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Deadly Disasters
Surviving the Extremes |
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How Would you React in an Emergency? Watch this 58 min Catalyst special to see how 2 ordinary families cope in a sudden natural disaster. |
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Volcanic Eruptions |
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United States Search and Rescue Task Force | Volcano information | |
“Most incredible volcano footage ever” | ||
Click the helicopter to be in the pilots seat flying over lava flows from an erupting volcano. | ||
Earthquakes |
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Watch: Why we can’t predict earthquakes. | BBC program on the Sydney Morning Herald site. | |
National Geographic video | ||
Tsunamis |
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Nuclear Disasters |
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Fukushima Accident 2011 | World Nuclear Assoc. | |
Nuclear disaster in Japan | Greenpeace | |
Cancer risk 70% higher | Article from The Guardian | |
Japan disaster relief | Article from The Guardian | |
Fukushima update | Green Action article | |
Pandemics |
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History of pandemics | Australian Government site | |
Pandemic preparedness | World Health Organisation | |
Continually updated page on the viruses that may become the worlds next pandemic | New Scientist | |
About pandemics | U.S. Government site | |
How pandemics spread – Mark Honigsbaum | Ted Ed talk | |
CDC resources for pandemic flu | Centers for Disease Control & Prevention |