Earth Science Sites

The Mysterious Life of Caves

Yahoo Earth Science Links

GeoGuide - Subject Gateway in the Earth Sciences
GeoGuide is a subject gateway to online information sources on Earth Sciences (including Thematic Maps and Geography). The main goal is to index and catalog "high quality" internet resources in a searchable database. . Each resource is described with a set of metadata based on the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set in order to make records browsable in the Subject Catalog or the Source Type Catalog as well as searchable with local Search Options. New resources are continuously added to the database, already cataloged ones double-checked and updated

Earth's Active Volcanoes
Links to volcanoes sorted by geographic region.

The United States Geologic Survey
Geologic information such as earthquakes, national mapping information, water resources information, and related biological information. And much more!

Plate Tectonics
An explanation of the theory of plate tectonics and how it affects the oceans, the land and the people who live on the earth: "The story of plate tectonics is a fascinating story of continents drifting majestically from place to place breaking apart, colliding, and grinding against each other; of terrestrial mountain ranges rising up like rumples in rugs being pushed together; of oceans opening and closing; of undersea mountain chains girdling the planet like seams on a baseball; of violent earthquakes and fiery volcanoes. Plate Tectonics describes the intricate design of a complex, living planet in a state of dynamic flux."

Understanding Earthquakes
Includes earthquake locations, accounts, mechanics of earthquakes, history, and links.

World Mountain Encyclopedia
An interactive guide to the world's major mountains. Site includes descriptions, data, web links, photos, relief maps, interactive summit logs and many other features covering hundreds of mountain peaks and ranges.

National Climatic Data Center
contains information on climate variations, global change research, climate indices, state of the climate, tropical storms, and climate visualizations.

EPA's Global Warming Site
Earth's average surface temperature increased 0.5-1°F over the last century. Climate scientists estimate a warming of 1.8-6.3°F during the next century. Global warming is likely to raise the level of the sea and change the climate in most regions of the world.

Bob's Rock Shop
A non-commercial site in that the rocks and mineral specimens displayed here are Not for Sale. The gallery of specimen images, which now features over 150 specimens, remains a primary focus of the Shop. The Shop's extensive link list is being continuously updated and expanded and provides links to many categories of kindred rocky sites. Other features to browse here include a collecting site catalog for the United States and Canada, free use, form-accessible classified ads, downloadable freeware and shareware software for rockhounds, several collections of entertaining and informative mineralogical articles and essays, an extensive list of upcoming shows, and rockhound tailored visitor information for Tucson, Arizona, including the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show.

NOAA La Niņa page

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER (TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER)
Site provides tropical cyclone advisories for the Atlantic as well as satellite imagery. Historical data is also available.

Historical Weather Data- Washington Post
Here, you can search through almost 1,000 cities worldwide in more than 200 countries and territories to find monthly historical weather data. Each city dataset includes some or all of the following climatological summaries:

PSC Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique
Shopping around for just the right style of clouds to wear with your weather? The Plymouth State College Meteorology Program has developed this server to provide explanations of and access to detailed pictures of some basic cloud forms. The cloud images are relatively large (640x480) in order to show detailed structure and features. All of these pictures were taken in the local area around Plymouth, New Hampshire and most from the weather observation deck on the roof of Boyd Hall on the Plymouth State College campus. Clouds can move and change shape quickly as indicated in this 30 minute time-lapse mpeg video loop. The purpose of this "boutique" is to provide a general cloud reference and is not intended to provide an all-inclusive list. Images will be added to or changed as opportunities permit.