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Government Information

Research Guide for Government Information resources

Disasters

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico
Links to university and government sources about the oil spill.
Special Earthquakes, Earthquake Sequences, and Fault Zones
Details of 12 significant earthquakes, worldwide, from 1811 to 2018. From the USGS.
20 Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900
From the USGS.
Chile Tsunami Event (Feb. 2010)
NOAA's video; scholarly-focused animation (on YouTube).
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research

Preparing for an Emergency Situation

Zombie Apocalypse
Attention-getting blog from the CDC on general emergency preparedness.