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National Geographic

This fantastic site has an excellent Natural Disasters section

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/

Smithsonian/US Geological Survey

The Smithsonian and USGS provide this weekly Volcanic Activity Report which provides updates about geological activity around the world.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/

United Nations Development Programme

The UNDP provide information on Disaster Risk, Reduction and Recovery ( secondary students)

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.undp.org/cpr/we_do/integrating_risk.shtml

The Discover Channel

This site has a wealth of information about Disasters of all kinds

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
dsc.discovery.com/search/results.html?focus=site&query=disaster&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=search

Weather WizKids

This is an engaging site for younger students with information about a range weather related natural disasters.

Suggested level: primary
www.weatherwizkids.com/

Classroom of the Future

This site provides colourful, well-labelled diagrams and related descriptions related to how plate boundaries function.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/plates1.html

Auckland War Memorial Museum

Information about New Zealand’s recent geological history is presented here. This includes a link to being prepared for an emergency.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
www.aucklandmuseum.com/1205/volcanic-forces

The Science Spot

This excellent directory on a Junior High School’s website is a great portal to a selection of quality Earthquake and Volcano sites from a variety of university, government and other sources.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzethsci2.html

Médecins Sans Frontières

Not all disasters are natural. Some are man made. MSF’s website has information about all of these.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.msf.org/

OXFAM

Like MSF above, OXFAM work with victims of disasters of all types.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.oxfam.org/en/emergencies

Red Cross

The Internation Red Cross focusses on assistance for victims of war and armed violence but also assists people after natural disasters as well.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
www.icrc.org/eng/