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Find a Volcanic Eruption
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Smithsonian Institute: Volcanoes of the World
" "Volcanoes of the World" is a database describing the physical characteristics of Holocene volcanoes and their eruptions"
USGS: Eruptions Archive
Find eruption reports from U.S. observatories.
Featured Books: Volcanoes
Island on Fire
by
Alexandra Witze
Call Number: General Collection QE523.L25 W57 2015
ISBN: 9781605989587
Publication Date: 2016-02-01
Krakatoa
by
Simon Winchester
Call Number: General Collection QE523.K73 W56 2003b
ISBN: 9780066212852
Publication Date: 2003-04-01
Super Volcano
by
Greg Breining
Call Number: General Collection QE524 .B74 2007
ISBN: 9780760329252
Publication Date: 2007-10-15
Find a Fire Event
Australian Rural Fire Service: Research
Find detailed research on the Australian bush fires of 2013 and 2017.
National Interagency Fire Center (USA)
Find basic information about wild fire events dating back to 1929.
Find a Hurricane
National Weather Service: Notable Surge Events
National Hurricane Center
The NHC is a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Featured Books: Hurricanes
Katrina
by
Gary Rivlin
Call Number: General Collection F379.N54 R58 2016
ISBN: 9781451692259
Publication Date: 2016-08-23
Find a Tsunami
NOAA: Center for Tsunami Research
Find a list of tsunamis from around the world dating back to 1964.
National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: Global Historic Tsunami Database
Find data on events dating back as far as 2000 B.C. Many recent events have extensive information including death tolls.
Featured Books: Tsunamis
Ghosts of the Tsunami
by
Richard Lloyd Parry
Call Number: General Collection HV600 2011.T64 P37 2017
ISBN: 9781250192813
Publication Date: 2018-10-09
The Tsunami Of 2004
by
Gail B. Stewart
Call Number: General Collection 909.09824 STE
ISBN: 1590188314
Publication Date: 2005-07-12
Find an Earthquake
USGS: Earthquake Lists, Maps, and Statistics
Earthquakes are searchable by region, magnitude, and date.
USGS: Significant Earthquakes Archive
The archive dates from 1900 to present.
USGS: Earthquake Catalog
Search for earthquakes by region, magnitude, or date.
Bristish Geological Survey: Earthquake Database
Find Earthquake information from around the British Isles.
Featured Books: Earthquakes
1906 San Francisco Earthquake
by
Richard Hansen; Gladys Hansen
Call Number: General Collection F869.S343 R53 2013
ISBN: 9780738596587
Publication Date: 2013-05-27
Quakeland
by
Kathryn Miles
Call Number: General Collection QE538.8 .M5387 2017
ISBN: 9780525955184
Publication Date: 2017-08-29
Yokohama Burning
by
Joshua Hammerman; Joshua Hammer
Call Number: General Collection 952 HAM
ISBN: 0743264657
Publication Date: 2006-08-29
The Great Quake
by
Henry Fountain
Call Number: General Collection QE535.2.U6 F65 2017
ISBN: 9781101904084
Publication Date: 2018-08-07
Find a Flood Event
USGS: Historical Flooding
USGS: Flood Event Viewer
Find a Drought Event
National Integrated Drought Information System (USA)
National Integrated Drought Information System: Impacts (USA)
Find impact reports specific to droughts in the United States.
Find a Severe Weather Event
National Weather Service (USA): Severe Weather Event Summaries
National Weather Service (USA): Severe Weather Events Archive
Find a Tornado
The Tornado Project
NOAA: Tornadoes FAQ
Featured Books: Extreme Weather & Tornadoes
Storms 2
by
Sheri O'Meara; Sven Sundgaard; Martin Keller
Call Number: General Collection F606 .O44 2007
ISBN: 0978795644
Publication Date: 2007-11-01
The Storm
by
Mike Bryan; Ivor Van Heerden
Call Number: General Collection 976.044 VAN
ISBN: 9780670037810
Publication Date: 2006-05-18
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