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Alaska Volcano Observatory
Details on activity & location of Alaska's volcanoes, from the US Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.avo.alaska.edu
BBC Weather Centre
Weather forecasts, data for selected UK cities, waether quiz, factfiles on weather basics, forecasting and extreme weather (including hazards) and diy weather (a chance to play games or create your own weather map - these need Shockwave plugin).	Key Stage 2, 3 & 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/
Earthquake Information from USGS
Brief seismic activity updates; earthquake locations; more detailed issues on earthquakes. U.S. Geological Survey. Recommended in The Guardian On-line supplement.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov
Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
The Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment has been written by the Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Progamme, and is supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Encyclopedia is an excellent source of information on a range of atmospheric issues, including weather and climate, air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/english.html
Floods in Bangladesh 1998
A flood fact album from the government of Bangladesh. Includes map of flooded area, photos, damage and relief activities.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.bangladeshonline.com/gob/flood98/
Guardian Unlimited Report: Mozambique Floods
Excellent information on flood in March 2000 in Mozambique. Interactive maps, photo story and news articles.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Mozambique/
Hurricane & Tropical Storm Track
Hurricane & Storm Tracking for the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans using US warning data. Current storms, archive & links to many other detailed hurricane sites.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://hurricane.terrapin.com/
Hurricane Katrina - in-depth
In-depth reports from BBC on Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans, USA, in August 2005	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/americas/2005/hurricane_katrina/default.stm
Hurricane Mitch - BBC Special Report
Details on Hurricane Mitch from a special report in the BBC In-Depth archive.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/ 1998/11/98/hurricane_mitch/newsid_210000/210851.stm
Mozambique floods 2000: Full coverage
In early 2000 a cyclone swept across southern Africa leading to three weeks of severe floods which devastated Mozambique. BBC News Online charted the course of the disaster and its aftermath. Thursday, 4 May, 2000, 11:57 GMT	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_655000/655510.stm
Mozambique: How disaster unfolded
BBC News overview of climatic events leading up to flooding. Excellent account with animated map of cyclone Eline path, and flooded area.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_655000/655227.stm
South Asia earthquake - in depth
BBC In-Depth report on the South Asia earthquake of October 2005 that devastaed parts of northern Pakistan.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/south_asia/2005/south_asia_quake/default.stm
The floods: A regional disaster
Regional perspective on Mozambique floods. Good factual details of extent of flood in southern African; regional map included. 3 March 2000.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_659000/659637.stm
This Dynamic Earth
The story of plate tectonics giving background on the development of the theory and ideas. Clear explanations of the cause of earthquakes and volcanoes, giving some useful details, maps and diagrams.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
Tsunami disaster - In-depth
In-depth reports from BBC on the tsunami disaster of 26th December 2004 that devastated large areas of northern Indonesia and countries with coastline on the Indian Ocean.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/2004/asia_quake_disaster/default.stm
Turkey Earthquake Full Coverage
BBC On-Line News site giving links to BBC reports and related sites on the Turkish earthquake on 17 August 1999.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_422000/422773.stm
Unisys Weather
Satellite images, data and hurricane tracking for USA from IT company Unisys.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://weather.unisys.com/
Venezuelan Floods
Full Coverage Report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_573000/573623.stm New town for Venezuela flood victims: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_569000/569740.stm Floods dash hopes for economic recovery - Thursday 23 December 1999: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_576000/576334.stm Flood Deaths Blamed on Past Mistakes - Tuesday 21 December 1999: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_574000/574959.stm Disaster, but was it Natural? - Tuesday 21 December 1999. An excellent outline of the problems of urbanisation and deforestation suggesting a possible link to the floods in Venezuela: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_573000/573987.stm Venezuela: The Health Risks - Tuesday 21 December 1999: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/medical_notes/newsid_573000/573505.stm