Young scientists track Hurricane Katrina across the Atlantic Ocean as they learn about these destructive forces of nature. Provided with a table of data tracking the location and conditions of Katrina over a one week span, students...

This article describes how scientists use satellite images to try and spot extreme floods. These satellites keep information stored, such as data on hundred-year floods, and try to identify likely flood plains based on that data.

This page from the U.S. Geological Survey is devoted to Tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest. View some animations of tsunamis.