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Hazards
Potential dangers from both natural processes (e.g., earthquakes, floods, and climate change) and human impacts on the environment.
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Earthquake hazards (26 items)
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Volcano hazard zones in the Long Valley - Mono Lake Area, California [New Window]
Describes the volcano-hazard zones for the Long Valley and Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain identified by scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Water resources of Washington State - Flood hazards [New Window]
Description of the Flood Hazards study project by Water Resources Program in Tacoma, Washington with links to other flood hazard projects.
Development of a global slope dataset for estimation of landslide occurrence resulting from earthquakes [New Window]
Technical description of methods used to generate global slope data from SRTM topography data
Earthquake "Top 10" Lists & Maps [New Window]
Lists of largest earthquakes in the world and in the United States, earthquake facts and statistics, deaths from earthquakes, earthquakes by magnitude, and significant earthquakes.
Earthquake glossary [New Window]
Dictionary of terms associated with earthquakes with simple definitions and photographs especially suited for students.
Earthquakes and tsunamis in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands [New Window]
Fact sheet on hazards from earthquakes and tsunamis in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to be downloaded as a PDF file or viewed as an Adobe Acrobat Reader file.
Earthquakes for kids [New Window]
Links to various earthquake projects, facts, science fair ideas, earthquake science, becoming an earthquake scientist, image glossary, earthquake facts, and puzzles and games for children.
Earthshots, satellite images of environmental change [New Window]
Satellite images of geographic areas of interest, cities, deserts, glaciers, geologic features, disaster areas, water bodies, and wildlife linked with articles, maps, and other images such as AVHRR, photographs, and special project images.
Geologic history of Long Valley Caldera and the Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain, California [New Window]
Summarizes the geologic and volcanic activity of the Long Valley Caldera and Mono-Inyo Craters volcanic chain in east central California.
Latest earthquakes in the USA - Past 7 days [New Window]
Real-time earthquake maps of the conterminous U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico displaying magnitude and location of earthquake activity in the past hour, past day, and past week.
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