Fourth Grade

NOAA, the National Weather Service’s site on if standing under an overpass will help you in a thunderstorm. http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/overview.htm

The National Weather Service site about lightening storms. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/24583844/ns/weather/t/cars-are-deadly-sheltersduring-tornadoes/

This article tells about tornado deaths in cars, then lets you know where to go if you are in the car during a tornado. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/safety/wtornado.htm

Tornado safety. Along the left sidebar are links to more information about tornadoes. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm

This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids. http://www.ready.gov/tornadoes

Be sure to click on “before, during, after” after the paragraphs.

Floods: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/floods-profile/

National Geographic Article about floods. http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/floods-safety-tips/

Flood Safety tips. Look below the picture of the man in a flood. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-rain.htm

This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids http://www.ready.gov/floods

Be sure to click on the tabs below the paragraphs, especially “before, during, and after.”

Landslides: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/03/140324-mudslides-naturaldisasters-geology-science/

Discusses the reasons for the Oso Mudslide and others. Avalanches and Winter Storms: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/avalanche-profile/

Click more at the bottom of the page. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/13/130422-avalanche-safetytips/

Tips for staying safe in an avalanche. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-winter-storms.htm

This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids

Tsunamis: http://kidsahead.com/subjects/7-tsunamis-floods/articles/303

Video from National Geographic about tsunamis. Be prepared to pause and take notes. http://www.livescience.com/48638-offshore-islands-boost-tsunami-flooding.html

Offshore islands should protect the mainland from tsunamis, right? http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/tsunami-profile/

Wildfires:

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/wildfires/

Don’t forget to click more at the bottom of the article. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wildfire.htm

This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids http://www.ready.gov/wildfires Be sure to click on the tabs below the paragraphs—“before, during, and after” Volcanoes: http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/volcano-profile/

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/volcano-profile/

Mount St. Helens before and after. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm

This website was written by a meteorologist especially for kids Thunder and Lightning Storms: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/lightning/flashriprock.htm

Look along the left sidebar to find more information. http://cvanthul.hubpages.com/hub/The-Types-of-Lightning

Types of lightning. https://student.societyforscience.org/article/where-will-lightning-strike

Look especially for the subheading: How not to get struck” http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/atlas/themes.aspx?id=weather&sub=weather _phenomena_thunderstorm&lang=En

video shows the formation of a thunderstorm. General Advice for All Extreme Weather: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/weatherreadynation/force.html#

.VM7gbupTGM 8 NOAA’s site on extreme weather preparedness. Be a force of nature. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141004-extreme-weathersurvival-guide-book-disasters/

Interview with the author of a new book about surviving natural disasters. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety.htm

The meteorologist’s page, links to “Safety” for all weather disasters. Just click on the link you need. http://www.ready.gov/kids/know-the-facts

Very short lists of ideas on many natural disasters. Click on the link you need, and “Be a Hero.”