NASA's Earth Observatory offers photos showing locations of volcanic activity and earthquakes. Click on thumbnails to view large images and read about the causes and effects of these natural hazards.

Learners learn about tsunamis, discovering what causes them and what makes them so dangerous. They learn that engineers design detection and warning equipment, as well as structures that that can survive the strong wave forces. In a...

An ebook (with some embedded ads) that describes the characteristics and behavior of hurricanes, which are really the same phenomenon as typhoons and cyclones, and the damage caused by them.

Students learn about the causes, composition and types of volcanoes. They begin with an overview of the Earth's interior and how volcanoes form. Once students know about how a volcano functions, they learn how engineers predict...

Discover the causes, effects, the Black Blizzards, and the response to the Dust Bowl.

Download a movie about the 1982 landslides of the San Fransisco Bay Area. Shows many devastating stories, scientific discoveries, and the destruction the landslides caused. [58:27]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the causes and effects of heat waves and droughts.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the causes and effects of heat waves and droughts.

Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. While the storm itself did a great deal of damage, its aftermath was catastrophic Levee breaches led to massive flooding, the federal...

This site uses a series of animations to give an overview of earthquake types and their causes. This colorful site is accompanied by brief descriptions. Additional animations of other natural disasters are featured on the right side of...

Provides a definition of a drought while exploring types, causes and effects, economic, environmental, and social impact, and how to manage one.

Learn about landslides, their causes, the different types, how to prevent them, names of major landslides, and other interesting facts.

Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.