WEB SITES

FEMA Disaster Information
Background information about all sorts of disasters from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The Disaster Area
The student's guide to natural disasters, complete with online games, from FEMA Kids.

Savage Earth
Learn about the earth's crust, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis from the PBS series.

Geologic Hazards
Earthquake, geomagnetism, and landslide information from the U.S.G.S.

Hurricanes
Meteorology guide explaining how hurricanes develop, how they are tracked, etc.

National Hurricane Center
The National Weather Service Tropical Prediction center.

Earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center. Earthquake facts and statistics.

Earthquakes for Kids
Science Fair ideas, online games, photos, information on earthquake science and scientists, and lots of fun from the USGS.

The Extreme Weather Sourcebook
Economic and other societal impacts related to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, lightning, and other U.S. weather phenomena.

Natural Hazard Statistics
Choose the hazard and the year and get chart of U.S. fatalities. Be patient, the site may load slowly!

Surviving the Dust Bowl
All about the 1939 drought in America, with a timeline, map and eyewitness accounts.

Drought Information Center
From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

National Snow & Ice Data Center
Learn about the arctic climate, glaciers,icebergs, blizzards and avalanches.

National Weather Service
Archive of weather and climate data.

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Grolier Online: Lands and Peoples
The encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and geography (available only from Fay School computers). Learn how the natural disasters affect people. Try searching the type of disaster (volcanoes, etc.) and you'll get a list of countries with articles.
To use Grolier Online at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

ONLINE MAGAZINE

Scientific American
Scientific American offers understandable, authoritative reporting on developments in every field of science.
To use Scientific American at home, see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder for user name and password. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASE

Science Online
Science Online is a complete reference database containing thousands of entries covering almost every field of science.
To use Science Online at home, enter a library card number from Fay School (see the Library PASSWORDS email on the FirstClass INFO FOR STUDENTS & PARENTS folder) or any public library in Massachusetts in the box below. If you need help accessing this resource at home, watch this online tutorial.

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updated 11/30/2007