Plate Tectonics and Disaster Management
Natural hazards can impact our lives from a local, national and global scale. Understanding them and adapting to them are essential to our lives.
This project allows students to apply the content knowledge they have developed on plate tectonics and apply it to their own inquiry. The project requires students to better understand the likelihood of a hazard happening and potential ways to mitigate against these. A pecha kucha presentation will be given by each studnet with the goal being to convince government leaders to take pro-active action to mitigate (how to manage the hazards in order to prevent loss of life and economic losses, etc) against a plate tectonics related natural hazard.
Volcanoes
- Volcano World
Founded in 1995 by Dr. Chuck Wood, Volcano World is currently housed in the
Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University and kept alive by ongoing volunteer efforts.
Provides an alphabetical list of all volcanoes with additional content on Volcano World. - Volcano Live
Volcano Live is an educational website providing information on active volcanoes, produced by John Seach.
- Volcano Discovery
This website has a large section about volcanoes, volcano news, volcano photos, and earthquakes all over the world.
Find information about your volcano by first clicking on the country where it can be found. - US Geological Survey: Volcano Hazard Program
Find information about volcanoes found in the United States.
Use the pull down menu to first find your state then your volcano. - Global Volcanism Program
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History: Global Volcanism Program.
The Volcanoes of the World database provides a catalog of Holocene and Pleistocene volcanoes, and eruptions from the past 10,000 years.
Relevant books in the HIS Library
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Volcanoes Around the World
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A colourful introduction to some of the volcanoes of the world. It explores the physical and human activiites that are affected by volcanoes. Case studies look at how plants and animals recolonised Mount St Helen following the 1980 eruption, why Hawaii is home to unique species of birds, and more.
Call Number: E 551.21 GREISBN: 9780750267038Publication Date: 2012 -
National Geographic Readers: Volcanoes!
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Call Number: E 551.21 SCHISBN: 9781426302855Publication Date: 2008-07-08 -
Earthquakes and Volcanoes: A Survival Guide
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Describes the formation, power, and warning signs of earthquakes and volcanoes and explains how to survive them, also discussing the Richter scale.
Call Number: E 551.21 TOWISBN: 9781844432592Publication Date: 2007 -
화산 과 지진 Volcano and Earthquake
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Call Number: KOR(E) 551.21 NOHISBN: 9788952759184Publication Date: 2011 -
Plate Tectonics
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The ground beneath our feet feels sturdy and still, but Earth is actually covered in moving plates. These large plates make up the outer layer of Earth's surface and sit on top of another layer made up of molten rock. Borders between two plates are often the site of earthquakes and volcanoes. The plates can slide against each other, crash into each other, move apart, and even create mountains. There is so much to learn about what's going on beneath the surface, as is provided here for your readers, perfectly encapsulated.
Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781680488340Publication Date: 2017
Earthquakes
- Earthquake monitoring
Outlines how Geoscience Australia monitors earthquakes.
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Information provided by the United States Geological Survey.
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A video clip (8mins) which shows a group of researchers drilling into one of the most earthquake-prone regions on Earth as they try to improve earthquake prediction to add precious seconds to earthquake warning times.
- EARTHQUAKE PROOF: How Skyscrapers Survive An Earthquake
Scroll through the 10 slides of different technologies used to earthquake proof high rise buildings.
- Giant Pendulums Could Save Japanese Skyscrapers During Earthquakes
The giant steel pendulums work by being hung on a building at rooftop level. In the event of an earthquake, they will apply force in the direction opposite of “long-period seismic motions,” halving the amplitude of vibrations.
- Building Earthquake Resistant Buildings is Best for the Environment and the People
Discusses unconventional design of buildings in earthquake prone areas.
- How earthquake-resistant buildings work
From How Stuff Works.
- 'Invisibility cloaks' for buildings could protect them from earthquakes
Information from Imperial College, London.
- Resisting Earthquakes - 10 Technologies That Help Protect Buildings
Information from a civil engineering website.
- Our new anti-earthquake technology could protect cities from destruction
Information from the Conversation, an Australian website with credible sources.
- What Japan Can Teach Us About Prepping For A Major Earthquake
Includes information on earthquake prevention of infrastructure including railways.
Tsunamis
Produced by the Australian Emergency Management Knowledge Hub. Click on the tab Warning System to bring up the 21 slides associated with this topic.
- DART early warning buoy
Information from the BBC News. A very credible source.
- How are Tsunamis measured or observed
Information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
- Deep Ocean Tsunami Detection Buoys
Information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
- Scientists make strides in tsunami warning since 2004
Provides an update to the DART system outlined in the DART early warning buoy link.