Eric Muehling Apps

This educational activity shows that forbillions of years, Earth's water has been moving in the ocean, landand air through the hydrologic cycle. As water moves through thecycle, it changes phases.

In this educational activity you play theroleof the director of a tsunami warning center. You will makethedifficult decision of whether or not to order an evacuation.Youwill have very little time to decide: evacuate or not!In this activity, if you are right, lives will be saved.In this activity, if you are wrong, lives could possibly belost,or money will have been wasted and the credibility of thetsunamiwarning center will be diminished.You will learn the importance of this big decision.

Hilo, Hawaii -- What do photographs takenaftera devastating tsunami show us about the forces of nature inourenvironment?Often called the April Fool's Day tsunami, the 1946tsunamigenerated in Alaska caused extensive damage and loss of lifeinAlaska and Hawai'i.In this educational activity you view photographs comparingthesame location then and now.