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- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Visualizations — This collection presents links to images, films, panoramas and animations about the earthquake and fire. (Carleton College/NAGT materials)
- Can It Happen Here? — Could a large damaging tsunami happen in the United States? (USGS)
- Coastal and Marine Geology Program — All 35 coastal States and the island territories experience coastal erosion. Balancing the competing needs of citizens, government, industry, and the environment. (USGS)
- DisasterAssistance.gov-Tsunami — Resource for tsunami response. (FEMA)
- Earth Sciences Lesson Plans — not really earthquakes, but great lesson plans for K-12 (NESEN - Lessons for Earth Systems Education)
- Earthquakes by Bruce A. Bolt Online Companion — links related to subjects covered in book (W.H. Freeman & Co.)
- Hilo Tsunami Museum — The goal of the Pacific Tsunami Museum is to promote public tsunami education for the people of Hawaii and the Pacific Region. The museum will also preserve the social and cultural history of Hawaii and promote economic development on the island of Hawaii as well as statewide. The museum will serve as a living memorial to those who lost their lives in past tsunami events. (Pacific Tsunami Museum)
- International Tsunami Information Centre — General and technical information, maps, and links to warning centers. (ITIC)
- Living On Shaky Ground: How to Survive Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Northern California — A collection of preparedness guides for earthquakes and tsunamis especially for the Northern Coast of California (Humboldt State Univ, Dept of Geology)
- National Geophysical Data Center Tsunami Database — Compilation of a unique set of tsunami-related products. (NOAA)
- NGDC - Natural Hazards Databases at NGDC — Data, images, kids quizzes, and maps from geologic hazards as well as slide shows available for order (National Geophysical Data Center)
- NOAA Center for Tsunami Research — Research in support of improved measurement technology, design of optimal tsunami monitoring networks, improved models to increase the speed and accuracy of operational forecasts and warnings, and improved methods to predict tsunami impacts on the population and infrastructure of coastal communities. (NOAA)
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center — Tsunami monitoring. (NOAA)
- Savage Earth, The — slick presentation of the earthquake basics with great graphics and animations (PBS)
- Science of Tsunami Hazards - International Journal — Collection of downloadable journal articles in PDF format. (Tsunami Society)
- The Physics of Tsunamis — Explains the mechanisms of tsunami generation and propagation. (Univ. of Washington)
- The Wave that Shook the World — Online companion to the NOVA broadcast with excellent animations, Q&anmp;A, images, and lesson plans for teachers. (PBS-NOVA)
- Theory of the Earth — online book on the science of earthquakes (Caltech)
- Theory of the Earth, The New — This is the only book on the whole landscape of deep Earth processes that ties together all the strands of the subdisciplines. This book is a complete update of Anderson’s Theory of the Earth (1989). (Caltech)
- Tohoku, Japan 2011 M9.0 Educational Slides — Educational slides for the 2011 Tohoku,Japan M9.0 Earthquake ( PDF version (USGS)
- Tsunami — Interactive presentation covering the science of tsunamis, preparedness, research, and historical tsunamis. (Woods Hole)
- Tsunami FAQ — Tsunamis: Frequently Asked Questions (NOAA)
- Tsunami Hazard Mitigation — Information about tsunamis that may save your life. Material excerpted from "Tsunami! The Great Waves" (Univ. of Washington)
- Tsunami Hazards — "Surviving a Tsunami" brochure, tips, information, and evacuation brochures and maps. (WA Military Dept - Emergency Managment Division)
- Tsunami Information and Education — Focus on Seaside, OR, but useful for anyone within a tsunami risk zone. (City of Seaside, Oregon)
- Tsunami Information for Kids — Brochures, coloring books, and educational links for kids. (NOAA)
- Tsunami Portal — Links to Warning Centers and educational information. (NOAA)
- Tsunami Preparedness Guidebook — Downloadable PDF and additional links to tsunami preparedness websites. (GeoHazards International)
- Tsunami Resources — General information about tsunamis and preparedness, including evacuation routes for coastal towns in Washington. (WA Military Dept - Emergency Mngmt Division)
- Tsunami! — Site provides general information about tsunamis, their causes and history as well as what to do in case of a tsunami. (University of Washington by the Department of Earth and Space Sciences)
- Tsunami: The Great Waves — Basic information about the basics of tsunamis. (NOAA)
- Tsunamis — short news piece with images (The Why Files)
- Tsunamis — Basic science of tsunamis, preparedness, and focus on California and historical information. (California Geological Survey)
- Tusnami Research Center — Tsunami research at USC. (Univ. of Southern California)
- Understanding Tsunamis — learn about tsunamis with a model (DiscoverySchool.com)
- West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center — Tsunami monitoring. (NOAA)