Planet Earth in the News

Links

• U.S. Geological Survey www.usgs.gov

  Authoritative analysis and updates on earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and other natural hazards

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration www.noaa.gov

  Monitor severe storm warnings, fisheries management, coastal restoration, and much more.

• Earth Observatory earthobservatory.nasa.gov

  Explore a rich repository of global maps, satellite photos, and other stunning and information-rich imagery.

• USGS Volcano Hazards Program volcanoes.usgs.gov

  The latest on volcanoes of current concern around the world

• Worldwatch Institute www.worldwatch.org

  Learn about strategies to combat poverty, population growth, climate change, and other critical global issues.

• People & the Planet www.peopleandplanet.net

  Browse 16 topic areas concerned with humans on Earth, ranging from reproductive health to poverty and trade.

• NASA Science: Earth science.nasa.gov/earth-science/

  Take a tour of the cryosphere on this site dedicated to the study of our planet from space.

• Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory www.ldeo.columbia.edu/

  Find out about the work of more than 200 scientists researching our planet’s origin, evolution, and future.

• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution www.whoi.edu/

  The world’s largest nonprofit ocean research organization, concerned also with hot-button topics such as oil spills and red tide

• Byrd Polar Research Center bprc.osu.edu/

  Follow a web expedition to Antarctica, learn about cutting-edge polar and alpine research, and more.

• NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Earth www.jpl.nasa.gov/earth/

  Track Earth-observing missions, from one revealing the inner secrets of clouds to another measuring Earth’s gravitational field.

Books

• Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

  by James Lovelock

• Life on a Young Planet: The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth

  by Andrew H. Knoll

• Earth: An Intimate History

  by Richard Fortey

• The Complete Ice Age: How Climate Change Shaped the World

  by Brian M. Fagan

• Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before

  by Alastair Fothergill and David Attenborough

• The Long Thaw: How Humans Are Changing the Next 100,000 Years of Earth's Climate

  by David Archer

• Storms of My Grandchildren: The Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity

  by James C. Hansen

• Field Notes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change

  by Elizabeth Kolbert

• The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat

  by Eric Roston

• The Earth in Turmoil: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Their Impact on Humankind

  by Kerry Sieh and Simon LeVay

• Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

  by Simon Winchester

• Annals of the Former World

  by John McPhee

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