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Emergencies & Disasters
Resources to help and inform when disaster strikes.
(These links will take you to web sites outside the Pierce County Library System.)
On Friday, March 11, 2011, At 2:46 pm local time (9:46pm PST on March 10, our time), near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred, causing massive damage from the initial quake and resulting tsunami activity.
Japan Quake Map An amazing visual representation of earthquake activity around Japan within the past week.
Google News: Earthquake | Tsunami | Nuclear Crisis Stay up to date with news concerning the earthquake through Google's aggregated news links. SEE ALSO
-- Google Realtime updates: Earthquake | Tsunami | Nuclear Crisis
-- Google Video updates: Earthquake | Tsunami | Nuclear Crisis
Google Crisis Response: 2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Google's one-stop help page, including links to message boards, a people finder, and ways to donate. A good first stop, lots of info and updated regularly.
National News: The Japan Times Online English-language news from Tokyo, Japan (The Japan Times) Web site: www.japantimes.co.jp
Newseum: Front Pages for March 12 | March 13 | March 14 Front pages of newspapers throughout the U.S. and the world (Newseum) Web site: www.newseum.org
NY Times Photo Interactive: Before & After Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami (The New York Times) Web site: www.nytimes.com
USGS Quake Info Computer-generated information about the quake (U.S. Geological Survey) Web site: earthquake.usgs.gov
Helpful Tools and Resources
FEMA: Earthquake Preparedness Step-by-step guides on what to do before, during, and after an earthquake (FEMA) Web site: www.fema.gov
Online Earthquake and Engineering Information Earthquake engineering is frequently described as studying how different structures react when under seismic loads. This site provides many resource links regarding study of earthquakes and related engineering. (Online Engineering Degree.com)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Emergency Preparedness and Response Resources and information to help you prepare for and react in case of a radiological emergency (USNRC) Web site: www.nrc.gov
WA Emergency Management Department Stay up to date on earthquake, tsunami, and radioactive threat levels in WA, with fact sheets and disaster planning resources (Washington Military Department) Web site: www.emd.wa.gov/
WA Office of the Insurance Commissioner: Earthquake Insurance Learn what earthquake insurance is, what it does and does not cover, and how you can get it (WA OIC) Web site: www.insurance.wa.gov
Library Resources
In the Catalog: Tsunamis Check out books and other materials and learn more about tsunamis, or check out some of our tsunami-related fiction.
In the Catalog: Earthquakes Check out books and other materials and learn more about earthquakes. Also check out our earthquake-related fiction.
In the Catalog: Japan Check out books and other materials and learn more about Japan. You could also check out some of our newest fiction set in Japan.
eSources: CultureGrams World Edition: Japan One of our premium resources, this CultureGrams page on Japan provides interesting information including recipes, history, and music (requires a PCLS library card).
eSources: EBSCOhost: Earthquakes in Japan Another premium resource, EBSCO provides articles from thousands of sources on any given topic, in this case, research on earthquakes in Japan. (requires a PCLS library card).
eSources: Mango Languages: Learn Japanese Mango is a great way to learn languages online (like Japanese!) and is available as another of our premium resources (requires a PCLS library card). You could also check out some of our catalog resources.