This page provides some basic safety guidelines for firefighters, collectively known as the '10 and 18'. The 10 Standard Fire Orders were developed in 1957 by a task force studying ways to prevent firefighter injuries and fatalities. Shortly after the Standard Fire Orders were incorporated into firefighter training, the 18 'Watch Out' situations were developed. These 18 situations are more specific ... Full description.

The Tsunami Database is a global digital database containing information on more than 2000 tsunamis maintained by the National Geophysical Data Center. This is an interactive site; the user is asked to enter search parameters such as date, latitude and longitude, cause of the tsunami - earthquake, landslide, volcano, or all combined - magnitude, and death. Information is then generated on tsunamis ... Full description.

This website teaches students about natural disasters, including blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, volcanoes, fires, and avalanches. There are photographs of each disaster and safety tips as well as definitions of the disasters and information about where they are found. Full description.

This radio broadcast explores some ideas about the cause of a 1946 tsunami which swept from Alaska through the Pacific and killed more than 150 people. The tsunami was one of the worst of the 20th Century. Scientists today still cannot agree on just what caused it. They think it was an earthquake, an undersea landslide, or possibly both. The answer may change how scientists study tsunamis and how ... Full description.

In this activity, to get an idea what the lives of Antarctic researchers are like, students will demonstrate their understanding of the roles and responsibilities of United States Antarctic Project participants. They will review a list of occupations at the station and put them in categories. In addition students will problem-solve an emergency situation specific to the operation of Palmer Station. ... Full description.

This web page uses photographs and illustrations of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, to illustrate the typical growth and collapse of lava deltas, fan-shaped platforms formed when pahoehoe lava enters the ocean for extended periods of time. The page also discusses the hazards associated with active lava deltas. Full description.

This web site describes a series of Lahars that occurred from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in the Andes mountains, the northernmost and highest volcano in Colombia. Beginning in November 1984, the volcano began showing clear signs of unrest. An explosive eruption from Ruiz's summit crater on November 13, 1985, at 9:08 p.m. generated an eruption column and sent a series of pyroclastic flows and surges ... Full description.

If a meteor plummeting to earth killed off the dinosaurs, one would wonder what it might do to us. This radio broadcast explains how a large meteor could generate a tsunami five miles high in the North Atlantic that would wipe out the North American Eastern Seaboard. The clip is 2 minutes in length. Full description.

This site, intended for children and young people who are going on holiday with their parents, will introduce them to natural hazards that may occur so that they may respond in an appropriate manner, even if parents or other adults are not aware of the proper precautions. The site contains information for six major hazards: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, flash floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. ... Full description.

This website is part of NOVA Online, which is produced for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) by the Science Unit at WGBH in Boston. This site accompanies the television production, and discusses the making of the video. Topics include how to film avalanches, threats of avalanches, parts of a slide, how avalanches begin, safety on the mountains, and dangers of avalanches. There is a teacher's guide ... Full description.