Usgs: Volcanic Hazards, Features, and Phenomena

Since 2001 the USGS has been monitoring the earth's surface in Yellowstone to understand the activity of volcanoes and earthquakes. This resource recognizes the Dotsero Volcanic Center.

Living on the island of Hawaii brings you the hazard of living near a volcano. Read about actual eruptions and get scientific seismic information and maps.

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory is an instrument-based monitoring program designed for observing volcanic and earthquake activity in the Yellowstone National Park region. This website provides information about its geology, history,...

This graphical and textual journey about the US volcanoes was made by Steven Brantley. There is an introduction, volcanoes and plate tectonics, Hawaiian volcanoes, cascade volcanoes, restless volcanoes, a glossary and further readings.

This page from the US Geological Survey has several links to pages that explain the formation of volcanoes. These links will also explain the creation of new land and other hazards.

Learn about the hazards of a volcano. This site has a nice chart on volcano eruptions and their effects.

Comprehensive information on earthquakes. Includes photos from famous earthquakes, ask-an-expert feature, earthquake science, history of major earthquakes, a pictorial ABC, adults' guides for dealing with children's emotions, animations...

This online book by Robert Tilling covers some key concepts such as eruptions, extraterrestrial volcanoes, and people and volcanoes.

This site from the US Geological Survey provides general information about the Hawaiian volcanoes.

Students identify marine animals that could become stranded due to coastal features and currents. They plot data on worksheets for locations of sea turtles actually beached or stranded. After plotting their points, they hypothesize...