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Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany: Georisk and Geohazards About ongoing research in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, glacial lake outbursts, mud flows, mud volcanism and sudden land subsidence. http://www.bgr.bund.de/cln_030/nn_467474/EN/Themen/Georisiko/georisiko__node__en.html

Geologic Hazards US Geological Survey resources on hazards related to earthquakes, landslides, and geomagnetism. http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/

Global Disaster Watch Current worldwide natural disaster warnings and updates - volcanoes, flooding, landslides, drought, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis / tidal waves, meteor showers and solar flares, wildfires, severe weather warnings, disaster archives, record-breaking disasters and earth games. http://home.att.net/~thehessians/disasterwatch.html

International Working Group on Urban Geology An information center on geology and geologic hazards in urban planning and management. Includes case studies. Users are invited to contribute. [May not display properly in all browsers.] http://www.lestari.ukm.my/urbangeology/

The Natural Hazards Center Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Information on human adaptation to disaster. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/

Natural Hazards Databases at National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Natural Hazards data and educational information including earthquake, tsunami, and stress data http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/

The Natural Hazards Mitigation Group at University of Geneva Research and training programs on volcanic and seismic hazards and their mitigation, as well as disaster response. http://www.unige.ch/hazards/

Savage Earth Web companion to the PBS show, produced by New York's WNET, on natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. Includes detailed animations, QuickTime movies, survivors' stories, and links. http://www.thirteen.org/savageearth/

USGS -- Hazards Theme Public-education gateway to U.S. Geologic Survey information on hazards. http://www.usgs.gov/themes/hazard.html