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 Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes 

• Earthquake Hazards Program
  "Information on worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction" from the U.S. Geological Survey. Includes FAQ, news, maps, activities, database, tracker, and more.
• Exploratorium: Faultline
  Subtitled "Seismic Science at the Epicenter", this site discusses historical and earthquakes, explains the basics of faults, plate tectonics, and waves, damage control, damage control, and current events in earthquake science. Includes an April 2006 podcast, videos, photos, and links.
• Nevada Seismological Laboratory
  Plenty of information about earthquakes past and present.
• Paleomap Project
  "The goal of the PALEOMAP Project is to illustrate the plate tectonic development of the ocean basins and continents, as well as the changing distribution of land and sea during the past 1100 million years."
• Plate Tectonics
  Information on the history of the idea of plate tectonics, how tectonics works, and downloadable short animations illustrating the concept. From the Geology Department at Berkeley.
• Plate Tectonics
  "Plate Tectonics describes the intricate design of a complex, living planet in a state of dynamic flux." Includes articles, images, and an online 'book' about tectonics.
• Plate Tectonics: The Cause of Earthquakes
  A page with plenty of illustration explaining plate tectonic and their relation to earthquakes.
• San Francisco Earthquake and Fire  1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire Panorama Photograph History Project The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: 100 Years Later Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films The Great 1906 Earthquake And Fire The Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake NY Times: The Ground Shook, a City Fell, and the Lessons Still Resound U.S. Census: Facts for Features: 1906 Earthquake USGS: 1906 Centennial USGS: 1906 Earthquake Simulation
  
• Savage Earth
  Accompanying website to a PBS series bout plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
• SFGate.com: Earthquakes
  A special on earthquakes - including, maps, multimedia, preparedness, hazards, history, and more - from the San Francisco Chronicle online.
• TheTech.org: Exhibits: Earthquakes
  Discusses the basics of earthquakes, seismographs, plate tectonics, earthquake safety, waves, and more. Nice descriptions with photo, images, and animations.
• This Dynamic Earth: the Story of Plate Tectonics
  Online edition of a book about plate tectonics; with plenty of clear illustrations.
• USGS: Earthquake Hazards Program
  Facts, images, student and teacher resources, publications, observatories, videos and more from the United States Geological Survey.

 Volcanoes 

• BBC: Animated Guide: Volcanoes
  "Volcanoes are awe-inspiring displays of the powerful forces of nature. Use this animated guide to find out how they are formed and what happens in an eruption."
• BBC News: How Volcanoes Have Shaped History
  Article about how volcanoes and resulting short-term climate change have affected history.
• Eyjafjallajökull Volcano
  • BBC: In Pictures: Volcano erupts in Iceland
  • Boston Globe: The Big Picture: Iceland's Disruptive Volcano
  • Boston Globe: More from Eyjafjallajokull
  • CBS: A Pain in the Ash: A Guide to Europe's Air Turmoil
  • CNN: Developments in volcanic ash affecting air travel
  • LA Times: Iceland Volcano Pours From the Snow
  • Time: Photos: The Eerie Beauty of Iceland's Volcano
  • Washington Post: Why ash and aircraft don't mix
• How Volcanoes Work
  "This website is an educational resource that describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes. ... It is intended for the education of university students of geology and volcanology and teachers of earth science. Each section in the menu builds upon previous sections."
• Monumental Eruptions from the Past
  A photo gallery from the L.A. Times.
• Savage Earth
  Accompanying website to a PBS series bout plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis.
• USGS: Cascades Volcano Observatory
  USGS: Volcano Hazards Program
  Facts, images, student and teacher resources, publications, observatories, videos and more from the United States Geological Survey.
• Volcano: Nature's Inferno (video)
  "National Geographic transports you to some of the world’s most notorious volcanoes, including Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines and Japan’s Mount Unzen. Join volcanologists in their dangerous quest to forecast eruptions and save lives..."
• VolcanoLive.com
  Extensive site with volcano facts, figures, history, and tons of pictures.
• Volcano World
  Excellent site about volcanoes. Includes info on current volcano activity, the Earth's volcanoes, volcano history, and much more.

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