.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vw_exchange.html

 
 
Earthquake preparedness
http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/eqmaps.html

 
 
Effects on humans page
http://library.thinkquest.org/17701/high/effects/index.html

 
 
National Geographic volcano fun
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0106/volcano/

 
 
Discovery Kids - make a volcano - Pompeii
http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html

 
 
USGS Earthquake games page
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids/games.php

 

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