USGS Geology Fact Sheets

United States Geological Society has produced a series of fact sheets and links to information concerning earth science and events which have proven hazardous to people.

These fact sheets can be accessed, downloaded, or viewed at USGS Fact Sheets

Fact Sheet Topics

The following is a sample of the main topics available for free from the USGS:

• Hurricane Hazards
• California Landslides
• Vulnerability of U.S. National Parks to Sea Level Rises
• Volcano Hazards
• Volcano Air Polution 
• Earthquakes
• Wildfire Hazards
• Flood Hazards
• Coastal Storms and Tsunamis
• Biology Hazards

Each main topic area has many sub-topic categories from which to obtain information for science projects and research.

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