A publication of the Natural Hazards Center focusing on natural disaster research. Specific information available for numerous subtopics.

This learning module looks at hazards and disasters. It explains the difference between them, looks at examples, and discusses future trends. Includes handouts, slideshows, activities, and videos.

An excellent source for information on disasters all over the world. Site is updated daily with reports from affected countries.

Discover the true powers of Mother Nature through this vivid collection of research, which delves into the causes of natural disasters and the impacts on those affected.

NASA's Earth Observatory offers photos of floods all over the globe. Examine these as you read about the causes and often devastating effects of these natural disasters.

NASA's Earth Observatory offers photos showing locations of volcanic activity and earthquakes. Click on thumbnails to view large images and read about the causes and effects of these natural hazards.

After researching and comparing five species of sea turtles, students look at how they were affected by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Then they learn about efforts to relocate wildlife after an environmental disaster such as this, and...

Find chronologies from three different sources of Love Canal and its chemical contamination. Read about how the investigation of this environmental disaster progressed over the years.

This illustrated history surveys the infamous Love Canal chemical contamination environmental disaster of the 1970s.

Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...

The goal of the Disaster Dynamics project is to create games that teach players about the interaction between natural hazards and human decisions.

This site provides links to articles about natural disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, floods, etc.

Students are introduced to our planet's structure and its dynamic system of natural forces through an examination of the natural hazards of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and tornados, as well as avalanches, fires,...

Browse forest fires across the world. Learn about these natural hazards as you browse by date or region.

Information on this page will help students understand environmental dangers related to earthquakes, what they can do to prepare and recover.

Read an account of the worst natural disaster in American history in terms of loss of life, the Galveston hurricane of 1900. View historic photos of the devastation that resulted.

Although this site describes one toxic eco-disaster, it gives an idea of what can actually happen if proper precautions are not taken within industrial plants. Good example of the problems that can occur when environmental rules and...

A look at some real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

Read this EPA resource about what to do if you are in immediate danger from a volcanic eruption.

See some real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

Find out about real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

Environmental awareness in the United States became more focused upon the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Read about student protests, presidential legislation, and a new desire to protect the environment.

Site keeps up-to-date news on the Bhopal disaster in 1984. There is a video and a survivor's account of that night. Photos include the factory as it looked in 2003.