Natural Disasters	Earthling (ûrth´lîng) noun 1. One, especially a human being, that inhabits the planet Earth. 2. A person devoted to the world; a worldling.
Home Calendar EarthLinks Earth Science Field Trips History of the Universe Leonid Meteor Shower Living Environment Natural Disasters Net Help Student Work UHS Physical Geology Wikis   danling.com e-mail	Assignments for the 4th Quarter 1. Analyzing Geohazards Using Maps and Aerial Stereograms 2. Earthquake Hazards and Human Risks 3. Mt. Rainier: Volcanic Hazards, Volcano Hazards From Mount Rainier, a report of the  U.S. Geological Survey , Map: Volcano Hazards From Mount Rainier 4. Shake Table Project 5. Team Web Project 1: Geological Hazards (see Wiki page) 6. Team Web Project 2: Meteorological Hazards (see Wiki page) General Documents Current Events Cover Sheet Graph Paper Lab Safety Contract Lab Safety Procedure Sheet Web Site Scoring Sheet Publication Release Form Responsible Use of Technology Form Team Self-Assessment Form Index of General ND Files Textbook on T Drive at BSHS (fast, but can only access from school) Textbook at danling.com/earthling (slower, but that's because it's on the web) RESEARCH LINKS Index of Articles -Natural Disasters - General Links - General Climate Program Office (NOAA) Earth Magazine - Natural Hazard FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency Infoplease - Disasters LiveScience - The Worst Ever Natural Disasters National Geographic - Forces of Nature Realinsurance.com NaturalHazards.org NASA's Asteroid Watch NASA's Dawn mission - to investigate two of the largest proto-planets in the main asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres. NOAA - The Facts About Snowstorms and Climate Change NOAA National Climatic Data Center Global Warming FAQs NOAA Natural Disaster Brochures Petstyle - Emergency Plans for Pets ScienceDaily United Nations RelefWeb U.S. Geological Survey - Natural Hazards Gateway Search Scientific American UNITS UNIT 1: The Science of Natural Disasters Index of Articles - The Nature of Science Chapter 1 Notes - The Science of Natural Disasters - high res (pdf) Chapter 1 Notes - The Science of Natural Disasters  - low res (pdf) Chapter 1 Notes - The Science of Natural Disasters (pps) Chapter 1 Review Questions Mapping Geologic Hazards and Population Density U.S. Dropouts Face Steepest Penalties in the World Are We Losing Our Edge? Where the Tech Jobs Are Now U.S. Dept. of Labor: Tomorrow's Jobs Rigor Redefined Occam's Razor & the Avoidance of Rational Pitfalls Corporate Spin In Disguise U.S. Inspector General Criticizes Suppression of Science by Political Appointees Global Warming Critic For Hire Put a Little Science in Your Life Textbook Chapter 1 Outline - Introduction to Natural Hazards UNIT 2 - Extraterrestrial Threats Index of Articles - Extraterrestrial Threats Chapter 13 Notes - Extraterrestrial Threats (pps) Chapter 13 Review Questions Investigation: Impact Craters Excel graph template - Impact Crater Investigation UNIT 2 Group Assignments  - Extraterrestrial Threats Links Australian Spaceguard Survey - Tsunami From Asteroid Impacts New Scientist - Special Report on Comets and Asteroids NASA's NEO Program - Near Earth Hazards NASA - Asteroids NASA - Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards NASA's Asteroid & Comet News Archive 1908 Tunguska Event NASA - Comets NASA - Gamma Ray Bursts NASA Solar Physics - The Big Questions NOAA Primer on Space Weather UNIT 3 - Geological Hazards Index of /earthling/nd/UNIT3GeologicHazards Index of Articles - Geological Hazards Investigation: Analyzing Geohazards Using Maps and Aerial Stereograms Investigation: Earthquake Hazards and Human Risk Investigation: Earthquake Shake Table Investigation: USGS - Volcano Hazards From Mt. Rainier USGS Report: Volcano Hazards From Mt. Rainier Mount Rainier: Small Map Mount Rainier: Big Map Mount Rainier: Plate 1 Mount Rainier: Plate 2 Shake Table Investigation Earthquake Team Problems / Earthquake Images / Earthquake Articles Volcano Team Problems and Volcano Images / Volcano Articles Tsunami Team Problems and Tsunami Images / Mass Wasting Team Problems Subsidence Team Problems UNIT 4 - Severe Weather (Flooding, Atmosphere, Storms, Hurricanes, Waves, Currents, Coastlines, Climate, Drought, Wildfires) Index of Articles Team Question Sheets - Ch. 8 - 12 Flooding Team Problems and Flooding Images / - Ch 5 The Great Windfall of 1845 - The largest tornado in NYS history Mr. Ling's Powerpoint: Natural and Anthropogenic Climate Change Index of Articles - Climate Impacts The National Academies of Science 2001 - Climate Change Science 2004 - Abrupt Climate Change (brief) 2006 - Understanding and Responding To Climate Change 2006-06 - Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 Years 2010-05 - Adapting To The Impacts pdf Summary 2010-05 - Adapting to the Impacts Report in Brief 2010-05 - Advancing the Science of Climate Change pdf Summary 2010-05 - Advancing the Science of Climate Change Report in Brief 2010-05 - Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change pdf Summary 2010-05 - Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change Report in Brief Links IPCC Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report   IPCC Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report - Summary for Policymakers IPCC Working Group II Report "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability" - Chapter 14: North America New Scientists Special Report - Climate Change New Scientists Special Report - Hurricanes NOAA - Climate Literacy University of Illinois Survey   Movie of Orange Team 2's IMPACT CRATERS   Asteroid near-miss prompts calls for astronomy funding (Australian Broadcasting Corp. News) Go to Mt. Redoubt Webcam Natural Disasters  will address exciting, current and relevant topics of interest to students and of great importance to society.  Topics will include heat waves and drought, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, tsunami, volcanism, earthquakes, mass wasting, asteroid / comet impacts, gamma ray bursts, solar flares, geomagnetic reversal, climate change, the scientific study and assessment of impact and risk, and government planning and response. This course is of interest to all students, but especially those entering fields of science, government, planning, social services, etc.  Natural Disasters will be group project-based. Course work will emphasize team projects, research and the use of technology, as well as reading and writing.  Groups will be trained to use "Web 2.0" online collaboration software such as pbwiki 2.0  to produce web sites with reports and presentations. The course will be offered as a single semester of elective science.  Prerequisite: students must have taken and passed Earth science. Download the Natural Disasters poster.
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