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  1. Disaster Zone - Not-So-Deadly Crossword!

    25 Feb 2013 | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

    A natural hazards crossword - part of the "Disaster Zone" educational resource. Suitable for all ages; a "Deadly" crossword is also available.Answers available as a separate download.

  2. Disaster Zone - Deadly Crossword!

    25 Feb 2013 | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

    A natural hazards crossword - part of the "Disaster Zone" educational resource. Suitable for adults and children over 8 years. An easier crossword is also available. Answers are included as a separate download.

  3. Disaster Zone - Volcanoes poster series

    25 Feb 2013 | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

    A series of posters on volcanoes and volcanic hazards; also works as a booklet. Suitable for children over 8 years.This is part of the "Disaster Zone" educational resource.

  4. Disaster Zone - Deadly Quiz!

    25 Feb 2013 | Contributor(s): Jeannie A.J. Scott

    A fun quiz on natural hazards for all ages - part of the "Disaster Zone" educational resource.Copy these pages onto yellow paper (double-sided), and cut along the lines to make quiz cards with questions on the front, answers on the back.

  5. puffin

    08 Sep 2010 | *Tools | Contributor(s): Marcus I Bursik, Alejandro Uriel Carbonara, Sean Michael Zawicki, Abani Patra, Renette Jones-Ivey

    puffin = a tool to run the volcanic ash dispersal model -- puff -- based on the plume trajectory model -- bent.

  6. Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) Official Website

    26 Nov 2012 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Sonja Mae Melander

    MVO's website www.mvo.ms is the official source for information about the history of Soufriere Hills Volcano and the operations of MVO.In addition to the latest news which can be accessed from the website's main page, the website includes:-Weekly activity reports -Eruption chronology -Safety and...

  7. Tephra2 Worksheet IUGG

    18 Nov 2012 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Leah Michelle Courtland

    Worksheet for participants of Tephra2 workshop.

  8. Fuego Volcano--resources for volcano scientists

    17 Oct 2012 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): William I Rose

    This new web compilation contains a published scientific bibliography with source links about Fuego Volcano. Fuego is a bellweather volcano with explosive activity of a vulcanian or sub plinian type. It is basaltic in composition, and has built a 3770 m high composite volcano around a central...

  9. Pacaya Volcano Resource Information for volcano scientists

    17 Oct 2012 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): William I Rose

    This is an attempt at providing fundamental information for scientists considering field experiments and observations at an active volcano with strombolian activity. It has a list of published work on Pacaya and a basic visual intro of the site. The user might be able to get an impression about...

  10. Tephra Impact Lab - Taupo Volcano

    06 Dec 2011 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Tom Wilson, Leah Michelle Courtland

    This lab requires students to produce a pre-eruption tephra risk assessment for Taupo volcano, using Tephra2. It requires students to consider the eruptive history of Taupo volcano and a volcanic unrest scenario is provided, so that students must decide what magnitude and style of eruption is...

  11. Volcanic Hazard

    21 Oct 2011 | Courses | Contributor(s): Michael Sheridan, Jorge Valentin Bajo

    This is the introductory volcanology course lectures taught at UB in the 1990 to 2006 by MF Sheridan.LecturesVolcanic Hazards .pdfApplication of Titan2D .pdfCasita Disaster 1988 .pdfEvaluating Hazards for People and Property Located Near Active Volcanoes .pdfManagaing Volcanic Hazards in Latin...

  12. Tephra in Quaternary Science 2011 Edinburgh Workshop Report: The Eyjafjallajökull eruptions of 2010

    18 Aug 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Andrew Julian Dugmore, Anthony Newton, Kate Taylor Smith

    Report and Community Statement from the workshop on the Eyjafjallajokull eruptions of 2010 and implications for tephrochronology, volcanology and Quaternary studies, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh, 5th‐6th May 2011. The first meeting of Tephra in Quaternary Science (TIQS), the...

  13. Large Scale Experiments on Volcanic Processes (EOS)

    19 Jul 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Greg A Valentine

    Some of the least understood and most hazardous geologic processes involve complex multiphase flows, particularly those related to explosive volcanic eruptions. These phenomena inherently involve a wide range of characteristic length and time scales, as well as processes that are coupled across...

  14. GVP Frequently Asked Questions

    30 Jun 2011 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Ed Venzke

    http://www.volcano.si.edu/education/questions/What is a volcano?What is an eruption?How many active volcanoes are there in the world?What is the world's highest volcano?How long does an eruption last?Has volcanic activity been increasing?Why doesn't the Smithsonian post hazard alert levels for...

  15. Gigapan of Santa Ana Volcano

    30 Jun 2011 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Bettina Martinez-Hackert, Elisabeth Gallant

    This is a gigapan image of the crater. gigapan Dr. Bettina Martinez-Hackert, Krista Ventura

  16. Stromboli online

    29 Jun 2011 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Roberto Carniel

    Stromboli online - Volcanoes of the World http://stromboli.net The primary goal of Stromboli online website is to enrich and stimulate the teaching of Earth Sciences by presenting images, movies, data, virtual field trips and other educational material in relation to volcanoes.Although there is...

  17. Tephra2: Student Version

    21 Feb 2011 | *Tools | Contributor(s): Leah Michelle Courtland, Chuck B Connor, Laura Connor, Costanza Bonadonna

    The Tephra2 ash dispersion model run via a GUI designed for student use.

  18. Natural Hazards Tephra Fallout Lab

    04 Mar 2011 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Leah Michelle Courtland

    This lab walks students through using the tephra2 education graphical user interface (gui) to investigate tephra fallout at Colima volcano. By the end of this lab, students should be able to:•understand that every volcanic event is different and so produces a unique deposit•convert from units of...

  19. Natural Hazards Tephra Fallout Lab

    04 Mar 2011 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Leah Michelle Courtland

    This lab walks students through using the tephra2 education graphical user interface (gui) to investigate tephra fallout at Colima volcano. By the end of this lab, students should be able to:•understand that every volcanic event is different and so produces a unique deposit•convert from units of...

  20. Alaska Volcanoes Guidebook for Teachers

    02 Mar 2011 | Educational Materials | Contributor(s): Jennifer Nicole Adleman

    USGS GIP 99 Alaska Volcanoes Guidebook for Teachers http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/99/ Alaska's volcanoes, like its abundant glaciers, charismatic wildlife, and wild expanses inspire and ignite scientific curiosity and generate an ever-growing source of questions for students in Alaska and throughout...