Resources

General Resources

• Macdougall, J. D. 2011. Why Geology Matters: Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future. University of California Press, Berkeley, 285 pp.
• NASA Earth Observatory Natural Hazards map. (Monthly images of Earth hazards occurring globally.).

General Resources for Specific Areas of the South Central US

• Geohazards [of Arkansas], Arkansas Geological Survey.
• Geologic Hazards in Missouri: Earthquakes, Sinkholes, Landslides, Abandoned Mines, 2014, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Geological Survey.
• Luza, K. V., & K. S. Johnson. 2008. Geologic hazards in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Geological Survey, Educational Publication 9.

Hurricanes

• Geology and Hurricane-protection Strategies in the Greater New Orleans Area, Louisiana Geological Survey, Public Information Series No. 11, 32 pp.
• Gulf Coast Hurricane Preparedness, 2014, National Weather Service Mobile/Pensacola, National Weather Service, NOAA, US Department of Commerce.
• Historical Hurricane Tracks.
• Hurricanes: Online Meteorology Guide, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
• Hurricaneville: The Source for Hurricane Information. (Wide variety of information about recent and historic hurricanes.).
• National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service.
• The Official Louisiana Hurricane Survival Guide, Southwest Louisiana Edition, 2010, National Weather Service, NOAA, US Department of Commerce.
• The Official Texas Hurricane Guide, Southeast Texas Edition, 2014, National Weather Service, NOAA, US Department of Commerce.
• Tropical Cyclone Tracker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Interactive track of cyclones 1950 - 2007.).

Coastal Hazards and Processes

• Coastal Hazards, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS).
• Losing Louisiana: Our Land Keeps Sinking Because of Subsidence, While the Gulf is Rising Due to Global Warming, 2008, The Times-Picayune Greater New Orleans.
• Louisiana Coastal Land Loss Simulation 1932 - 2050 (video, 6:39), Louisiana Geological Survey.
• Louisiana Coastal Wetlands: A Resource At Risk, USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program.
• StormSmart Coasts. (Resource for coastal decision makers.).
• Subsidence and Wetland Loss Related to Fluid Energy Production, Gulf Coast Basin, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, US Geological Survey.

Floods

• Effects of Urban Development on Floods, US Geological Survey Fact Sheet FS-076-03, 2012.
• Floods: Recurrence Intervals and 100-year Floods, US Geological Survey, 2014.
• Hazards Associated with Flooding, S. Nelson, 2012.
• Kansas Flood Watch, Kansas Water Science Center, US Geological Survey.

Tornados

• TWC’s Exclusive Tor:Con Index [tornado forecast], G. Forbes, Weatherunderground, 2014.

Expansive Soils

• Damage to Foundations from Expansive Soils, J. D. Rogers, R. Olshansky, & R. B. Rogers, Missouri University of Science and Technology.
• Expansive Soil and Expansive Clay: The Hidden Force Behind Basement and Foundation Problems, H. King, Geologic Hazards, Geology.com.
• Geohazards: Expansive Clays, Arkansas Geological Survey.

Landslides

• Highland, L. 2004. Landslide types and processes. US Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3072, 4 pp.

Earthquakes

• Arkansas Earthquake Updates, Arkansas Geological Survey.
• Darold, A. P., A. A. Holland, J. K. Morris, & A. R. Gibson. 2015. Oklahoma Earthquake Summary Report 2014, Oklahoma Geological Survey Open-File Report OF1-2015.
• Earthquake Hazard in the New Madrid Seismic Zone Remains a Concern, US Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3071.
• Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) education and public outreach.
• IRIS Seismic Monitor, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS).
• New Madrid 1811 - 1812 Earthquakes, Earthquake Hazards Program.
• Stevenson, D. A., & R. P. McCulloh. 2001. Earthquakes in Louisiana. Louisiana Geological Survey, Public Information Series 7, 8 pp.
• Stover, C. W., & J. L. Coffman. 1993. Seismicity of the United States, 1568 - 1989 (revised). US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1527, 418 pp.
• Today in Earthquake History, Earthquake Hazards Program, US Geological Survey. (Content abridged from Stover & Coffman, 1993.).
• US Earthquake Monitor, US Geological Survey.
• USGS National Earthquake Information Center, US Geological Survey.

Radon

• Lyle, S. 2007. The geology of radon in Kansas. Kansas Geological Survey, Public Information Circular (PIC) 25. (Good review of radon, in addition to providing information specific to Kansas.).
• Radon (Rn): Where You Live, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (State radon maps with county-level data.).
• Radon Fact Sheet, Air Check, 2009.
• Radon: Health Risks, Environmental Protection Agency, 2013.
• Radon Information, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Sinkholes

• Johnson, K. S. 2013. Salt karst and collapse structures in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma and Texas. In: L. Land, D. H. Doctor, & J. B. Stephenson (eds.), Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, Proceedings of the Thirteenth Multidisciplinary Conference, National Cave and Karst Research Institute Symposium 2.
• The Science of Sinkholes, US Geological Survey, 2013.
• Wines, M. 2013. Ground gives way, and a Louisiana town struggles to find its footing. New York Times, 26 September 2013, p. A1.

Earth Hazards Teaching Resources

• Impact of Natural Disasters on the Earth, J. Radke, Hamline University Graduate School of Education MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection.
• Investigating Speed and Acceleration Using Tornado Tubes, Hamline University Graduate School of Education MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection.
• Karst Formation, City of Austin Youth Education Resources.
• Landslide Hazards Program, US Geological Survey.
• Natural Hazards and Risks: Hurricanes, L. Gilbert, J. Galster, & J. Ramage, SERC module on hurricane hazards.
• Radon activities from the Alabama Radon Program, Alabama and Auburn Universities Extension.
• Science Serving Coastal Communities, The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).
• Teaching Quantitative Concepts in Floods and Flooding, SERC Resources for Undergraduate Students and Faculty.