Deadly Tides: Mudslides have devastated entire towns - Friday 17 December 1999: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_568000/568720.stm Venezuela Pleads for Aid - Tuesday 21 December: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_573000/573196.stm On-line Users Tell Their Story - Tuesday 21 December: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/talking_point/newsid_572000/572868.stm Victims Tell of Flood Nightmare - Monday 20 December: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_572000/572697.stm Venezuela Floods Kill 1000 - Monday 20 December: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_571000/571810.stm Venezuela's Flood Chaos (pictures) - Sunday 19 December: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_571000/571928.stm Mudslides in Venezuela (pictures)- Saturday 18 December: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_571000/571210.stm	Key Stage
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_573000/573623.stm
Volcano World
Multiple photos, data and updates on volcanic activity. Widely known and recommended in The Guardian On-line supplement.	Key Stage 2, 3, 4 & 5
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu
World Climate
Database of the climate in over 85,000 places worldwide. Data collected from several sources and show longer term averages (not weather for a particular year). Searching is by city name.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.worldclimate.com
The tsunami disaster explained
The causes and effects of the Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 that devastated areas of northern Indonesia.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/4136289.stm
Animated guide - hurricanes
Animated guide to how hurricanes form, and why they are so destructive (from BBC).	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4588149.stm
Animated guide - typhoons
How typhoons form, and why they are so destructive (from BBC)	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4183344.stm
Antarctica New Zealand
Website of The New Zealand Antarctic Institute. Useful information and some educational resources.	Key Stage 2, 3 & 4
http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/
Atmosphere, climate and environment
The Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Programme	Key Stage 2 & 3
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids
Bangladesh Floods
News reports from BBC News on the floods of 1998	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/results.pl?scope=news&tab=news&q=flood+bangladesh§ion=english%2FWorld&range=range&fromday=1&frommonth=6&fromyear=1998&today=31&tomonth=12&toyear=1998
Britain in Deep Water
BBC Panorama focusing on floods in Yorkshire, December 2000. Includes programme transcript and pages on the flood event, a flood victims comments and a review of building on flood plains.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/audiovideo/programmes/panorama/archive/newsid_1228000/1228291.stm
Characteristics of air masses
Clear summary of characteristics of air masses.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.tpub.com/content/aerographer/14312/css/14312_89.htm
Coastal Geomorphology
Topics covered include: morphology & classification, beach system, mud coastlines, tidal flats & marsh, coastline of Puerto Rico, man and the coastal system and fieldwork.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://rmocfis.uprm.edu/~morelock/cstgeom.htm
Discovery Channel Online - Guide to Planet Earth
Discovery Channel	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/planetearth/planetearth.html
Earthquake strongest in world in 20 years
ITN News report on measuring strength of earthquakes and the earthquake in Turkey of 1999.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.itn.co.uk/World/world19990817/081710w.htm
From Pangea to Present
A description and explanation of the changing positions of the earth's continents that result from plate tectonics. Pangea was the supercontinent with all continents once joined together. Site from Volcano World.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Pangea/Pangea1.html
Global Tectonics
Description and evidence about the theory of plate tectonics from Prof. Stephen A. Nelson of Tulane University .	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol111/pltect.htm
How earthquakes happen
Animated guide to how earhquakes happen (from BBC)	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4126809.stm
How Human Actions Modify the Physical Environment
Short paper from National Geographic on the impact of human action on the environment. Oultines main concepts.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/standards/14/index.html
Hurricane Isabel
News from BBC about hurricane Isabel that affected USA and Mexico in September 2003.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?q=hurricane+isabel
India Floods 2000
BBC News report with useful links on cause and effects of floods.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_877000/877815.stm
Italy's Volcanoes
Site by Boris Behncke of Instituto di Geologiae Geofisica, Univ. Catania (Italy). Useful particularly on Stromboli & Etna.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~boris/STROMBOLI.html
