Resources on Natural Disasters
(Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Tsunamis, etc.)
Finding background information (selected Reference books on Natural Disasters):
- Dangerous planet : the science of natural disasters - Ref. GB5019 .E54 2001 v.1-3
- Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences - Ref. QC854 .A48 2003 v.1-6
- Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather - Ref. QC854 .E523 1996
- Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences - Ref. QE5 .E5137 1996
- Encyclopedia of earthquakes and volcanoes - Ref. QE521 .R58 1994
- Encyclopedia of hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones - Ref. QC944 .L66 1998
- Encyclopedia of Volcanoes - Ref. QE522 .E53 2000
- The Facts on File earth science handbook - Ref. QE5 .F32 2000
- Geology (Encyclopedia) - Ref. QE5 .G465 1999
- International handbook of earthquake and engineering seismology - Ref. QE537.3.I68 2003 v.1-2
- Natural disasters - Ref. GB10 .N373 2001 v. 1-3
- Natural disasters : from the Black Plague to the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo - Ref. GB5014 .D38 1992
- Natural disasters, hurricanes - Ref. QC944 .F58 1999
- Sciences of the earth: an encyclopedia of events, people and phenomena - Ref. QE11 .S38 1998
- Significant tornadoes, 1680-1991 - Ref. QC955.5.U5G73 1993
- World atlas of natural hazards - Ref. G3201.C1 W67 2004
Finding books:
Use CONSULS the online CSU catalog
Link to Subject Searches for books/videos on
Videos: (held in the Learning Resources Center, 3rd floor)
- Winter 2005 eruption update (Kilauea) QE523.K55 W56 2005 DVD (Volcano Video)
- We're still here (Mexico City) TA654.6 .W4 2001 VHS (Latin American Videos)
- Volcano QE521.2.V64 1996 VHS (BBC)
- Born of fire QE521.B67 1993 VHS (National Geographic)
- Earthquake QE535 .E37 1992 VHS (NOVA)
- Earth revealed QE26.2 .E37 1992 VHS-13 cassette set (CPB)
- Tornado! QC955 .T66 1992 VHS (NOVA)
Journal Articles:
Online Databases:
- GEOBASE (FS) - Index and abstracts (no or little full text) for geo-sciences
- GeoRef (Ebsco) - Index and abstracts and some full text for geo-sciences
- JSTOR - Full text of older articles in a wide range of topics. Excellent for historical accounts of geological and climate related hazards--search for name or location.
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier) - Full text of research articles in the sciences. Limit to full text in the earth sciences by choosing Search (button), Journals (tab), Subscribed Journals in Source dropdown, and Earth and Planetary Sciences in Subject list. See the ScienceDirect Help Sheet for more details on searching.
- Use the Find Article @ SCSU links to find full text online or in print.
Journals (
most recent issues on first floor; older issues in storage):
- Bulletin of volcanology, v.51(1989)-present
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (shelved under American Meteorological Society. Bulletin), v.23(1942)-48(1967), 50(1969)-present
- International geology review (e-journal), v.44(2002) - present
- Journal of geology, v.2(1894)-50(1942),59(1951)-68(1960),72(1964)-90(1982),92(1984)-present
Other Geology and Earth Science journals
Internet Metasites: Guides to websites on earth sciences in general
Some Selected Internet Sites:
- US Geological Survey (USGS) - The USGS serves the United States as an independent fact-finding agency that collects, monitors, analyzes, and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems.
- National Earthquake Information Center - a wealth of information on the location and size of most earthquakes supplied by the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC).
- NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hurricanes - Tornadoes - Tsunamis - Volcanoes - Weather related information from the federal government weather agency.
- NOAA Historical Hurricane Tracker - search for storms by name, place, year, etc.
- Inside Tornadoes--Multimedia @ National Geographic Magazine - amazing footage taken by automated cameras of a close pass (about 10 ft) from an F4 tornado.
- Nature's Fury - Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, and Wildfires from National Geographic.
- Intute: Natural Hazards - satellite images, maps, historical data, economic and geological charts.
- NASA's Earth Observatory Natural Hazards site - fantastic collection of satellite images from around the world and links to more sites on the web.
- Global Volcanism Project - devoted to better understanding volcanism through the study of 10,000 years of eruptions around the world. The GVP also publishes Volcano Activity Reports, available on the site.
- How Volcanoes Work - An educational website aimed at university students and teachers of earth science. Includes quizzes, games, and animations.
- ReliefWeb Map Centre - Maps of international disaster sites from an information center for humanitarian relief sponsored by the UN.
- Earthquake Newspaper Archive
Free archive of newspaper coverage of earthquakes from 1760 to the present. Some “premium” content is not available for free. Even includes advertising.
- Eye of the Storm:
A Journey into the Natural Disasters in Connecticut
CT History Online Photo Essay including the Blizzard of 1888; the Flood of 1936; the Hurricane of 1938; the Hurricane of 1944; and the Floods of 1955.
Rebecca Hedreen
Earth Sciences Reference Librarian
