Download the Google Earth Software to search for specific locations worldwide via satellite imagery, topographical or geographical maps.

	"Intute is a free online service providing access to high quality Web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK Universities and partners. Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in the database."

AMSER: "The Applied Math and Science Education Repository is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use." Click on Science to view resources in environmental science.

California Department of Water Resources: The official State of California website for finding important information on the State's water resources including documents on water supplies, water quality, groundwater, dam levels, electric power and energy supplies, climate change and land use planning. This site also provides information on the State Water Project, and the Water Plan Update.

California Environment and Natural Resources: This is a helpful site for finding the latest information about the history and culture of California plus the current conditions of its natural resources.

California Environmental Resources Evaluation System: "CERES is an information system developed by the California Resources Agency to facilitate access to a variety of environmental data. The California Digital Conservation Atlas is a comprehensive public website for conservation information. It is designed to provide easy-to-use, map views of California’s natural resources and working landscapes for people who may not be familiar with specialized geographic software."

California Department of Conservation Geological Survey: Links to geological sites prepared by the California Division of Mines and Geology. This site includes the geology of major metropolitan areas in California including digital images of earthquake faults and maps of seismic hazard zones.

California Watershed Portal: Provides the search tools to locate local information on watershed planning, restoration, monitoring, and education via the California Environmental Resources Evaluation System.

Climate Analysis Branch: The CAB of the Physical Sciences Division of the NOAA strives to advance national capabilities to interpret the causes of observed climate variations, and to apply this knowledge to improve climate models and forecasts. Included are research results, experimental forecasts and links to interactive plotting and analysis pages.

Climate Change Research Division: "The Climate Change Research Division includes process research and modeling efforts to (1) improve understanding of factors affecting the Earth's radiant-energy balance; (2) predict accurately any global and regional climate change induced by increasing atmospheric concentrations of aerosols and greenhouse gases; (3) quantify sources and sinks of energy-related greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide; and (4) improve the scientific basis for assessing both the potential consequences of climatic changes, including the potential ecological, social, and economic implications of human-induced climatic changes caused by increases in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and the benefits and costs of alternative response options."

Digital Library for Earth System Education: "DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing access to high-quality collections of educational resources, eEarth data sets and imagery, including the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use in educational settings. Support services are intended to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources. Communication networks are provided to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education."

Earth and Ocean Sciences, Science.gov: "This site is a gateway to government science information and research results and provides a search of over 36 scientific databases and 200 million pages of science information with just one query, and is a gateway to 1,850+ scientific websites. Two major types of information are included—selected authoritative science websites and databases of technical reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, and other published materials."

Earth Sciences & Map Library: This site offers a collection of maps, aerial photographs, a geography collection and internet resources.

Earth Science World: Earth Science World offers information geoscience, and provides acces to it's image bank, which contains photographs of all aspects of Earth Science, available to the public, educators, and the geoscience community free of charge.

EarthTrends Environmental Information: This site is "an online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats."

Ecological Internet: "Ecological Internet's mission is to empower the global movement for environmental sustainability by providing information retrieval tools, portal services, expert analysis and action opportunities that aid in the protection of climate, forest, ocean and water ecosystems; and to commence the age of ecological sustainability and restoration." This portal consists of the following: EcoEarth, Climate Ark, Rain Forests, Water Conserve, Forests, Ocean Conserve, EcoEarth.

Encyclopedia of Earth: The "EoE is a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public."

Energy and the Environment: Links to sources having to do with environmental issues. Categories include Energy and Environment, Fossil Fuels, Greenhouse Effect and Acid Rain.

Energy Citations Database: "The Energy Citations Database (ECD) provides free access to over 2.3 million science research citations from 1948 through the present, with continued growth through regular updates. There are over 179,000 electronic documents, primarily from 1994 forward, available via the database. Citations and documents are made publicly available by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)."

Energy Science and Technology Virtual Library: "EnergyFiles is a virtual library of over 500 science and technology databases and Web sites. Sponsored, developed, and maintained by the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), this site provides access to information, tools, and technologies relevant to the Department of Energy (DOE), with an emphasis on the physical sciences. This page contains an enhanced alphabetical listing of all resources available through the service. It can be used for locating a specific collection or resource or for browsing the entire list of resources. Organization of resources by subject area is available through the Subject Pathways."

EnviroLink: Founded in 1991 by Josh Knauer, the EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization that maintains a database of thousands of environmental resources and provides internet services to non-profit organizations.

Environmental Sciences: This University Library website on environmental sciences, from the University of California at Santa Barbara, is basically a well-organized compendium of links to other Internet sites on air quality, ecology and biodiversity, endangered & threatened species, global change & warming, and ozone depletion, field guides, forestry and rainforests, environmental law & justice, wetlands, toxicology, and wilderness.

