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Featured Topics Archive

The featured topics archive is a compilation of items previously featured within the USGS Education Web site.

The Landslide Handbook - A Guide to Understanding Landslides
This new USGS Circular is targeted to the general public and makes a wonderful resource for teachers and students seeking to learn the basics about landslides. The handbook is heavily illustrated with photographs and diagrams and includes an extensive glossary.

Volcano Hazards
Explore the newly revised USGS Volcano Hazards Web site, which now includes a real-time status map of U.S. volcanoes, Quick Links to popular volcano information, and an expanded resource page for educators!

New Volcano Posters—Free!
Two new USGS volcano posters are must-haves for the classroom wall. Geologic Hazards at Volcanoes is a cut-away diagram depicting the anatomy of a volcano and related surface hazards. Eruptions in the Cascade Range During the Past 4,000 Years is a timeline of Cascade Range eruptions. Get these FREE posters through the USGS Store ($5 shipping per total order).

Earthquake Summary Posters
View and download posters (36 inches x 24 inches) that provide detailed information and a brief discussion about large earthquakes soon after they occur. Images include the epicentral area, plate tectonic environment, earthquake history, and generalized seismic hazard of the region. The posters serve as a one-stop-shop for information about large earthquakes that have occurred since 2002.

Geology of National Parks...in 3D!
Take virtual field trips to many of the Nation's national parks. New features include historic stereo photography of North American Indians of the Colorado River Valley taken during the historic surveys of the West in the 1870s. See historic stereo photography of Yosemite Valley, or take a virtual tour of the Hayward Fault—one of North America's most dangerous earthquake faults located in the East San Francisco Bay Area.

Circular 1245 - Large Floods in the United States: Where They Happen and Why
The locations of most of our largest floods are due to combinations of regional climate, topography, and basin size. Learn more in this downloadable, 19-page publication that is designed for the general public. Also read daily reports on the Indiana floods with links to photographs, discharge measurements, and additional educational details!

The Geologic Time Spiral—A Path to the Past
The centerfold illustration from the popular USGS pamphlet "Geologic Time" is now available as a downloadable poster in both page-size and poster-size resolutions. This diagram is a wonderful representation of the age of the Earth from its creation, through the different geologic eras, and up to the present. Perfect for classroom walls!

Check Out the Latest USGS Podcast
You're About to Get Schooled—In the fifth and final episode of the Earth Science Week coverage, USGS Education Coordinator Bob Ridky tells us why science education is important for everybody, why kids need to get outside, and more.

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