Japanese earthquake of 2003
BBC News reports following the earthquake off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan on 23 September 2003.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://newssearch.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=news&q=Japan+earthquake&range=range&fromday=1&frommonth=9&fromyear=2003&today=31&tomonth=12&toyear=2003&order=sortdate
Learning About Urban Heat Islands
Clear basic information on urban heat islands from the Heat Island Group.	Key Stage 3
http://eande.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/LEARN/
Map of Recent Middle East Earthquakes
Details of recent earthquake activity in the Middle East. From US Geological Survey.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/neis/current/m_east.html
Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page
Current volcanic activity, remote sensing of volcanoes, hazard mitigation, Decade Volcanoes, links to government agencies and research institutions, and even some volcano humour. Links to sites on many volcanoes and to activity reports.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/
Mount Etna
From Italy's Volcanoes site by Boris Behncke of Instituto di Geologiae Geofisica, Univ. Catania (Italy)	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~boris/ETNA.html
Mozambique Floods - Latest News from CNN
Results of search on CNN News archive. Covers floods of 2000 and recent updates.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://cnn.looksmart.com/r_search?look=&isp=zci&key=mozambique+and+flood
Mozambique: Nature takes its toll
BBC News - Environmental & regional context of the flood event form BBC environment correspodent.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_662000/662337.stm
Natural Hazards
From National Geophysical Data Center (US). Natural Hazards Database Online (searchable).	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/hazards.shtml
Norfolk Coast AONB, UK
On management of Norfolk coast area of outstanding natural beauty. Management links most useful for details of managing visitor pressure on ecosystem - AONB management & tourist pressure management. Useful for a case study.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.norfolkcoastproject.org.uk/
Photo glossary of volcano terms
Dictionary of volcanic terms including sections on type of volcanoes or vent, eruption types, and eruptive products. Photos of many terms. From United States Geological Survey.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/
Pinatubo Volcano: The Sleeping Giant Awakes
Very good collection of reports and images on the eruption of 1991, its impact and local opinions of the	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://parallel.park.org:8888/Philippines/pinatubo/
ReliefWeb - Natural Disasters
Links to news agency reports on latest natural disasters globally. Latest reports (mostly brief press releases) on natural hazards events.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://wwww.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/vLND
South African Weather Bureau - Cyclone Eline
Details of path of cyclone which caused Mozambique floods in Feb/March 2000. Map of cyclone path, description of development of storm & rainfall statistics comparisons for selected affected places.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.sawb.gov.za/Eline.htm
Stromboli On-Line
Volcano site by Dr Jürg Alean and Dr Roberto Carniel	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.educeth.ch/stromboli/
Team probes Atlanta heat island
CNN news report on NASA funded research into the urban heat island of Atlanta, Georgia. March 24, 1999.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9903/25/heat.island.enn/
The Essential Guide to Rocks
Animations on geological history of Britain, home experiments and an interactive geological timeline linked with TV programme outlines which also give detailed information. An overview of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks is at http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/primer.shtml.	Key Stage 2, 3 & 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/index.shtml
The Urban Heat Island Effect
From Weather on the Web. Data and brief exercises on examples of heat island effects.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.ems.psu.edu/~nese/ch14web.htm
Urban Heat Island/Urban Warming
Case study of Tokyo with data and projections into future.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.mech.tohoku.ac.jp/mech-labs/tssaitoh/E-HI1.html
Venezuela Conquering Disaster
News from CNN about Venezuelan floods of 1999.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/1999/WORLD/americas/12/21/venezuela.floods.01/index.html
Why volcanoes explode
BBC News Science report giving clear basic explanations of why volcanoes erupt. It includes information on why some erupt gently and others violently.	Key Stage 2, 3 & 4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_697000/697264.stm
Air masses affecting UK climate
Simple clear map and brief description of air masses that affect UK climate.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.geographyfieldwork.com/AirMasses.htm
Anglia Campus - Coastline 2000
