Search results: Connect - Geography - Natural Disasters

• 1 How Hurricanes Work

  From the How Stuff Works, this page describes how a hurricane works. It has links to other related sites.

  URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm [metadata]
• 2 Hurricanes: FEMA for Kids

  The Fema for Kids Hurricanes page includes hurricane classification, past major hurricanes, games and videos.

  URL: http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm [metadata]
• 3 CFA Country Fire Authority

  The CFA, Country Fire Authority homepage. Includes information on current fires and incidents in Victoria, summer fire safety, fire restrictions and total fire ban days, information for students, bushfire safety and safe house design.

  URL: http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/ [metadata]
• 4 Bushfire Weather: Australian Bureau of Meterology

  Australian Bureau of Meteorology provides information about bushfire weather across the Australian states. It gives an overview of bushfire threats with a map of areas in danger of bushfires, what makes a fire danger day and high risk weather patterns.

  URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/inside/services_policy/fire_ag/bushfire/bushfire.htm [metadata]
• 5 Japan/Kobe earthquake images

  these pages were put together moments after the Kobe earthquake happened in early 1995.

  URL: http://www.niksula.cs.hut.fi/~haa/kobe.html [metadata]
• 6 The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

  The California earthquake of April 18, 1906 ranks as one of the most significant earthquakes of all time.

  URL: http://quake.usgs.gov/info/1906/ [metadata]
• 7 Asia's Deadly Waves

  Images of the destruction wrought by the earthquake and tsunami that struck South and Southeast Asia on Dec. 26. Flash animations and before and after images of different areas.

  URL: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2004/12/26/international/20041227_QUAKE_FEATURE.html [metadata]
• 8 Cyclone Tracy

  The Northern Territory Library Cyclone Tracy Website was developed to inform people about the cyclone and its effects on Darwin, both short and long term. It covers the history of Darwin and previous cyclones.

  URL: http://www.ntlib.nt.gov.au/tracy/ [metadata]
• 9 Earthquakes for Kids and Grown-ups

  Fun educational activities and information relating to earthquakes.

  URL: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/ [metadata]
• 10 Tsunami Activities: EnchantedLearning

  Tsunami student activities and teacher resources. Site includes tsunami information, major tsunamis, glossary, printouts, quizzes, and other activities.

  URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/activities.shtml [metadata]