Animations / Videos :

• 'Nuclear Boy' Cartoon Explains Japan's Nuclear Crisis To Kids (Video)
  "The animation personifies the nuclear plant in Fukushima as a sick child."
  (huffingtonpost.com)

  

• Loyal Japanese dog leads rescuers to mate - A short article + a video
  "A spaniel found amid the devastation in Ibaraki Prefecture leads a TV crew to its injured friend."
  GRAMMAR :
  "The pair were rescued by vets...
  The tan and white spaniel was taken to a shelter...
  Its injured mate is being treated by a vet."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• How to survive an Earthquake - an animation
  (metacafe.com)

• Earthquake (December 2004) : animation (staff.aist.go.jp)

• Strike-Slip Fault Animation. (PBS)
  (and Dip-Slip Fault Animation.- Surface Wave Animation.- Primary Wave Animation. - Secondary Wave Animation. - a movie about The 1989 Loma Prieta quake.)
  
  
  

• How earthquakes happen (BBC News) - Animation FLASH
  
  
  

Glossary :

• What's inside a Japanese quake grab bag ?
  "With more than half a million people living in temporary shelters and panic-buying leaving stores empty of supplies, people are being reminded of the importance of government advice, which tells them to have a survival "grab bag" permanently at the ready."
  (BBC)

  
  
  

  Emergency kit : "The Japanese government recommends a long list of items to its citizens."
  (ukinjapan.fco.gov.uk)

• Earthquake Vocabulary Word List - About 375 words and expressions
  (speak-read-write.com)

• Visual Earthquake Glossary (USGS = U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey)

• Earthquake ABC (earthquake.usgs.gov)
  A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings
  An Introduction - The Children's Book - The Parent's Guide - Guide for Teachers
  

  

Activities TO PRINT :

• Killer tsunamis strike Asia (December 2004) - a lesson plan with :
  - PRE-READING IDEAS : 1. WORD SEARCH - 2. TRUE / FALSE - 3. DEFINITIONS (Matching) 4. SYNONYM MATCH - 5. PHRASE MATCH
  - WHILE READING ACTIVITIES : 1. GAP-FILL - 2. TRUE/FALSE - 3. DEFINITIONS - 4. SYNONYM MATCH - 5. PHRASE MATCH - 6. QUESTIONS - 7. VOCABULARY
  - POST READING IDEAS : 1. GAP-FILL - 2. QUESTIONS - 3. VOCABULARY - 4. STUDENT-GENERATED SURVEY - 5. 'WAVE'/ 'QUAKE' - 6. DISCUSSION ("Have you ever ... ?) 7. AID NOW
  - HOMEWORK : 1. VOCAB EXTENSION - 2. INTERNET / WEB LINKS - 3. YOUR PLAN OF ACTION (Create a poster...) - 4. EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT
  (Breaking News English)

• Earthquake in Japan (texte + symboles) - (Symbol World)
  
  
  
  
• Une petite recherche internet sur le TSUNAMI en Asie - NIVEAU 6ème
  
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Second Explosion at Japan Nuclear Plant (14th March, 2011) - a lesson plan
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

• Japan’s Quake, Tsunami and Atomic Alert (12th March, 2010) - a lesson plan
  (newsenglishlessons.com)
  See Information

• Hope for Haiti Event Raises Millions - a lesson plan
  "Some of the biggest stars in entertainment gathered on Friday night to help raise money for Haiti. The event, called ‘Hope for Haiti Now’, was organized by actor George Clooney..."
  WARM-UPS : HAITI / STARS / AID FOR HAITI / ENTERTAINMENT
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  

• Haiti in Ruins After Huge Earthquake - a lesson plan
  WARM-UPS : EARTHQUAKES / DISASTERS / PREPARED / AID FOR HAITI
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

Lists :

• Historic Earthquakes (USGS)

Information :

• Virginia earthquake felt in Washington and New York - 24 August 2011
  "A magnitude-5.8 earthquake has rattled the east coast of the United States.
  The quake centred on the state of Virginia but was felt in Washington, where the Pentagon and US Capitol were evacuated, as well as in New York."
  + In pictures: Washington earthquake + a VIDEO
  (BBC)

  
  
  
  

• JAPAN QUAKE / TSUNAMI - March 2011
  
  

  • See Lesson plans

    
    
  • Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Hi-Res Photos (cryptome.org)

    
    
    

  • Newsy Video: Japanese Nuclear Workers—We Know We Will Die
    "Japanese nuclear workers have come out and said they know they could die from radiation within years—or even weeks—from cancer.  View transcript >> " + LINKS
    (jeffreyhill.typepad.com)

    
    
    
    

  • Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami
    "Move the slider to compare satellite images, taken by GeoEye, from before and after the disaster."
    (nytimes.com)

    
    
    
    

  • Fukushima I nuclear accidents (Wikipedia)

    
    
    

  • Quake sparks nuclear crisis
    "Explosions at a tsunami-hit plant will knock public confidence and the industry worldwide."
    (nature.com)

    
    
    
    

  • Radiation alert after Japan blast - 15/03/2011
    "Radiation levels at a Japanese quake-stricken nuclear plant reach levels harmful to human health, a top official warns, after a third blast and a fire... Japan also announced a 30-km no-fly zone around the reactors to prevent planes spreading the radiation further afield."
    (BBC)

    
    
    

  • Map of the Damage From the Japanese Earthquake
    "An interactive map and photographs of places in Japan that were damaged by the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami."
    (nytimes.com)

    

