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This handbook was published by ABC-CLIO in 2009. It outlines key scientific, economic, and political issues. It also reviews how the global community has addressed the issue to date, and discusses the options being explored for further action.

This encyclopedia was published by Columbia University Press in 1998. It is the "standard source of information about the geography of the world"

This encyclopedia was published by Facts on File in 2010. It contains 250 entries covering concepts, theories, subdisciplines, methods, techniques, important people, and other topics related to earth and space science. Examples of entries include Biosphere; Dark matter; Deserts; Earthquakes; Geophysics; Hubble; Mesozoic; North American geology; Ozone hole; Quasar; and Supernova.

The third edition of this encyclopedia was published by Facts on File in 2007. The approximately 1,500 entries explain the specific terms and concepts associated with the sciences of catastrophe-seismology and volcanology. Entries include terms and concepts such as: caldera, stratovolcano, S-waves, liquefaction, harmonic tremors, and much more. A chronology or earthquakes and volcanic eruptions is included as well.

This encyclopedia was published by Elsevier in 2005. It is divided into 340 articles, each covering one aspect of geology. It "covers all aspects of geology including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology. The techniques of remote sensing and other tools of investigation that have advanced rapidly over the last few decades are described in detail."

This six-volume encyclopedia was published by Elsevier in 2001. Topics covered range from the study of atmospheric input of pollution to the effects of waves on beaches.

The third edition of this encyclopedia was published by CRC/Taylor & Francis in 2007. It "contains more than 1100 tables and 500 figures providing data related to weather, surface water, ground water, water use, water quality, waste water, pollution, and water resource management."

This four-volume encyclopedia was published by Macmillan Reference USA in 2004. The encyclopedia's 300 essays are organized into 28 categories. Topics covered include: Acid rain, Beaches, Careers in oceanography, Energy from the Ocean, Ice Ages, Plate tectonics, and Waves.

Dates vary. This multi-disciplinary database is an excellent source for articles from the core geology journals. Click on the blue "i" icon for list of selected titles.

1913-date. This is an excellent starting point for finding articles from core journals on geologic, meteorological, or energy resources topics.

Site provides access to the Compendex database (1969-present) which comprehensively indexes journals, technical reports, books, and conference proceedings in all of the engineering disciplines. This is an excellent resource for engineering geology topics.

1973-date. Comprehensively indexes the environmental science journal literature.

1985-date. Online version of Current Geographical Publications. See blue "i" icon for more info.

1785-date. Comprehensively indexes the earth science, paleontological, and paleobiology literature. Journal
articles, books, dissertations, state and United States Geological Survey publications are all indexed.

1981-date. Topics covered include: physical oceanography, marine geology, geophysics, and geochemistry.

1900- . Indexes scholarly journals in all of the scientific disciplines. Use this database to conduct cited reference searches (that is, search for articles that cite a specific author or article).

This web site states that the "Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web." The listing of Earth Sciences web sites is subdivided into the following categories: Atmospheric Sciences, Geochemistry, Geology, Geomatics, Geophysics, Natural Disasters and Hazards, Oceanography, Paleogeography and Paleroclimatology, Paleontology, Quaternary Studies, and Soils.

This site contains mega-links to geosciences servers organized by the following categories: geology and geophysics; meteorology; geochemistry; and hydrology.

This search engine is for use by environmental engineers and other geotechnical professionals. The areas covered are: geotechnical, environmental, hydrogeology, geology, mining, and petroleum. Each of these areas is broken down into the following four categories: companies, associations, education, and government.

This website is produced by the National Museum of Natural History and is an interactive timeline of geological history from the Hadean eon to the present day.

This site is a megalist of geology and earth science web sites, including a dictionary of earth science terms, a printable geologic time scale, a printable mineral identification chart, information regarding jobs and career possibilities, satellite images, and maps.

This site is a public forum for "all matters geological."

"NCEDC is a long-term archive and distribution center for seismological and geodetic data for Northern and Central California."

This is a bibliographic database produced by the MCEER (Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research) Information Service.

This site contains USGS Digital Data for the San Francisco Bay Area.

GEOLEX is a search tool for lithologic and geochronologic unit names in the United States and its possessions and territories. You can search by geologic age, location, and unit name.

This site is maintained by the Walter Geology Library and the University of Texas and provides links to online field guides for the entire United States.

This site is a megalist of Internet sites divided into the following categories: Cartography History; Diamond and Fine Jewelry Virtual Library, Geotechnical Engineering, Oceanography, Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Remote Sensing, Stone Sculpture, and Urban Environmental Management.

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