IB Geography 2011

Basic facts and figures of the Chernobyl, outlining the accident briefly and the people effected.

Tungurahua is a steep-sided stratovolcano 15 km east of Ambato, Ecuador's fourth largest city and capital of the province of the same name as the volcano. The steep flanks of the volcano are used for agriculture and many small villages and a larger town, called Baños cradle the mountain on the northern and western side, which were affected in various degrees by lahar and ashes in the last few years. The volcano continuously emits ashes, smoke and lava (Strombolian activity). A strong eruption resulting in the peak breking away would lead to a catasprophe as Baños and the other surrounding villages would be completely destroyed and some 20 000 people would be in danger of losing their lives.

very severe cyclone hit bangladesh hit 2007, very good response of the government and the humanitarian organizations to reduce the loss

Good for learning the basic ideas for the cyclone happened in Bangladesh in 2007.

Great for Chile EQ overview

Good discussion developing the idea that increased impacts from earthquakes are the result of more people living in large poorly constructed cities in Earthquakes zones.

The impact of Chile earthquake.

The humananitarian reponses for Chile.

The history of earthquakes.

This explain the detailed information about Chile Earthquake, such as a magnitude, process and human response.

BBC News coverage on Chilean Earthquake of magnitude 8.8

CNN News coverage site: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/02/27/chile.quake/index.html?hpt=T1

An interesting flash page showing how place are connected in terms of travel time rather than geographic space.

The tectonic behind the Haiti earthquake explained in clear and simple terms.

Information about Murray Darling Basin How serious is the drought? Very serious. This is the worst drought on record in the Murray-Darling Basin since record keeping began in the 1890s. Some parts of the Murray-Darling Basin have been in drought since 2001, and storage levels are so low that it will take many years of above average rainfall to recover. How does it affect South Australia? South Australia, the driest state, is located at the end of the river system. We need large amounts of water to flow into the River Murray from up-stream so that we have enough to live on, to run our farms, businesses, and look after the environment. In recent years, the River Murray system has received extremely low inflows. The current record low amount of water flowing into our state means there is less water available for all users. Nearly 4000 South Australian irrigators source their water from the River Murray. Their supply has been severely restricted, causing hardship for our agricultural and horticultural industries and regional communities. And so on...

Haiti aid overview one month on from the quake.

Great, accessible information with moving stories and detailed interactive map of the area affected by the waves.

Page which links to the full Red Cross annual report on diasters - this years focus is on early warning, early action.

A great, detailed and university level look and the key ideas and concepts that form the basis of the hazards and disasters course we are studying - well worth a closer look.