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Transitions and Tipping Points in Complex Environmental Systems

NSF Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
This report, by an NSF advisory committee, details many of the environmental challenges facing our planet and our society, and issues a call to action for NSF, for researchers, and for educators, to ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Economics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Air quality, Environmental Science:Policy:Energy Policy, US National Policy, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Ecosystems:Habitats, Environmental Science:Policy:Global Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality:Dust and Particulates, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Public policy , Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Resources, Geoscience:Soils, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Global change modeling, Anthropogenic causes, History and evolution of Earth's climate, Paleoclimate records, Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Industrialization, Environmental Science:Human Population:Overpopulation, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning:Urbanization, Environmental Science:Oceans and Coastal Resources:Fisheries, Environmental Science:Air Quality:Dust and Particulates, Environmental Science:Energy:Energy Policy , Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Drought, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Ozone depletion, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Public policy, Climate feedbacks, Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Paleoclimate records, Recent climate data
Resource Type: Policy Resources, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary

IPCC Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
This report is a synthesis of work by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It focuses on the observed changes in climate, their causes, and their effects, as well as predicting probable ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse effect, Anthropogenic causes, Climate feedbacks, Recent climate data, Greenhouse gas emissions, Global change modeling, Public policy , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, History and evolution of Earth's climate, Mitigation of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Climate feedbacks, Recent climate data, Environmental Science:Policy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Greenhouse effect, Mitigation of climate change, Impacts of climate change, Public policy, Global change modeling
Resource Type: Policy Resources, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Research Results

State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

This is the homepage of the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It provides access to general information about the DEP, including news and events, programs and ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, Geoscience:Geology, Biology
Resource Type: Policy Resources, Scientific Resources:Collection

State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

This is the homepage of the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It provides access to general information about the DEP, including news and events, programs and ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Policy:State Policy, Geoscience:Geology, Biology
Resource Type: Policy Resources, Scientific Resources:Collection

Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site

This site is the EPA's home page for the PCB contamination of the Hudson River by the General Electric Company and the ongoing remediation efforts by the EPA. The site features information and ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology, Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Biology, Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Restoration/Reclamation, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Point Source Pollution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations, Policy Resources

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Jill Auburn
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is a research and education grants program. The goal of the program is to advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally sound and ...
Subject: Geoscience:Soils, Biology, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Sustainability, Geoscience:Geology, Biology:Ecology:Principles
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Policy Resources

SOFIA: South Florida Information Access

South Florida Information Access (SOFIA) is an interdisciplinary service that provides a variety of resources and tools relating to the South Florida ecosystem. Sponsored by the USGS, SOFIA offers ...
Subject: Biology, Geoscience:Hydrology, Geology:Geochemistry, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Policy Resources, Datasets and Tools:Datasets

EnviroHealthAction

This site provides an online community for health professionals and others interested in environmental health and gives users the opportunity to access important resources about public health. Topics ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climatology , Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Air Quality, Biology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Environmental Science:Energy
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Policy Resources

EnviroHealthAction

This site provides an online community for health professionals and others interested in environmental health and gives users the opportunity to access important resources about public health. Topics ...
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water quality/chemistry , Water and society, policy, and management, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Quality/Chemistry , Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climatology , Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water:Water Management and Policy, Geoscience:Hydrology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Policy:US National Policy, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Air Quality, Biology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Air quality, Environmental Science:Energy
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Policy Resources

Center for International Earth Science Information Network

CIESIN was established in 1989 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand their changing ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Biology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning, Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Environmental Science:Policy:Global Policy, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Human Population, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Geoscience:Soils
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Maps, Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Datasets with Teaching Activities, Policy Resources, Datasets and Tools:Datasets