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The purpose of this site is to provide access to teaching materials to respond to sudden hazard events, specifically Hurricane Sandy, in the classroom as well as more generalized materials that will help educators teach about hazards either before or soon after such an event. Resource includes images, videos and visualizations as well as current informational blogs and news reports
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These on-line, problem-based modules address events such as volcanoes, hurricanes, dinosaur extinction theories, deforestation, endangered species, and global climate change. The site uses NASA remote-sensing images and includes a tutorial about how to analyze Landsat images with NIH Image.
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National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA)
Research,
conducted
primarily
through
the
NOAA
Office
of
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Research,
drives
the
NOAA
environmental
products
and
services
that
protect
life
and
property
and
promote
sustainable
economic
growth.
Research,
conducted
by
in-house
laboratories
and
by
extramural
programs,
focuses
on
enhancing
understanding
of
the
environmental
phenomena
...
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The
National
Data
Buoy
Center
maintains
a
current
database
of
meteorological
and
hydrological
data,
historical
data,
and
written
information
generated
by
the
National
Weather
Service
or
received
from
other
official
sources.
This
site
makes
available
in
real
time
a
selection
of
current
official
weather
observations,
forecasts
and
warnings
from
the
Coastal-Marine
Automated
Network
(C-MAN)
stations
and
...
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This
Web
site
hosts
the
most
complete
online
collection
of
astronaut
photographs
of
the
Earth,
including
over
600,000
photos
from
Space
Shuttle
and
the
International
Space
Station.
Users
can
search
the
database
of
photos
by
geographic
coordinates
or
region,
mission,
features,
cloud
cover
and
many
other
options.
The
site
also
features
an
image
of
the
week,
as
well
as
special
collections
of
images,
...
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This
USGS
portal
offers
information
about
the
origin,
frequency,
and
distribution
of
natural
geologic
hazards
and
catastrophic
events,
and
the
resulting
impacts
on
people,
property,
and
the
environment.
Featured
sites
provide
user-friendly
information
and
graphics
about
earthquakes,
tsunamis,
landslides,
El
Nino,
hurricanes,
and
erosion
studies.
Information
is
available
about
both
general
topics
and
...
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This
team-based,
interactive
educational
experience
aims
to
engage
students
in
real-world
problem
solving.
The
volcano
on
the
normally
tranquil
island
of
Montserrat
has
come
to
life.
As
flaming
pebbles
and
lava
begin
their
devastation,
emergency
response
teams
learn
that
a
hurricane
is
approaching.
Using
real-time
hurricane
and
seismic
data,
teams
of
student
specialists
assist
Mission
Control,
by
...
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Access weather and water level observations for stations across coastal United States and the Great Lakes. Follow the "CO-OPS Website" link for tide predictions, additional weather-related observations, publications, and much more. Historical data is available for download. Site provides emergency information when a station's water level exceeds normal and is activated into Storm Surge mode.
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Hurricane
Floyd's
record
rainfall
in
fall
of
l999
caused
massive
flooding
in
North
Carolina;
sediment
and
waste
washed
into
rivers
of
the
Atlantic
causing
major
ecological
changes.
This
NASA
website
provides
Landsat
7
&
SeaWiFS
satellite
images
of
the
flooding
and
the
massive
flows
of
sediment
and
waste
runoff
into
rivers
and
the
Pamlico
Sound.
Also
provides
description
of
Landsat
and
SEAWiFS
...
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Event-Based
Science
is
a
new
way
to
teach
science
by
using
newsworthy
events
to
establish
the
relevance
of
science
topics.
Interviews,
photographs,
web
pages,
and
inquiry-based
science
activities
create
a
desire
to
know
more
about
these
topics.
This
collection
of
activities
deals
with
such
topics
as
damage
to
agriculture
caused
by
drought,
the
recovery
of
forests
after
a
fire,
and
flooding
and
the
...
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