  • Huge blast at Japan nuclear power plant - Article + Video
    "The government of Fukushima prefecture said radiation levels at the plant over one hour were equivalent to the annual allowable exposure...
    Containers of uranium fuel inside the reactor may have begun melting...
    The explosion was most likely caused by melting fuel coming into contact with water."
    (BBC)

    
    A blast at the Fukushima-Daiichi plant

     

    The nuclear fuel cycle
    (BBC)

    

    
    
    

  • Japan’s Enormous Earthquake cartoon slideshow (msnbc.msn.com)
    
    
  • Japan earthquake: Hawaii struck by tsunami
    "A tsunami has struck Hawaii hours after the devastating earthquake off Japan, but with little damage reported."
    (BBC)
    
    
    
  • Google aids Japan quake victims (BBC)

    
    
    

  • Tsunami hits Japan after massive quake - 11 March 2011
    "A tsunami causes major damage in north-eastern Japan, after a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast."
    + Videos + Pictures
    (BBC)
    
    

• New Zealand earthquake: Christchurch deaths rise to 75
  "The earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 5km (3.1 miles) on Tuesday lunchtime, when the South Island city was at its busiest."
  + a VIDEO + PICTURES
  (BBC)

  
  
  

  2011 Christchurch earthquake
  "a 6.3-magnitude earthquake... struck the Canterbury region in New Zealand's  South Island at 12:51 p.m. on 22 February 2011 local time ." 
  (Wikipedia)

• Haiti earthquake feared to have killed hundreds (12 January 2010)
  "A 7.0-magnitude quake which hit south of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is feared to have killed hundreds of people across the Caribbean country."
  - with a video and pictures
  (BBC)

  

• 6.5 Quake Shakes Buildings on California Coast
  Saturday, 09 January 2010
  (YouTube)

  

   

  Day after earthquake, Northern California city is still cleaning up
  "Eureka residents are dealing with toppled chimneys, frayed nerves and aftershocks after a 6.5 temblor.
  Electricity has been restored, but officials are stilling checking bridges and buildings."
  (latimes.com)

• Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia
  "An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 has rocked eastern Indonesia, US seismologists say."
  (BBC)

  

• The Great Southern California ShakeOut
  "At 10 a.m. on November 13, millions of people throughout Southern California participated in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake
  preparedness activity in U.S. history!"
  - with resources / animations
  (shakeout.org)

  

• Earthquake rocks northern Japan - 14 June 2008
  "At least three people have been killed and about 60 hurt by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake which struck the north of Japan's main island."
  (BBC)

  

   

• Two killed by large Greek quake (8 June 2008)
  "At least two people have been killed as an earthquake rocked southern Greece, collapsing buildings and causing panic."
  (BBC)

  

• Strong earthquake rocks Iceland - with audio and video
  (BBC)

  

• 'Thousands dead' in Chinese quake (12/05/2008)
  "Between 3,000 and 5,000 people are killed by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan, according to
  state media reports."
  (BBC)

  Sichuan
  It "is a province in western China..."
  (Wikipedia)

  
  
  
  
  The Collision of India and Eurasia - with an animation
  (uwgb.edu)

  

• Earthquake strikes northern Chile (24/03/2008)
  "A 6.1-magnitude quake has hit northern Chile close to the border with Bolivia, the US Geological Survey reports."
  (BBC)

  

• Seismicity and earthquake hazard in the UK
  (earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk)
  
  

• Earthquake hits much of England (27/02/2008)
  "The biggest earthquake in the UK for nearly 25 years has shaken homes across large parts of England...
  The British Geological Survey (BGS) said the epicentre of the 5.3 magnitude quake was near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. "
  + VIDEOS
  (BBC)

  

• Earthquakes - explanations
  (weatherwizkids.com)
  
  

• Strong earthquake hits Martinique - with Witness accounts and a VIDEO
  (BBC)

  

• An earthquake
  "occurred about 40 km (25 miles) NNW of FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique at 12:00 PM MST, Nov 29, 2007
  (3:00 PM AST in Martinique)." - Magnitude 7.4
  (iris.edu)

  

• Deadly history of earthquakes
  "Earthquakes have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the last 100 years and improvements in technology have only slightly reduced the death toll."
  (BBC)

  

• Northridge earthquake in 1994, in the city of Los Angeles, California (Wikipedia)
  
  

• At-a-glance: Countries hit (December 2004) - with an interactive map (BBC News)
  
  
  
  
  

• How each country was affected with a map (BBC News)
  
  

• Worldwide help for quake victims - an article (BBC News)
  
  

• Earthquakes (for kids) - (FEMA = Federal Emergency Management Agency)
  
  

• Earthquakes - for kids (USGS)
  
  
  
  
  

• Earthquakes ABC - A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings (USGS) - UPDATED
  
  
  

Legends :

• Earthquake legends (FEMA)

Maps :

• At-a-glance: Countries hit (December 2004) - with an interactive map (BBC News)
  
  
  
  
  

• How each country was affected with a map (BBC News)
  
  
  
  
  

• Natural Disasters Worldwide - with a map (Miami Museum of Science)
  
  
  
  
  

• Maps of Recent US Earthquake Activity - "Click on US or World map for more information." (USGS)
  
  
  

• Cool Earthquake Facts (avec un très grand nombre de superlatifs)
  - with a map of the San Andreas Fault Zone (USGS)
  
  
  
  
  

• Earthquake Risk States - a map (FEMA)
  
  
  

Cartoons : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille normale.)