<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>opengecko » natural hazard</title> <atom:link href="https://opengecko.com/geckoview/tag/natural-hazard/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://opengecko.com/geckoview</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:46:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.34</generator> <item> <title>Resources to Help Learners Understand the 2011 Tohuku Earthquake and Tsunami</title> <link>https://opengecko.com/geckoview/geography/resources-to-help-learners-understand-the-2011-tohuku-earthquake-and-tsunami/</link> <comments>https://opengecko.com/geckoview/geography/resources-to-help-learners-understand-the-2011-tohuku-earthquake-and-tsunami/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:21:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Penstone]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[japan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural hazard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tectonics]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://opengecko.com/geography/resources-to-help-learners-understand-the-2011-tohuku-earthquake-and-tsunami/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Almost all of these resources have been linked to by educators using Twitter, and should help learners to deepen their understanding of the disaster that occurred on 11th March 2011, and its aftermath. Note on reliability: These resources were collected here on 20th March 2011 and so only include information available on or before that…]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4">Almost all of these resources have been linked to by educators using Twitter, and should help learners to deepen their understanding of the disaster that occurred on 11th March 2011, and its aftermath.</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4">Note on reliability: These resources were collected here on 20th March 2011 and so only include information available on or before that date – learners are advised to research for the latest updates as well, as the situation reported on in these links is always changing and a lot more information continues to be made available.</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4">Excellent slideshow by </font><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/jonesy2008"><font size="4">Simon Jones</font></a><font size="4"> providing questions to prompt thoughtful reflection by students learning about the disaster:</font></p> <div style="width: 595px" id="__ss_7297893"><strong style="margin: 12px 0px 4px; display: block"><a title="Thinking about disasters" href="http://www.slideshare.net/jonesy2008/thinking-about-disasters"><font size="4">Thinking about disasters</font></a></strong><font size="4"> </font><object id="__sse7297893" width="595" height="497"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=thinkingaboutdisasters-110317132630-phpapp01&stripped_title=thinking-about-disasters&userName=jonesy2008" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed name="__sse7297893" src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=thinkingaboutdisasters-110317132630-phpapp01&stripped_title=thinking-about-disasters&userName=jonesy2008" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="595" height="497"></embed></object> <div style="padding-bottom: 12px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px"><font size="2">View more </font><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/"><font size="2">presentations</font></a><font size="2"> from </font><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/jonesy2008"><font size="2">Simon Jones</font></a><font size="4"> </font></div> </p></div> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/11/world/asia/maps-of-earthquake-and-tsunami-damage-in-japan.html" target="_blank">How Shifting Plates Caused the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan</a>: Interactive map by The New York Times helps explain the tectonic causes of the earthquake and tsunami.</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://mw1.google.com/crisisresponse/2011/sendai_earthquake/google/map/sendai_earthquake_2011.html" target="_blank">Japan Earthquake 2011 Google Map</a> provided by Google with many possible placemarks to explore on the left side of the map.</font></p> <p><font size="2"></font></p> <p><font size="4">For Google Earth – ‘</font><a href="http://mw1.google.com/crisisresponse/2011/japan_earthquake_2011/earthquake/google/Japan_earthquake2011_nl.kml"><font size="4">post-event imagery of several affected areas in Japan</font></a><font size="4">’ [View these files in </font><a href="http://earth.google.com/"><font size="4">Google Earth</font></a><font size="4">]</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html" target="_blank">Striking before and after satellite imagery</a> of various locations in North Japan hosted on the NY Times. Drag the slider from left to right and back to see the differences. A <a href="http://opengecko.com/geography/resources-to-help-learners-understand-the-2011-tohuku-earthquake-and-tsunami/" target="_blank">similar resource</a> has been posted by the Guardian.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709791" target="_blank">In pictures: Japan earthquake and tsunami</a> – slideshow hosted on BBC website</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/news/pictures/slideshow?articleId=USRTR2K228" target="_blank">Slideshow – Seven Days in Japan</a> – 70 photographs each with a caption underneath.</font></p> <h3><font size="4"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2011/mar/12/japan-earthquake-tsunami-in-pictures#/?picture=372563935&index=0" target="_blank">Japan: the day after the earthquake and tsunami – in pictures</a> – slideshow hosted on the Guardian newspaper’s website.