Resources of the Week
This week 5 entries that under the broad heading of science.
-- Science--Ready Reference
Source: PSI Gate (Physical Sciences Information Gateway) Science Timelines
Timelines for Astronomy, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Materials, and Physics. It's also possible to view all timelines combined onto a single web page. Timelines can also be searched by keyword and date.
-- Meteorology/Weather
Source: World Meteorological Organization World Weather Information Service
From the site, This pilot web site presents OFFICIAL weather forecasts and climatological information for selected cities supplied by National Meteorological Services (NMSs) worldwide...By 19 September 2003, 997 cities from 153 WMO Members have their climatological data presented in this web site. 87 Members also supply weather forecasts for 824 cities. Direct links to all member websites are also available. See Also: World Weather Forecasts (via Meteorological Service of Canada)
-- Astronomy Heavens-Above
You specify your location in latitude/longitude (or select your town from the worldwide database), and you get a customized page that shows you what's overhead -- satellites, planets, constellations, comets, solar flares...even the position of the International Space Station. Link contribution and annotation by SDK.
-- Seismology
Source: National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) NEIC Earthquake Database Search
From the site, This data base provides information on earthquakes from 2100 B.C. to the present. The data base contains earthquakes with known magnitude values between 0.1 and 9.9. See Also: List of Significant World-wide Earthquakes:"Magnitudes of Significant Earthquakes" (via USGS)
-- Conservation
Source: IUCN Species Survival Commission The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Basic and advanced search interfaces available. Keyword searchable. Searches can be focused by region, country and other criteria. See Also: NatureServe Explorer
From the site, "...source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada."
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