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Recommended Websites for Learning

Recommended websites to learn more about Mount St. Helens, volcanoes, earthquakes, geologic hazards, and ways to prepare.

All About Mount St. Helens

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Mount St. Helens Fact Sheet 2013-3014 Learn about what’s been going on at Mount St. Helens since the 1980 eruption in this factsheet created by the United States Geological Survey and the US Forest Service. Contains linked videos!

http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs20133014

USGS-Cascades Volcano Observatory webpage Facts and information relating to Mount St. Helens prepared by the experts at Cascades Volcano Observatory.

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/st_helens/

US Army Corps of Engineers Learn about the Army Corps of Engineers work to control sediments and reduce flood hazards near Mount St. Helens.

http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Locations/MountStHelens.aspx


Volcanoes

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Smithsonian Global Volcanism Information about the volcanoes of the World, including the world weekly Volcanic Activity Reports.

https://volcano.si.edu/

Volcano Discovery Interactive Map: Interactive map of the world volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics

https://earthquakes.volcanodiscovery.com/

Living with a Volcano in Your Backyard An Educator's Guide to Mount Rainier prepared by the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory

https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/gip19

Prepare: USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory on preparing for volcanic activity.

https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cvo/prepare-volcanic-activity

Prepare: Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division on preparedness information and volcano hazard response plans.

http://mil.wa.gov/emergency-management-division/hazards/volcano


Earthquakes

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USGS Earthquake Animations Animations to help you understand common earthquake terminology.

https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/earthquake-animations

Earthquake Basics Get information about how plate tectonics works, earthquake waves, how earthquakes are located, and how earthquakes and their impacts are measure from the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

https://www.pnsn.org/outreach/about-earthquakes

IRIS Earthquake Education Page Explore and learn about earthquakes through IRIS’s many resources.

https://www.iris.edu/hq/programs/epo

Seismographs in Schools serves teachers across the country and around the world using seismic instruments or real-time seismic data in K-16 classrooms

https://www.iris.edu/hq/sis

Prepare: Great ShakeOut - Learn about earthquake safety and participate in a ShakeOut drill.

https://www.shakeout.org/preparedness/

Prepare with Ready.gov

https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes


Plate Tectonics & Ground Deformation

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UNVACO's Education Resources videos, activities, and demonstrations on our changing Earth

https://www.unavco.org/education/education-resources/


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