Information from Coastline 2000 project supported by the Geaographical Association reporting on the state of Britain	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.angliacampus.com/public/sec/geog/coastln/
Bangladesh Daily Star - News Archive
Archive pages for news reports from The Daily Star, Bangladesh. Many pages report on floods of 1998 - mainly between 11 July 1998 and early October 1998. Earlier reports focus on build up and effects of flood, later ones on the need for relief action. There is no search facility so each archive edition needs to be checked in turn.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.dailystarnews.com/archive.htm
BBC Weather Centre - Creating the Weather: Urban Heat Islands
Brief outline of the impact of cities on local temperatures.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/notebook/heat_islands.shtml
Channel 4 - River Tees
Web site to go with Channel 4 television programme about the River Tees from its source to its mouth. Program background information and outline, with some activities and links to other websites.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.channel4.com/learning/main/netnotes/dsp_series.cfm?programid=1026
Cities make their own weather
BBC News Science Report. Useful outline with some figures on factors related to urban heat islands.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/specials/washington_2000/newsid_652000/652679.stm
Coastal Environment - Overstrand, Norfolk, UK
On erosion in Overstrand (from Kesgrave School, Suffolk) with many photos. Good for case study.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.kesgrave.suffolk.sch.uk/Curric/geog/os.html
Congo volcano kills dozens
Dozens of people are thought to have been killed as a river of molten rock poured from a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Goma people were caught out by the fast-flowing lava. BBC News Report Friday, 18 January, 2002. Click here for pictures.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1766000/1766170.stm
Create a Weather Map
Activity to create a weather map from BBC Weather Centre. Choose the places and use the area forecasts to make your own map showing real information up to 5 days in advance, or simply create your own imaginary one. Needs Shockwave plugin.	Key Stage 2 & 3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/diy/games/map.html
Cyclone drives heavy rains toward flood
Cyclone drives heavy rains toward flood-ravaged Mozambique, Botswana - 21 Feb 2000. News from CNN on disaster in southern Africa.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/02/21/africa.floods/
Dartmouth Flood Observatory
This web site is a research tool for detection, mapping, measurement, and analysis of extreme flood events world-wide using satellite remote sensing. The flood archives from 1985 onwards give useful summaries of major flood events (the links are some way down the page).	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.dartmouth.edu/artsci/geog/floods/
Disappearing Delta
From American Scientist. A report suggesting erosion of the River Nile Delta may also be linked to irrigation channels as sediment traps, not just the impact of the Aswan dam.	Key Stage
http://www.sigmaxi.org/amsci/issues/Sciobs96/Sciobs96-09Delta.html
Earth, Space and Weather Science
Recommended in The Guardian On-line supplement. Explore Earth, Space and Weather zones - up-to-date info on extreme events. US focussed.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://explorezone.com/
East Anglia Coastal Erosion
Report on disappearing coastline from North Sea Action Group, referring to impact of off-shore dredging. Photos of Winterton erosion at http://members.aol.com/ruraleye/winterton.htm.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://members.aol.com/wwanglia/gowen4.htm
Etna Erupts
Pictures from BBC News, (13 February 2000) of the volcano eruption.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_641000/641266.stm
Flooding and Satellite Anaylsis
A technical paper on assessing flooding using remote sensing data. Also has useful maps and images of 1995 floods on Oder (Poland, 1997), of the Rhine/Meuse (Maastricht, Belgium, 1995) and one of the Zambezi flood (Mozambique, 2001).	Key Stage 5
http://natural-hazards.aris.sai.jrc.it/floods/damage/
Floods at Nijmegen (The Netherlands) Feb 1995
Satellite photo of flood of Rhine and Meuse in 1995.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://earth.esa.int/ew/floods/nijmagen_nl_95/
Fundamentals of Physical Geography
A book published on the Internet outlining theoretical and philosophy of the development and thinking in physical geography. Created by Michael J. Pidwirny, Ph.D., Department of Geography, Okanagan University College	Key Stage 5
http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/physgeog/
Geography Action 2001 - Rivers
National Geographic website for Geography Action week 2001 (Rivers). Topics covered are Using our rivers, changing our rivers and saving our rivers. Information and activities.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/rivers/
Identification of Urban Heat Islands Using Remotely Sensed Data
Detailed papers on urban heat islands and their effects from Remote Sensing Core Curriculum. Data based on Dallas-Forth Worth.	Key Stage 5
http://umbc7.umbc.edu/~tbenja1/gallo/gallo.html
Images of Ireland