Global Environment: Professor Wayne A. Selcher is maintaining this environmental index in the WWW Virtual Libary. This extensive directory provides access to major limited area search engines, directories, portals, and bibliographic articles. The selection of these sites is kept up-to-date.

Global Warming & Climate Change: The Science and Technology division of the Library of Congress has compiled an extensive list of links and other resources on Global Warming and Climate Change.

Landsat Program: "The Landsat Program is a series of Earth-observing satellite missions jointly managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have collected information about Earth from space. This science, known as remote sensing, has matured with the Landsat Program."

Maps - World, Space, Weather: USA.gov has provided an index to topical maps on environmental and geological subjects.

Monitoring the Environment in Real-Time: Real-time Educational Monitoring Of The Environment (REMOTE) is a new interdisciplinary project that will provide students with real-time access through a web site to data on environmental conditions at UC-Davis field sites. Use these links to related sites. Managed by Guillermo Jimenez, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources at University of California, Davis.

National Council for Science and the Environment: NCSE has been working since 1990 to improve the scientific basis of environmental decisionmaking. This site has been specifically designed as a portal to provide access to global resources and enable better communication with science-based information tools.

Neartica - Natural History: "This page has a list of the more common groups of plants and animals."

Ocean Co2: This site is under the direction of the U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Science Division. The site provides data on global coastal programs, waves research, and global ocean surface data related to carbon dioxide analysis.

SciNet: SciNet is a public directory that allows you to search links in major science subject areas.

Specialized Information Services: " The Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) is responsible for information resources and services in toxicology, environmental health, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and specialized topics in minority health."

Statistical Resources on the Environment: National and International statistics on Global Warming, Climate Change, Forests, Water Resources, Pollution, wildlife, and Endangered Species. This very comprehensive index has been developed by the Librarians at the University of Michigan Documents Center.

UNEP Global Resources Information Database: The United Nations Environment Programme has provided various links of interest categorized under the following topics: Clearinghouse & Metadata, El Nino, Forest Fires, GIS Sites, GIS Tools, Population & Environment, Remote Sensing.

USGS Library: "Materials within the library system include books and maps dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Other materials include a nearly complete set of the various State Geological Survey publications and a virtually complete set of USGS topographic maps."

Atlas of Our Changing Environment: "This interactive atlas from the United Nations Environment Programme provides useful information to all interested in both natural and human-made changes in our planet over the last 30-40 years."

Center for International Earth Science Information Network: "The Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) was established in 1989 as an independent non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand the changing relationship between human beings and the environment."

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: "CIRES is committed to collaboration, that is, to working with other environmental scientists, researchers, and educators as well as students, industry leaders, and policy and decision makers, to produce scientific results in service to society. We count discovery, including idenfication of the "Nuclear Winter" theory, discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and detection of the disintegration of Antarctic ice shelves among our many accomplishments and awards."

The Discovery of Global Warming: "This Website created by Spencer Weart supplements his much shorter book, which tells the history of climate change research as a single story. On this Website you will find a more complete history in dozens of essays on separate topics, updated annually."

EarthPortal: "The Earth Portal is a comprehensive resource for timely, objective, science-based information about the environment. The EarthPortal has three components: The Encyclopedia of Earth, with over 2,000 articles, is produced and reviewed by 700 scholars from 46 countries. The EarthForum provides commentary from scholars and discussions with the general public. The EarthNews offers news stories on environmental issues drawn from many sources."

Economics of Biodiversity: This site on biodiversity economics focuses on plans to conserve biodiversity. Click on the Links button to locate reccomended sites on environmental economics.

EELink: EE Link is a project of the North American Association for Environmental Education. It provides a variety of resources for students, teachers, and professionals."

Environmental Change Institute: "The ECI's Biodiversity research, part of the OUCE Biodiversity research cluster, is at the forefront of integrating and improving techniques for observation and prediction of the environmental change of ecosystems and species. They are using increasingly sophisticated satellite, photographic and modelling techniques to observe changes in distributions of species and ecosystems at local, regional and global scales." Use this site to view detailed project information.

Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center: The FRESC at the USGS provides scientific understanding and the technology needed to support sound management and conservation of our nation's natural resources, with emphasis on western ecosystems.

Fuel Cell Vehicles: This page on the FuelEconomy.gov site outlines the emerging technology of fuel cell vehicles, which have "the potential to significantly reduce energy use and harmful emissions. Although FCVs are not expected to reach the mass market before 2010, they may someday revolutionize on-road transportation." The site is maintained jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Global Change Data and Information: This web site is a gateway to global change data information provided by the U.S. Global Change Data and Information System(GCDIS).

