Education and Research (Natural Disasters and Hazards)

Education and Research Sites:

Asynchronous Learning Netwowrk Asynchronous Learning Netwowrk: Educational portal with Earth Science courses including natural disasters and environmental geology. (Education and Research) http://www.fiu.edu/~longoria/self-p Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information: Recent natural disaster information from the USGS. Also contains links to general hazard resources. (Education and Research) http://cindi.usgs.gov/ Rural Hazard Resistant Housing Rural Hazard Resistant Housing: Joint research project for the development of low-cost appropriate house building technologies for rural people to resist natural hazards. Partners are Bangladesh University, University of Exeter,and the British Council. (Education and Research) http://www.HazardResistantHousing.com/ Natural Hazards Project of the Organization of American States Natural Hazards Project of the Organization of American States: Outlines projects being undertaken in the Western Hemisphere to evaluate vulnerabilities (particularly to flooding) and provide mitigation. (Education and Research) http://www.oas.org/nhp/ Natural Disasters: Destructive Forces of Nature Natural Disasters: Destructive Forces of Nature: This is a fun, interesting, and highly educational resource to learn all about Natural Disasters and the effects that they have on our planet. (Education and Research) http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=16132&url=16132/frames.html Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC: This database, from NOAA and the National Geophysical Data Center, provides extensive post-event information on many types of natural hazards. (Education and Research) http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/hazards.shtml Natural Disaster Reference Database Natural Disaster Reference Database: Bibliographic database on research, programs, and results which relate to the use of satellite remote sensing for disaster mitgation. (Education and Research) http://ndrd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Natural Hazards .org - Atmospheric and Geologic Hazards Information Natural Hazards .org - Atmospheric and Geologic Hazards Information: Information on all types of atmospheric and geologic hazards with links to additional educational resources and active warning sources. (Education and Research) http://www.naturalhazards.org/ Natural Hazards Center Natural Hazards Center: Resources from the University of Colorado-Boulder. (Education and Research) http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/ Natural Hazards Center at Pennsylvania State University Natural Hazards Center at Pennsylvania State University: This research and education center brings together a diverse group to develop and implement cross-disciplinary studies in hazard evaluation, forecasting, and mitigation. (Education and Research) http://www.essc.psu.edu/hazards/