Kelly Roth's List: Webliography for Science - Natural Disasters for grade levels 6-9

This subject-specific gateway gives many government and news sources for information on natural disasters. There are links for specific natural disasters throughout history, as well as for preparing in the event of a natural disaster. There is a short abstract or snippet of information from each link, so that you can read about the source before deciding to use it for research.

This short list of links features several interesting resources to find information on historically intense natural disasters, current natural disasters throughout the world, and the inner workings of FEMA and the government during times of natural disaster.

An amazing collection of links, each categorized into a specific topic of natural disaster (icebergs, international, communications, avalanche, etc). There are many government websites available here. It is meticulously maintained by CBS news and is primarily for journalist use so the links are active, easy-to-find, and trustworthy.

A large amount of links dealing with natural disasters. A short abstract written about each link. A large plus to this gateway is that there are no ads or areas of the webpage to distract from research. Very varied resources are available in this link. This may be the best link to use to begin researching and developing a thesis.

This Yahoo! directory gives specific information on Natural and Man-made Disasters. It also lists categories at the top of the webpage, which you can use to narrow your subject or browse within natural disasters. There are links for relief organizations, news agencies, government agencies, response agencies, and research companies.