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Weblinks and videos for use with 9580 – A Level AQA Course Companion: 3.1.5 Hazards

What are Hazards?

• ThinkHazard: Japan

Plate Tectonics

• YouTube: Plate Tectonics Explained
• YouTube: Continental Drift 101 (National Geographic)

Volcanic Hazards

• Developing a Volcano Emergency Plan
• Science Focus: How to Stop a Volcano
• American Red Cross: Volcano Preparedness
• Department of Homeland Security: Volcanoes

Seismic Hazards (Earthquakes)

• USGS: Can you predict earthquakes?
• Forbes: Here Is Why Earthquake Magnitude Is Not What You Think It Is

Storm Hazards

• ODPEM Jamaica: Protect Yourself From Hurricanes
• Hurricaneville: Hurricane Safety Tips

Fires in Nature

• Smokey Bear
• Insurance Information Institute: Facts and Statistics: Wildfires
• Native Burning in Western North America: Implications for Hardwood Forest Management
• PBS: Fighting Wildfires
• BBC: Why we Should Let Raging Wildfires Burn

Case Study 1: Japan – Multi-hazardous

• YouTube: CNN Breaking News: Japan's Earthquake and Tsunami
• Video: Mount Io Eruption
• YouTube: Typhoon Jebi hits Japan

Case Study 2: California Local Scale

• Global Forest Fires Watch: Map