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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! | |
USGS-Cascades Volcano Observatory webpage Facts and information relating to Mount St. Helens prepared by the experts at Cascades Volcano Observatory. | |
US Army Corps of Engineers Learn about the Army Corps of Engineers work to control sediments and reduce flood hazards near Mount St. Helens. |
Volcanoes
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Smithsonian Global Volcanism Information about the volcanoes of the World, including the world weekly Volcanic Activity Reports. | |
Volcano Discovery Interactive Map: Interactive map of the world volcanoes, earthquakes, impact craters, and plate tectonics | |
Living with a Volcano in Your Backyard An Educator's Guide to Mount Rainier prepared by the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory | |
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. | |
IRIS Earthquake Education Page Explore and learn about earthquakes through IRIS’s many resources. | |
Seismographs in Schools serves teachers across the country and around the world using seismic instruments or real-time seismic data in K-16 classrooms | |
Prepare: Great ShakeOut - Learn about earthquake safety and participate in a ShakeOut drill. | |
Prepare with Ready.gov |
Plate Tectonics & Ground Deformation
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UNVACO's Education Resources videos, activities, and demonstrations on our changing Earth |
Tsunamis
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National Weather Service Tsunami Education | |
Oregon Tsunami Resources | https://www.oregon.gov/dogami/tsuclearinghouse/pages/pubs-evacbro.aspx |
Washington Tsunami Resources | https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/geologic-hazards/Tsunamis |
MAPS
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Cascades Volcano Hazard Maps | https://www.usgs.gov/media/galleries/cascades-volcanoes-simplified-hazards-maps |
Washington Hazard Maps | https://www.dnr.wa.gov/programs-and-services/geology/geologic-hazards/geologic-hazard-maps |
Oregon Hazard Maps |