Photos of Irish landscapes by professional photographer John Ironside. Some inspiring images.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://indigo.ie/~ironside/irland.htm
Limestone
On-line lessons from learn.co.uk from The Guardian on limestone weathering, features and human use of areas.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.learn.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=Unit&WCU=7829
Limestone Pictures
A useful diagram of the landforms in an area of limestone, and 3 good pictures of limestone landforms. From Encarta.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaList.asp?pg=6&mod=2&ti=761565838
Miami Science Museum: Hurricanes
Education site. Interactive hurricane tracking, eye witness accounts, famous storms & weather details inside a hurricane.	Key Stage 4
http://bird.miamisci.org/hurricane
Mozambique cries for help
Mozambique cries for help, overwhelmed by catastrophe - 1 Mar 2000. News from CNN about the floods in Mozambique.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/03/01/africa.floods.01/index.html
Mozambique News Agency
News reports for the 2001 flood are from links below: Cahora Bassa reduces discharges - 28th March 2001 Less water entering Cahora Bassa lake - 27th March 2001 Flooding in central Mozambique worsens - 26th March 2001 Praise for Zambian restraint - 23rd March 2001 Flooding disrupts schooling - 20th March 2001 Issue no. 203 - 19th March 2001 Floods update - 16th March 2001 Floods update - 15th March 2001 Floods update - 11th March 2001 Floods update - 10th March 2001 Floods update - 9th March 2001 Floods update - 8th March 2001 Floods update - 7th March 2001 Floods update - 6th March 2001 Issue no. 202 - 5th March 2001 Floods update - 2nd March 2001 Floods update - 1st March 2001 Floods update - 28th February 2001 Floods update - 23rd February 2001	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.poptel.org.uk/mozambique-news/
NOP Water
Web site of NOP Water project for integrated water management strategies for the Rhine an Meuse basins in a changing environment. Project created following 1993 and 1995 flooding of River Rhine and Meuse. Runs from August 1999 to June 2001, although web site will be available for longer. From International Centre for Integrative Studies (ICIS), Netherlands.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.icis.unimaas.nl/projects/nopwater/
Pinatubo from Volcano World
Volcano World entry gives some specific technical details on the type of volcano and eruptions for Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. Also some general information and photos.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/southeast_asia/philippines/pinatubo.html
Pinatubo Links
Directory of sites with information on Pinatubo selected by USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Philippines/Pinatubo/framework.html
Rains wreak havoc
Rains wreak havoc in South Africa - 22 Feb 2000. News from CNN on Mozambique flood.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/africa/02/08/s.africa.floods/
Rhine-Meuse Factsheets
IRMA is INTERREG Rhine-Meuse Activities - an EU organisation funding projects to reduce flooding on the Rhine and Meuse. The factsheets give details of flood reduction projects.	Key Stage 5
http://www.irma-programme.org/b_projects/factsheets.htm
River System
Clickable diagram of a river system or river basin with key features labelled and brief meanings - source, tributary, meander, mouth.	Key Stage 2 & 3
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geographyaction/ga01.html
Safeguarding Our Coast
Safeguarding our Coast is an education project, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), which allows pupils to investigate the role coastal erosion plays in the everyday life of the Holderness coastline.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www1.npm.ac.uk/lois/Education/case.htm
Shapes of the Land
From Canadian Geographic. Useful brief descriptions of fomration of selected landforms, with diagrams and photos. Sections on how glaciers shape the land, during and after the ice, moraines, eskers; how water shapes the land, streams and rivers, meanders, floodplains and natural levees, and river deltas, oceans, spits, sea cliffs, sea stacks and sea arches.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.cangeo.ca/Landforms/landforms.htm
Space Radar Images of Earth
NASA images of earth from space, using RADAR. Images categorised by Archaeology, Cities, Ecology & Agriculture, Geology, Interferometry, Oceans, Rivers, Snow, Ice, Glaciers and Volcanoes.	Key Stage 5
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/radar/sircxsar/
The Global Volcanism Program
The Global Volcanism Program documents eruptions - small as well as large - during the past 10,000 years. Links to other volcano sites from here too. Rather technical papers and details. Details on latest eruptions.	Key Stage 5
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/gvp/
The River Ribble
Photos and brief descriptions of the River Ribble, Yorkshire from source to sea from a primary school teacher. With clickable location map of Ribble valley.	Key Stage 2 & 3
http://members.lycos.co.uk/gdeanict/ribble/
Virtually Hawaii: Kilauea Fieldtrip
Photos & selected details with latest news on volcanic activity.	Key Stage 2, 3, 4 & 5
