Government Websites
- Data.gov This link opens in a new windowDatasets on nearly every aspect of society, from climate to finance to agriculture.
- Science.govScience.gov searches over 50 databases and over 2100 selected websites from 13 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)"The USGS is a science organization that provides impartial information on the health of our ecosystems and environment, the natural hazards that threaten us, the natural resources we rely on, the impacts of climate and land-use change, and the core science systems that help us provide timely, relevant, and useable information."
Useful Websites
- Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) CenterPart of the Climate and Land Use Change mission area of the USGS. Home to a large data archive used around the world.
- Marine Geoscience Data SystemFree public access to marine geoscience research data acquired throughout the globe.
- National Centers for Environmental Informaion (NCEI)Formerly three separate data centers (Climactic Data, Geophysical Data, and Oceanographic Data). A robust archive of environmental data, including many satellite images.
- US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)GlobalChange.gov is the USGCRP's portal to their many research projects aimed at advancing the understanding of and preparing the nation for global change.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)The IPCC is a scientific intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to provide decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information.
- World Ocean ReviewAn open access resource of information about the world's oceans written by experts.
- EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)A searchable database of all known species including images, audio files, and video recordings.
- PLANTS DatabaseProvides information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
- Population Reference BureauInformation about population, health, and the environment for research or academic purposes. A private, nonprofit organization.
- Toxicity ForeCaster (ToxCast™) DataFrequently updated, publicly available, toxicity data on thousands of chemicals