Chapter 13 – Volcanic and Tectonic Landforms
Photoglossary of Volcanic Terms. A well-illustrated web site that show examples of
many different features associated with volcanoes.
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html
Volcano World. An extensive and up-to-date web site that describes well-known
volcanoes in terms of historic eruptions as well as current eruptions.
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Weekly Volcanic Activity Report – Smithsonian USGS. A global report that each week
describes the currently erupting volcanoes and the details of that activity.
http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/usgs/index.htm
Nova – The Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius. A well illustrated site originally produced for
the TV series Nova on one of the world’s most famous volcanoes.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vesuvius/
Nova- Into the Abyss. Volcanoes of the Deep. Another well illustrated site produced for
Nova on submarine volcanoes such as those associated with the mid-Atlantic ridge.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/abyss/
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. A site describing the many feature of the Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park including wildlife and plant life as well as geology.
http://www.nps.gov/havo/
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. A description of the nature and activities of a well-known
active volcano observatory.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/
Volcano Expedition from the field in Costa Rica. A multimedia site describing many
features associated with volcanoes in Costa Rica.
http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/volcano/
Volcanoes.com. A general site on many aspects of volcanoes for general interest.
http://www.volcanoes.com/
NASA Fact Sheet on Volcanoes and Climate Change. A brief introduction to the
relationship between volcanic eruptions and short-term climate change.
http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp_docs/Volcanoes.pdf
Near Real Time Earthquake List. A constantly updated list that shows earthquakes that
happened over the last few hours.
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html
The World Wide Earthquake Locator. Another constantly updated list that shows
earthquakes also with a mapping program to help locate them.
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakes/quakes.html
The Earthquake Experience. A simple simulation of what the shaking of an earthquake
might look like
http://www.vep.city.victoria.bc.ca/ESS/what_is_a_quake.htm
Seismic Intensity Scales. A detailed description of activity associated with different
seismic intensities.
http://www.il-st-acad-sci.org//kingdom/geo1001.html
Memento Mori - displays streaming seismographic data measured continuously from a
site near the Hayward Fault above University of California at Berkeley.
http://memento.ieor.berkeley.edu/memento.html
Earthquakes in Alaska. An array of information about a region of earthquake activity that
is often overlooked.
http://www.uaf.edu/seagrant/earthquake/index.html
Tsunami. An in-depth site describing many characteristics of tsunamis including historic
case studies and methods to predict and track them.
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/welcome.html
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. A site that explains the risk related to earthquakes
including landslides and tsunamis.
http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/
Animations of Faults. Useful animations similar to those on the CD to demonstrate the
process of faulting.
http://www.iris.washington.edu/seismic/events/faults.html