http://hawaii.ivv.nasa.gov/space/hawaii/vfts/kilauea/kilauea.vfts.html
Volcano devastates Congo city
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo -- Around 45 people were killed and hundreds of thousands fled Goma, eastern Congo after a volcano erupted and devastated the city. CNN News Report January 18, 2002.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/01/18/drcongo.volcano/index.html
WoodNet
Has some useful project ideas at http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/ibs/envmath/resources/multi/PoundWood/Pack/WoodPlants.htm	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.woodnet.org.uk/SE_BAPS/
Earthquake Locator
From the Department of Geography at the University of Edinburgh, a real-time Geographical Information System. Uses data from U.S. Geological Survey. Maps show the location of an earthquake anywhere in the world. Mapping is basic.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/quakexe/quakes
East Coast Erosion
Pictures showing erosion of eastern England coast and Norfolk coast, from North Sea Action Group.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://members.aol.com/ruraleye/dc2.htm
Electronic Volcano
Links to volcano information; many links now out of date. Edited by Barbara DeFelice, Physical Sciences Librarian, Kresge Library, D. Randall Spydell & Richard E. Stoiber, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, USA.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~volcano/
Encarta: Pinatubo Volcano, Philippines
Encarta on-line encyclopaedia entry. General geographical/location background. A good quality photo linked from the page.	Key Stage 3
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?ti=06D08000
Flood in Europe: A Peril Not to be Ignored
Useful information on flood risk in Europe, mainly written for insurance underwriters, but of use for some geographical ideas.	Key Stage 5
http://www.facworld.com/FacWorld.nsf/doc/euflood/$file/floodeu2.pdf
High Spatial Resolution Airborne Multispectral Thermal Infrared Data
Complex technical analysis of the impact of the growth of the city of Atlanta on the local climate and urban heat island.	Key Stage 5
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/atlanta/
Images of The Burren, Ireland
Photos of limestone pavement and scenery in County Cork by professional photographer John Ironside. Several images of plants found there, but also one or two superb images of the landforms. Worth a visit to this site for the photo of the erratics.	Key Stage 4
http://indigo.ie/~ironside/burren.htm
Norfolk Sky View
Aerial photos of North Norfolk coast.	Key Stage 3, 4 & 5
http://www.norfolkskyview.flyer.co.uk/
The Burren, Ireland
An area of limestone with rare limestone pavement scenery and plants. Soem useful information as an example.	Key Stage 3 & 4
http://www.irelandmidwest.com/Theburren.htm
UK Tornadoes and Storms
Recommended in The Guardian On-line supplement. Difficult to navigate site. Some case storm details. Good quality brief information when accessed.	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://www.torro.org.uk
UK Volcanologists Home Page
Hosted by the Open University (UK) Department of Earth Sciences. Limited content, mainly for university researchers. Some useful links.	Key Stage 5
http://exodus.open.ac.uk/volcano/volc_index.html
Virtual Geomorphology
An online forum for geomorpholigcal information exchange. Maintained by Zbigniew Zwolinski at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan.	Key Stage 5
http://hum.amu.edu.pl/~sgp/gw/gw1.htm
Volcanic Activity Reports - Nyiragongo
Report on historical activity of Nyiragongo volcano in Congo. Also photos and maps of region. Technical details of eruptions.	Key Stage 5
http://www.volcano.si.edu/gvp/volcano/region02/africa_c/nyiragon/var.htm
Xpeditions Geography Supersite
From National Geographic. Recommended in The Guardian On-line supplement. Some form of on-line activities but not a very high return on the time taken to access and load.	Key Stage 2 & 3
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/resources/ngo/education/xpeditions/main.html
CTI Centre for Geog, Geol & Met
Links to sites for Higher Education Departments & fund bidding for research.	Key Stage 5
http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/cti/index.html
River 2000
Following the exploration journeys of the River 2000 project.	Key Stage
http://www.river2000.co.uk/
Alaskan climate & data
	Key Stage
http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/
From USGS
Index for USGS pages	Key Stage 4 & 5
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/textindex.html
GLOBE
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment - a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists working together to study and understand the global environment.	Key Stage
http://www.globe.gov
Science with OAR
Science site for students and teachers.	Key Stage
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/
Urbanization and Sea Shoreline Erosion, Nile Delta, Egypt
Monitoring thirty years of urbanization and sea shoreline erosion, River Nile Delta, Egypt. Impact of urban growth and coast erosion reducing available farmland in Egypt. Refers to impact of Aswan dam also. Uses satellite images for analysis.	Key Stage
http://isis.er.anl.gov/pr_urban.htm