Links

Organizations

http://www.agiweb.org/ The American Geological Institute

http://www.usgs.gov/ The United States Geological Survey

http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html NASA website

http://www.uga.edu/ The University of Georgia (Bulldogs, woof! woof!)

http://www.ufl.edu/ The University of Florida (Gators)

http://www.cals.ufl.edu/prospective/undergraduate.html Transferring to UF and in need of a major? check this site

http://www.awg.org/ Women in Geoscience

http://www.peacecorps.gov/ Peace Corps (The toughest job you will ever love)

http://www.worldbank.org/ The World Bank Group

http://www.epa.gov/ The Environmental Protection Agency

http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html The Epa Global Warming site

http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/ There is a hole in the ozone layer

http://www.noaa.gov/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

http://www.whoi.edu/home/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

http://www.unep.org/ The United Nations Environmental Programme

http://www.undp.org/ The United Nations Development Programme

http://www.iccp.net/ The United Nations Climate Change Programme

http://www.astronomy.net/ Astronomy

Jobs in Geosciences

http://www.agiweb.org/careers.html Geosciences careers

http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/ads.html Classified ads

http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/ Jobs in oil, mining, academia, environmental, civil engineering, etc…

http://www.ecoemploy.com/agency.html US Environmental Agencies jobs posting

Other Sites

http://www.wnet.org/savageearth/  Savage Earth: Earth's Geological Hazards (PBS TV series)

http://www.earthsciweek.org/themebasedresources/index.html:  Earth's Natural Hazards

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/ Ask an Earth Scientist (Your question and the answer)

http://www.fguide.org/Bulletin/conflictdiamonds.htm Ten reasons why you should not accept a diamond ring from anyone

http://globalpolicy.igc.org/security/issues/diamond/  Diamonds are rebels' best friends

http://www.gemstone.org/ Gemstone and colored Gems

http://www.debeers.co.uk/ All you wanted to know about Diamonds

http://water.usgs.gov/  Water resources in the USA

http://minerals.usgs.gov/  World Mineral resources

Learning Resources (Teachers resources)

http://www.ed.gov/free Learning Resources

http://globe.gov/globe_flash.html: The Globe Program (K-12 Learning Resources)

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/activity.html#gol2 (K-12 activities)

http://www.eo.ucar.edu/: UCAR Program (K-12 learning resources)

http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/SEES/index.html Studying Earth Environment (Learning Resources)

http://www.usgs.gov/education/  The Earth Science Learning Web

http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/inforeep/tlsf/theme_c/mod13/www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/modules/teachers.htm

             (Social Studies: World population growth, drinking water, ...)

Environmental Pollution

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/index.html (lead)

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/mcl.html (major contaminants)http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/index.html#what Acid Rain, what is it?