Earth Science & Environmental Science | Reference Information & Resources

Earth Science | Information, Reference, & Online Resources

Arctic Studies Center | Dictionary
A dictionary of terms related to Earth science, the arctic, and the people and cultures of the arctic region.

BBC | Earth News
Special BBC news section providing the latest developments, articles, photos, videos, discoveries and more.

EarthSky
Extensive podcast and audio interviews and talks from scientists on a variety of topics. Embedded player.

Earth & Life Science | National Academies
Convenes top scientists and experts to provide independent, objective guidance on issues in the geo-, life, and chemical sciences, disasters, and the environment.

Earth Science Australia
Extensive source of information, reference, and online educational information about Earth science, geological processes, energy, minerals, fossils, and space science

Environment Portal | Wikipedia
Special portal section at Wikipedia on the environment including reference information, data, articles, photos, and news.

Earth Science Portal | Wikipedia
Special portal section at Wikipedia on earth science including reference information, data, articles, photos, and news.

Earth Science World
Site from the American Geological Institute featuring an image bank, book center, career information & more.

Exploring Earth
Exploring Earth science with Earth news, visualizations and animations, and data centers

Geography Portal at Wikipedia
Individual portal section aat Wikipedia on geography including reference information, data, articles, photo, and news.

NASA Global Change Master Directory
Earth Science and Data Service at the Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Earth Observatory
Earth Observatory project at NASA featuring data & images, news, reference, missions, and experiments.

Physical Geography / Geology
Extensive physical Geology reference discussing earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, plate tectonics, and more.

Planet Earth: An Introduction to Earth Sciences
PDF-based booklets introducing Earth Science concepts such as the origin of the Earth, plate tectonics, continental formation, rifts, & basins.

USGS | NewsRoom
News releases and the latest headlines and developments from the U.S. Geological Survery

What is Acid Rain and What Causes It?
Information about what acid rain including causes and effects, and what can be done to reduce it.

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Environmental Science

Educational Resources in Environmental Sciences at CIRES
Environmental sciences educational resources provided by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado, Boulder

What is Acid Rain and What Causes It?
Information about what acid rain including causes and effects, and what can be done to reduce it.

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