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Science News

• Science News online
• News from the journal Nature
• Science news from National Geographic
  
• BBC NEWS: Science and Nature
• Search National Public Radio audio archives
• Science section of the San Francisco Chronicle
• Science section of the LA Times
  
• Science section of the New York Times
• Science section of the San Jose Mercury News
  
• Science Daily: Earth & Climate News Headlines
• Weather News from the Weather Channel
• News roundup from the Discovery Channel
  
• NewScientist.com
• CNN: Science and Technology
• Scientific American
• Science and technology news from ABC News
• News Roundup -Discovery Channel
• SPACE.com -- Space Science and Astronomy News
• Modesto Bee, Sacramento Bee, and Fresno Bee
  

Geological Organizations and Agencies

• Northern California Geological Society
  
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
• California Geological Survey
• U.S. Bureau of Land Management
• National Park Service, Geological Resources
• California State Board for Geologists & Geophysicists
• Geological Society of America
• National Association of Geoscience Teachers 
• Association for Women Geoscientists
• American Geophysical Union
• American Geological Institute
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists
• California Council of Geoscience Organizations
• NASA

Employment in the Earth Sciences

• Geoscience Careers - American Geological Institute
• American Association of Petroleum Geologists Careers Page
• Geological Society of America - Careers 
• National Park Service - Geologists in the Parks 
• U.S.G.S. Employment Website 
• Earthworks 
• Geoscience Jobs 
• Association for Women Geoscientists Job Postings Page

California Geology

• California Geological Survey
• Online Geologic Field Trip Guides of California
• California Geology Magazine (1971-2001)

Maps, Mapping, and GIS

• What is a Topographic Map? - U.S. Geological Survey
  
• Geologic Maps Explained - Calif. Geological Survey 
• Geologic Maps - U.S. Geological Survey and NPS
• What is a Geologic Map? - U.S. Geological Survey
• Maps and Images: Geologic Maps - U.S. Geological Survey
• National Mapping Information - U.S. Geological Survey
• USGS Topographic Maps of California (Download DRG maps)
• Index to Geologic Mapping in California - Calif. Geological Survey
• California Spatial Information Library
• Geologic Mapping in California - USGS
• Maps and Aerial Photos Online
• The GIS Data Depot
• CSU Northridge/California Geographical Survey Internet Library

• Geologic Time - U.S. Geological Survey
  
• Fossils, Rocks, and Time - U.S. Geological Survey
• Dinosaurs: Facts and Fiction - U.S. Geological Survey
• U.C. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
  
• Evolution TV series on PBS
• Frequently Asked Questions About Evolution - PBS
  
• The Geological Evolution of the Earth
• Evolution and the Fossil Record (a large PDF file) - AGI and The Paleontological Society

Water Resources

• Water Facts - New Internationalist
  
• Water Resources Division of the U.S. Geological Survey
  
• Ground Water Studies - U.S. Geological Survey
• USGS Water Resources Publications 
• Land Subsidence in California - U.S. Geological Survey
• Land subsidence from ground-water pumping - U.S. Geological Survey
• Measuring Land Subsidence in California from Space
  
• Water Resources of California - U.S. Geological Survey
• Groundwater Resources Association of California
• California State Water Resources Control Board
• California Regional Water Quality Boards
• Eliminating Pollution - EPA
• Superfund Cleanup of Ground Water at Fort Lewis, Washington - U.S. Geological Survey
• Contaminants in the Mississippi River, 1987-92 - U.S. Geological Survey

Air Quality

• California Air Resources Board
• Bay Area Air Quality Management District
• Air Quality and Pollution - Environmental Protection Agency

Minerals, Rocks, Mining, and Energy Resources

• Minerals Information - U.S. Geological Survey
• Gemstones produced in the United States - U.S. Geological Survey
• Atlas of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks
  
• Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources in California - California Energy Commission
• U.S. Department of Energy
• California Oil Museum, Santa Paula
• California Oil Seeps
• The Kern County Museum, Bakersfield
• California Mining and Mineral Museum
  

Plate Tectonics

• This Dynamic Earth - U.S. Geological Survey
  
• Paleomap Project  - Continent locations of the past, present and future.
• Plate Tectonics - U.S. Geological Survey, CVO
• Plate Tectonics Animations - USGS and National Park Service
  

Earthquakes

• Northern California Earthquake Data Center
  
• Frequently Asked Earthquake Questions - Calif. Seismic Safety Commission
• Seismic Hazard Mapping - Calif. Geological Survey 
• California Seismic Safety Commission 
• Earthquake Hazards Program - U.S. Geological Survey
• Earthquakes - U.S. Geological Survey
• San Andreas Fault - U.S. Geological Survey
• National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) - U.S. Geological Survey
• Significant Earthquakes Worldwide by Year - USGS NEIC
  
• Largest Earthquakes in the United States - U.S. Geological Survey
• Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country - Southern California Earthquake Data Center
• Earthquake section of the San Francisco Chronicle
  
• Pacific Northwest Earthquake Information - Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
• Jan. 1700 Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake & tsunami - Magnitude 9 !!
  