</font></h3> <p><font size="4"><font size="4"></font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font size="4"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/19/us-japan-quake-numbers-idUSTRE72I39E20110319" target="_blank">Factbox: Japan disaster in figures</a></font> – published by Reuters on Saturday 19th March.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/photo_gallery/graphic-disaster-in-japan-%E2%80%94-the-quake/" target="_blank">A graphic representation of the earthquake and resulting tsunami</a> – useful to understand the causes. Provided by the National Post.</font></p> <h3><font size="4"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CCwQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2F2011_T%25C5%258Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami&ei=AImFTfmpKIOecOyP8ZMD&usg=AFQjCNH6qTYX6JrXt0c3AzvdolZtQ-hmKg" target="_blank">2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami</a> – </font><font size="4">Information collected on wikipedia.</font></h3> <p> </p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/mar/11/japan-earthquake-map-interactive" target="_blank">Interactive map by the Guardian’s website</a>, as at 16th March 2011 (note: information on nuclear risk likely to change quickly – learners are advised to research for the latest updates on this, as the situation has been continually changing).</font></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://jpquake.wikispaces.com/Journalist+Wall+of+Shame" target="_blank"><font size="4">JPquake Journalist Wall of Shame</font></a><font size="4"> – Interesting ‘crowd-sourced’ wiki created by people concerned that some reports on the disaster contained bias, speculation, misinformation and sensationalism. This could be interesting to students of IB Theory of Knowledge, as well as other subjects.</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://edudemic.com/2011/03/japan-lessons/" target="_blank">100+ Teaching Resources About The Japan Crisis by edudemic.com</a> – Several resources linked to above are also included in this very useful collection. The collection also provides a lot more links on the science behind the disaster.</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4">A powerful video created by students at Yokohama International School:</font></p> <p> <iframe height="225" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21187997" frameborder="0" width="400"></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21187997"><font size="2">Tohoku Japan Earthquake Awareness</font></a><font size="2"> from </font><a href="http://vimeo.com/user5858842"><font size="2">12ShirotsukaM</font></a><font size="2"> on </font><a href="http://vimeo.com"><font size="2">Vimeo</font></a><font size="2">.</font></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4">The NY times has invited teachers to share <a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/teachers-respond-to-the-crisis-in-japan/" target="_blank">ideas on how they and their students have been responding to the disaster</a>. Recommended.</font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.japanquakemap.com/" target="_blank">Japan Quake Map</a> – Based on Google Maps, this is revealing, dynamic time-lapse map shows the sheer volume of seismic activity (earthquakes, pre-shocks and aftershocks) around North Japan beginning on the 11th March to current date (true at 31st March when this was updated).</font></p> <p><a href="http://www.openculture.com/2011/03/japans_earthquake_tsunami_how_they_happened.html"><font size="4">Japan’s Earthquake & Tsunami: How They Happened</font></a><font size="4"> – via openculture.com, a link to an informative 47 minute documentary</font></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://opengecko.com/geckoview/geography/resources-to-help-learners-understand-the-2011-tohuku-earthquake-and-tsunami/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>A Map of Major World Disaster ‘Hot Zones’</title> <link>https://opengecko.com/geckoview/geography/a-map-of-major-world-disaster-hot-zones/</link> <comments>https://opengecko.com/geckoview/geography/a-map-of-major-world-disaster-hot-zones/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 02:57:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Penstone]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IB Geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IGCSE Geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural hazard]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://opengecko.com/geography/a-map-of-major-world-disaster-hot-zones/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This map could inspire some interesting discussion about the distribution of different major disasters. Click on it see the larger version. Image: Stephanie Fox, io9.com original link]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This map could inspire some interesting discussion about the distribution of different major disasters. Click on it see the larger version.</p> <p><a href="https://opengecko.com/geckoview/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/disastermap2.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="disastermap2" border="0" alt="disastermap2" src="https://opengecko.com/geckoview/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/disastermap2_thumb.jpg" width="460" height="580" /></a></p> <p>Image: Stephanie Fox, io9.com <a href="http://io9.com/5698758/a-map-of-the-world-that-shows-natural-disaster-hot-zones" target="_blank">original link</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://opengecko.com/geckoview/geography/a-map-of-major-world-disaster-hot-zones/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>