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SCIENCE RESOURCES RELATING TO THE EARTH

AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Here are websites relating to Earth and Enironmental Sciences including geology, meteorology, energy, and more.  They have been collected from book review journals, print resources, librarian/teacher recommendations, and other resources.

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Contents

• General
• Organizations and Governmental Agencies
• Biomes
• Geology
• Meteorology & Weather
• Global Warming/Climate Change
• Energy and Fuels
• Endangered Species and Invasive Species

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GENERAL

• Earth 911  This nonprofit organization's focus is on the importance of recycling. There is also information on climate change, air quality, energy, and water.

• Earth Portal   Here you can get current science-based information about the environment including topics such as biodiversity, energy, pollution, and globalization.

• Earth Trends: The Environmental Portal    Provides an online collection of information on the environmental, social, and economic trends that affect our world.

• Envirofacts Data Warehouse  From the EPA, this site is full of environmental information. Enter your zip code and get information about hazardous waste, water purity, air pollution, and other environmental data in your area.

• Green Web Guide   Gives suggestions on what you can do to make your home more "earth friendly."

• NIEHS Environmental Health Topics    This site is from the National Institute of Health and includes primary documents on a variety of environmental health topics.

• Pollution   If you are writing a report on pollution, you should take a look at this site.  You'll find articles on emissions, recycling, marine pollution, global warming, waste management, and more.

• Water on the Web   Provides information about water ecology, includes data on some lakes and rivers.

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ORGANIZATIONS & GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES

• Defenders of Wildlife   This organization works towards protecting native wildlife and their habitat.  On their site, you can learn about the various projects they are working on and the animals they are trying to protect including wolves, bears, and dolphins.

• Environmental Protection Agency  The official site of the EPA is where you can find a variety of information on environmental concerns, current legislation, and educational resources.

• United States Forest Service   A comprehensive site about America's forests.

• World Wildlife Fund   The World Wildlife Fund is an international organization that protects endangered species and their habitats. Here you can find out information on those animals and where they live.

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BIOMES

• All About Glaciers   From the National Snow & Ice Data Center, this site explores glaciers.

• Missouri Botanical Garden   This site has a lot of information on biomes including what they are, where they can be found, what plants and animals live there, and more.

• Oceanography   Contains an extensive list of links from around the world relating to oceanography.

• Passport to the Rainforest    A very well organized and attractive site about rainforests.

• Sea and Sky   Here you can explore up in the sky the wonders of the universe and then explore the wonders of the deep.

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GEOLOGY

• American Geological Institute  Find out about the latest research in geology and also about careers in the field.

• U.S. Geological Survey  Providesinformation about geology including searchable databases of maps and geologic names, and earthquakes.

• The Virtual Cave  Explore a variety of different kinds of caves and learn how they are formed.

• Volcano Live   There are web cams of volcanoes around the world that you can look out. You can also find out where there are volcanoes erupting at this moment.

• Volcano World    Information on volcanoes including current eruptions and some really neat images.

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METEOROLOGY & WEATHER

• National Hurricane Center/Tropical Prediction Center    If you are doing any type of research on hurricanes or tropical storms, this should be the first site you visit.

• Storm Events Database   A database of storm data for states and counties from 1993 to date and more.

• Weather.com   This is the official site of the weather channel where you can get local weather forecasts, (as well as international), weather advisories, watches, or warnings, and more.

• Weather Dictionary  A great dictionary for weather terminology.

• Weather Underground  Find weather for any city, state, zip code or country. You can search for historical weather conditions by date.

• Weather: What Forces Affect Our Weather    Discusses the forces that determine the weather such as the earth's atmosphere, the water cycle, and more.

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GLOBAL WARMING/CLIMATE CHANGE

• Climate Change  From the EPA, this site provides information on a variety of issues relating to global warming.

• Global Warming International Center   "Sponors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global warming and its mitigation."--from the website.

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ENERGY & FUELS

• Atomic Archive   Learn about fission, fusion, the atom, and more. Also contains the history of atomic science, nuclear facilities, and more.

• BP: A+ for Energy   There's a lot of useful resources in the "Educational Resources" section.

• Energy and Environment:  Resources from a Networked World   From the University of Oregon this site provides a listing of resources relating to energy and the environment.

• Energy Information Administration   Provides "energy statistics from the U.S. government" including petroleum, natural gas, electricity, coal, renewable and alternative fuels, nuclear, and more.

• Fuel Cell 2000   Provides information about fuel cells including what they are, how they work and their benefits.

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ENDANGERED SPECIES & INVASIVE SPECIES

• Bagheera   Learn about the different animals that are endangered.

• Endangered Specie.com   Here you can learn about why some species are endangered, what could be don'e to save these species, and what species are endangered in your states.  You can also get profiles of endangered species.

• Endangered Species Program   The U.S. Fish & Wildlife hosts this site where you can get information about species that are considered endangered.

• Global Invasive Species Database   Provides data on invasive species that threaten the native biodiversity of a region.  A very useful resource.

• National Invasive Species Information Center   From the Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library, this site is full of information about non-native species that pose a threat to our lands.

• NatureServe Explorer:  An Online Encyclopedia of Life   NatureServe Explorer " an authoritative source for information on more than 65,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada. Explorer includes particularly in-depth coverage for rare and endangered species. " --from the website

• NOAA Fisheries:  Office of Protected Resources   This site shows how the Office of Protected Resources is trying to protect marine mammals and endangered marine life.

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