• Cascadia Megathrust Earthquakes in Native American Legends
• 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake History and photos
• National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program

Volcanoes

• Volcano World
• How Volcanoes Work - SDSU
• Glossary of volcanic terms with photos  - U.S. Geological Survey
• USGS Volcano Hazards Program
• Types of Volcanic Hazards
• Monitoring Volcanoes for Euptions Warning Signs
• Predicting Volcanic Eruptions - case studies with Kilauea and Mt. St. Helens
  
• Planning and Preparing for Eruptions
• Issuing Warnings and Evacuations
• How Lahars Are Formed - U.S. Geological Survey
• USGS Volcano-Related Fact Sheets
• Eruptions of Hawaiian Volcanoes: Past, Present, and Future - U.S. Geological Survey
• Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future - U.S. Geological Survey
• USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
• USGS Long Valley, CA Volcano Observatory
  
• USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
• USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory
• Volcano Watch - satellite images of the world's most active volcanoes
• Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program 
• Volcanoes of the World 

Landslides and Debris Flows

• Geologic Hazards: Landslides - U.S. Geological Survey
• Debris-Flow Hazards in the United States - U.S. Geological Survey
• San Francisco Area Debris-Flow Hazards (PDF file)
  
• History of Landslides and Debris Flows at Mount Rainier  - U.S. Geological Survey
• Landslides triggered by Pacific Northwest Storms, Nov-Dec 1998

Rivers and Floods

• Stream Gaging and Flood Forecasting  - U.S. Geological Survey
• Updating Flood Maps
• Lessons Taught by Floods in the United States of America 
• The Great USA Flood of 1993
• Northern California Storms and Floods of January 1995
  

Coasts and Coastal Erosion

• Coasts in Crisis from the U.S. Geological Survey
• USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program Homepage 
• El Niño Storms Erode Beaches on Monterey Bay, California
• Photos of the California Coast - californiacoastline.org
  

Teaching Earth Science

• Earth Science Teacher Resources 
• DLESE - Digital Library for Earth System Education
• Geoscience Education - American Geological Institute
• Mineral Information Institute
• USGS Leaning Web
• The Virtual Geosciences Professor
• OCELOT - CSU Online Center for Excellence in Learning and Online Teaching
• Virtual Courseware for Earth and Environmental Science
• Free educational materials about California Geology - Calif. Geological Survey

Finding Even More Information Online

• More Geology Links - from the Geological Society of America
• Even more geology links
  
• Yahoo: Earth Science List
• Geoscience Links from Galaxy
  
• Evaluation of Web Resources prepared by the CSUS Library staff
• Google - search the web
• CSUS Library list of search engines
  

• U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheets - by state
  
• La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles
• Internet hoaxes, email rumors and urban legends
  
• Geomorphology from Space 
• NASA's Visible Earth 
• NASA Earth from Space
• NASA - JSC Digital Image Collection Home 
• Geographic Distribution of Major Hazards in the US - USGS
• Earth Science Picture of the Day
• Digital Earth 
• Earth and planetary geology photos with text explanations - NASA LPI
• NASA Multimedia Gallery
• USGS Geologic Information General Interest Publications
• Other U.S. Geological Survey Books and Publications on-line
  
• USGS-Resources by Theme 
• NOAA Natural Hazard slide sets
• Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
• Life on Mars? - NASA
• Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (collection of interactive lessons by discipline) http://www.merlot.org/
• Copyright & Fair Use http://fairuse.stanford.edu/
• A Bit Better (PowerPoint tips) http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm
• Photoshop Tips & Techniques http://www.adobe.com/studio/tipstechniques/photoshop.html
• Acronym Finder/Decoder http://www.acronymfinder.com/
• On-Line Dictionary about the Internet http://www.netlingo.com/inframes.cfm
• How Much Is That? (various tools, calculators, and on-line resources regarding monetary values) http://www.ex.ac.uk/~RDavies/arian/current/howmuch.html 
• Lyrics & Librettos (searchable data bases) http://www.jcarreras.com/lyrics.htm
• Babel Fish Language Translation Engine http://babel.altavista.com/tr
• The Official Resource Page for the State of California http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
• Bay Area Rapid Transit (maps & fare calculator) http://www.bart.gov/index.asp
• National Weather Service (forecasts by region & zip code) http://www.srh.noaa.gov/
• HTML Calendar Generator http://www.ddginc-usa.com/cgibasic.exe/calweb.b