Tsunami protection

How do you protect against tsunami?
NOAA tsunami forecasting
DART buoys
Pacific tsunami warning centre - FAQ
Lessons learnt from Japanese tsunami - Homeland Security
Japan's earthquake protection
Can you tsunami proof a country?
Sea walls offer little protection

Climate change policies

Listen / watch this animation of the history of climate change
Use this website to complete the climate change timeline.
Coppenhagen - where countries stand
2012 conference in Doha
BBC Doha outcome
Doha review

Carbon Footprint

Calculate your carbon footprint using the ‘Act on CO2’ web site
Draw a divided bar chart to show your footprint
Draw a divided bar chart for the national average footprint
Create a ‘plan’ to begin to reduce your carbon footprint
Sort the actions by ‘Easiest to do’. Complete the table to show three actions you could take in each of the categories – Home, Appliances and Travel

Christchurch earthquake

Video explaining how seisometers work to locate an earthquake
Video about predicting earthquakes and aftershocks

GNS monitoring of earthquakes

Describe and explain the research and consultancy offered by GNS

GNS monitoring of earthquakes II
GNS monitoring of earthquakes III

Describe in detail the work being done to monitor the deformation of NZ. Include an explanation of ‘continuous GPS’

Rapid response seismic team

Describe how the rapid response seismic team responded to the Christchurch earthquake

Earthquake insurance cover
Who are EQC?
Describe how their insurance policy works

GetThru.gov
Briefly describe the safety information offered by the NZ government in an earthquake

Mass tourism in Jamaica

Tourist board video