LibGuides: Humanities: Volcanoes, earthquakes, Tsumanis

Volcanos

Mt Vesuvius
Article on the eruption of Mt Vesuvius and the destruction of the Italian city Pompei.
Victoria's volcanoes
An ABC article on Western victoria's volcanoes.

White Island Volcano
Whakaari /White Island and island near N.Z erupted in 2019. Sadly some people were on the island when it erupted. Read the Brittanica article to find out more.

Lava flow
A good article explaining different types of voclanos, the nature of lava flows and magma, (basalt rock).

Ring of fire
A Brittanica article on the Pacific Ring of Fire seismic belt where many earthquakes occur.
Earthquakes
An article explaining how earthquakes occir and descriptions of well-known earthquakes.
Plate tectonics
An article explaining plate tectonics, which also includes video explanations.
San Francisco earthquake
An article on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

Tsunami Basics
Tsunami Basics is a series of slides on how Tsunamis are formed and the threats from tsunamis. It also includes information on earthquakes.
Japanese Tsunami of 2011
A Brittanica page on the Japanese Tsunami of 2011.
Tsunami 2004
A Brittanica page on how tsunamis are caused by under sea earthquakes and on the wave properties of tsunamis.
Tsunami
A page on the causes and features of tsunamis from World Book online.
Tsunami, Geoscience Australia
A good article from Geoscience Australia explaining the background to Tsunamis and their relation to the Australian coast.
BOM Tsunami site
Factual information from BOM site on tsunamis.