GEOGRAPHY 12

Tsunami.org: News feeds and blogs from around the world on the SE Asia tsunami 2004

Environmental Issues

Environmental Health & Safety For Everyone - Home Page

The Population Institute
EcoTerrorism Response Network
United States Environmental Protection Agency: Ozone Depletion Home Page

Montreal Protocol -international agreement designed to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. The treaty was originally signed in 1987 and substantially amended in 1990 and 1992.
The Green Lane Home Page - Environment Canada
EcoBridge - global warming, chemical, nuclear, species protection
Ecosystems Information
Pollution Probe - Links
Plain English Guide to The Clean Air Act - US
World Energy Council
BBC News | Sci/Tech | Global warming - is the Sun to blame?
Canadian Hydrogen Association
American Hydrogen Association: Home Page
National Hydrogen Association
Hydrogen Energy Center

Global Warming

EPA climate change- a U.S. gov't site with good information (check out the FOR KIDS! section as well)
Global Warming - ARM (US Dept of Energy)- causes & effects
Warnings from the Ice - NOVA- looking at scientific mesages found in Antarctic & Greenland ice sheets
UCS warning signs - world map illustrates local consequences
Effects of global warming- list of sites from Answers.com
Climate change in BC
Climate change in the Arctic - CBC; interactive map
Atlas of Canada - national maps & facts related to climate change
Climate Institute
Practical solutions
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Global Warming, FAQs
Sustainable Development & Climate Change : World Nuclear Association

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Volcanoes . Com
MTU Volcanoes Page - World Reference Map
Volcano World -- The Premier Source of Volcano Info on the Web
Earthquake Information from the USGS
NEIC: QED Earthquake Bulletin
British Columbia Earthquake Resources & Information

Cascades - Volcano Observatory- links to international sites and good info

Other Landforms:

How Volcanoes Work
Volcano World
Plate Tectonics: The Cause of Earthquakes
You Try It! Plate Tectonics

Mysterious World of Caves (NOVA)
All About Glaciers
What are Glaciers?
Rivers 2001 @ National Geographic
Earth's Water: Rivers & Streams
Oxfam's Cool Planet: Deserts
The Desert Biome
Landslides in BC
What Are Landslides?
Coasts in Crisis (table of contents)
GeoTopics: Coasts
Rocks & Minerals Slide Show
Rocks & Minerals A to Z


 

Resources

CIA -- The World Factbook 2006
Government of British Columbia

Last updated May 2007