Physical Geography Websites

 

John Harris, Head of Geography, Radley College, Abingdon, Oxon, UK

mjh@radley.org.uk

 

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NOAA geomorphological images and descriptions superb
GeoNet Internet Geography lots of physcial and human geography ideas

Coasts
Coastal Engineering Advisory Agencies lots of links
Coastal erosion at Holderness, UK good pics (Hull University)
Gower - virtual fieldtrip
Holderness & Spurn Head virtual field trip, pics, geology, processes
Jurassic coast of Dorset and Est Devon geology, fossils and links
Lincolshire beach nourishment scheme
Lulworth Cove
Louisiana Coastal Erosion Lesson & Activity effects of storms
MAFF coastal hazards
National Ocean Service US coastal management, oceans, maps, photos
Ocean Planet pollution, conservation exercises
Oil Spill Public Information Center Exxon Valdez oil pollution, maps, photos
Ocean 98
Ocean Update Newsletter
Rocks and fossils of classic UK geological sites
Sea level changes
UK south-west coastal path - virtual coastal walk
Wisconsin Sea Grant (info on coastal processes)
World wave heights

Earthquakes
Canadian National Earthquake Hazards Program (Natural Resources Canada)
CNN quake page Indonesia quake June 2000
Earthquake Facts questions and answers, mainly Washington, Oregon
Earthquakes in California location map
Global Earthquakes (BGS) information on services, links to other seismological resources
How things work: earthquakes
10 Largest Earthquakes in the US and World 1900-1994 seismicity of world, maps, links
More on Earthquakes history, hazards, preparedness, Kobe, photos, lots of information
Northern California earthquake data
1906 San Francisco Earthquake latest data on Californian quakes, links to quake resources, graphics
Southern California earthquake center
USGS excellent earthquake information
Virtual Earthquake (interactive explanations and calculations)
World Earthquakes
World Quakes

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Floods
Bangladesh floods 1998 case study, maps, pics, data
FEMA fact sheet
Floods
Hydrology
Images of Floods (UK) news, accounts, Chobham photos
Mozambique floods 2000 BBC Online

Geology
Association for Science Education
BBC Education rocks- 10 virtual Geo Tours, experiments, geo timeline
British Geological Society mass movements
Dave Wakefield's GeoNet
EarthNet (Geological Survey of Canada, Atlantic)
Earth Science Index Page mass movements
Earth Science Teaching Resources for Schools
ENN Online changing landforms
Geo Jobs
Geologylink
Geological Society - London
Leics Univ Geog, Geology information on university geology departments
MTU Education mass movements
National Science Teachers Association
RIGS (lots of Geology links)
The Netherhall School & Sixth Form Centre
Oxford Brookes - Geology
UBC - Geology 202 - Igneous
UK National Centre for Earth Science Information

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Glaciers
Avalanches
British Antarctic Survey
Glaciology
Glacial images
Practice Questions: Glaciers and Glaciation

Hazards
ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information
BB's Volcano Home Page
Cascades Volcano Observatory
Earthquake Information Smithsonian Institution
Earth Sciences Resources
FEMA -- MITIGATION
Global Volcanism Program
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Fran
Hurricane Information Service
Mass movement
National Hurricane Center
New York Times - tornados and disasters
NSF Metacenter Science Highlights
TORRO: Tornado and Storm Research Organisation
Tropical cyclone
Tsunami!
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Views of the Globe
Volcano World

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Rivers
Anglian Water
FEMA: Floods
Flooding of Bangladesh
Global Rivers Environmental Education Network
Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System
Institute Of Hydrology
IRN's
Know Your Watershed
Los Angeles River Connection
River Resource
River Severn
USGS -- Water Resources of the US
US flood insurance data

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Volcanoes
Active Volcanoes global assessment
Alaska Volcano Observatory
Global volcanism programme
Hawaii volcanoes
Marsili, Italy
Mount St Helens
Mt. St. Helens Blast Zone Recovery
Mt. St. Helens images
MTU Volcanoes - World Reference Map
Nordic Volcanological Institute
Photos of Iceland
Piercer - volcano sources
Pinatubo
Science Odyssey: Plate Tectonics animations
Stromboli, Italy
Thinkquest: excellent teach yourself plates & volcanoes
Unzen Volcano
Univ of California plate tectonics lessons and worksheets
USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory global updates on eruptions
Volcanoes
Volcano World

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