This pathfinder contains links for the disasters your class will be researching. Should you choose to use other resources from the internet, please make certain they are reliable. All of these have been checked for reliability. Have fun learning about these guys....some were quite interesting!

Asian Tsunami December 2004
The Deadliest Tsunami in History?

After the Tsunami - Special Reports from CNN.com Collections of articles, pictures, maps, video clips, and other resources on the December 26th, 2004, Indian Ocean quake that triggered massive tsunamis. Each link contains more information.

Boston Molasses Disaster
CNN.com - Great molasses flood remembered

Stephen Puleo – Author of the Dark Tide

Chernobyl Disaster – 1986
Chernobyl

The United Nations and Chernobyl

Dust Bowl – 1930’s
1930's Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s – great site even has many interviews from those who survived it.  Be sure to click at the bottom to go to the next page.

Exxon Valdez Disaster
Exxon Valdez oil spill - Encyclopedia of Earth

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council - History

Great Chicago Fire
American Experience | Chicago: City of the Century | People & Events

American Experience | Chicago: City of the Century – interactive map shows timeline, history and eyewitness accounts.  Click on the map, but don’t forget to read the information about each of the numbered places on the map as well.

Hurricane Andrew, August 24, 1992
Hurricane Andrew – notice the other links to the left of the short article.

USATODAY.com – Notice all of the links at the bottom of the article to more information.

Hurricane Galveston, September 8, 1900
The 1900 Storm: Galveston, Texas

The Dallas Morning News: The Galveston Hurricane – movies, headlines

The Dallas Morning News: The Galveston Hurricane – Special Report, Be sure to use the navigation at the bottom of the page to find more information.

Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005
NOLA.com: Hurricane Katrina Archive

Think Progress » KATRINA TIMELINE

Johnstown Flood, May 31, 1889
May 31, 1889 Johnstown Flood by The New York Times