Global Amphibians Assessment: This site includes the status of endangered amphibians, extinctions, and environmental threats to the species.

Global Plant Biodiversity Maps: The latest biomaps on the diversity of vascular plants distributed across the globe. A complete review of the most prominent climactic, geologic, and floristic features of the 20 centres of phytodiversity with more than 3,000 spp. / 10,000 km2 is presented.

Grist Magazine: Grist is an online environmental magazine produced by Earth Day Network. "Grist tackles environmental topics with irreverence, intelligence, and a fresh perspective. Grist's goal is to inform, entertain, provoke, and encourage creative thinking about environmental problems and solutions."

Happy Planet Index: The Happy Planet Index reveals the ecological efficiency with which human well-being is delivered; combining environmental impact with human well-being to measure the environmental efficiency with which, country by country, people live long and happy lives.

IGES: The Institutes web site is dedicated to basic research on the Earth's current climate. "Through scientific research on climate variability and climate predictability, and to share both the fruits of this research and the tools necessary to carry out this research with society as a whole. The staff of IGES includes a dedicated group of scientists uniquely qualified to conduct basic research in these areas."

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: "The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change." Use this site to access PDF reports, presentations and press information. The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

International Institute for Sustainable Development: "The International Institute for Sustainable Development - Reporting Services Division - provides a variety of multimedia informational resources for environment and sustainable development policymakers, including daily coverage of international negotiations, analyses and photos."

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Located at Columbia University this website has information about climate, oceans, and environmental terrestrial ecology including the latest developments about Biosphere 2.

NASA Risk and Exploration Symposium: This 308-page document entitled Risk and Exploration: Earth, Sea and the Stars, was published by the NASA Admisnistrator's Symposium in 2005 for the purpose of engaging the public in an open discussion about the issue of risk-taking on an environmental level including the rick of space exploration. The PDF file is available in full-text free of charge.

National Centers for Environmental Prediction: The National Weather Service is maintaining this site to inform the public about current environmental conditions and climate/weather topics.

National Environment Research Council: This research center contributes knowledge and understanding of major environmental issues such as global climate change, biodiversity and natural hazards and other environmental sciences.

National Marine Sanctuaries Media Library: "This site contains a comprehensive collection of video clips and high-resolution still images from 14 sanctuaries, available for viewing and download. Sponsored by the National Marine Sactuaries Foundation and NOAA.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducts research and gathers data about the global oceans, atmosphere, space, and sun. The site is particularly useful for climate and weather information." The photo album is a great feature of this website.

PEW Center Global Climate Change: A great site for accessing full-text reports about global warming, global climate policy, climate change, greenhouse effects, and climate-friendly energy policy. "The Pew Center on Global Climate Change was established in 1998 as a non-profit, non-partisan and independent organization. The Pew Center provides a forum for objective research and analysis and for the development of pragmatic policies and solutions."

SeaWeb: This site features information, programs and resources focusing on the major threats to the ocean: overfishing and destructive fishing practices; pollution, uncontrolled coastal development, introduction of invasive species, damming of rivers, destruction of the ozone layer, and global climate change.

Space Science and Engineering Center: "SSEC is a research and development center with primary focus on geophysical research and technology to enhance understanding of the atmosphere of Earth, the other planets in our Solar System, and the cosmos. SSEC sometimes explore the universe from space and terrestrial-based telescopes, and probe other planets in our solar system, but more often we examine the Earth to gain information and insight into weather, climate, and other aspects of Earth's global environment."

Space Weather Prediction Center: "Space Weather Prediction Center continually monitors and forecasts Earth's space environment; provides accurate, reliable, and useful solar-terrestrial information; conducts and leads research and development programs to understand the environment and to improve services; and also provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events, conducts research in solar-terrestrial physics, and develops techniques for forecasting solar and geophysical disturbances."

Sustainable Development: This website has been developed through the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the office of the Chief Economist. The mission of the website is to advance the principles and goals of sustainable development through partnerships, collaboration, and outreach.

UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre: The U.N. is providing environmental reports on biodiversity and climate change through written documents that cover current trends in "environmental change, including biodiversity loss and the repercussions for human development."

US Environmental Protection Agency: "EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people."

Weather Underground, Inc.: Go here to get local weather information in the United States and the World.

Western Water Assessment: The WWA utilizes multidisciplinary teams of experts in climate, water, law, and economics to provide information about natural climate variability and human-caused climate change. The Assessment was created in 1999 and is a joint effort between the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at the University of Colorado and the NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory.