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Antarctica
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Antarctic Meteorology Online 
 Arcane but information-rich and highly current access to weather reports and other meteorological information about the Antarctic. From the British Antarctic Survey. http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/metlog/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Regions of the World, Weather Last updated Dec 13, 2005 Antarctica: Scientific Journeys from McMurdo to the Pole
View field notes and Webcasts (online field trips) about the "last continent." From the Exploratorium, and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. http://www.exploratorium.edu/origins/antarctica/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jan 9, 2002 Australian Antarctic Division
The website for this Australian government program in the Antarctic provides articles, news, images, and other features about environmental issues, science, law and treaties, and living and working in this region. Highlights include webcams of Antarctic krill, Antarctic diaries and stories, and fact files on topics such as climate change, icebergs, and sunlight hours. From the Australian Antarctic Division, Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.aad.gov.au/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Regions of the World Last updated Apr 7, 2009 British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
This group "is a component of the Natural Environment Research Council. Based in Cambridge UK, it has, for almost 60 years, undertaken the majority of Britain's scientific research on and around the Antarctic continent." The site features an overview of the region, images, information about living and working in the region, and details about research projects on topics such as climate change and the diminishing ice sheet. Searchable. http://www.antarctica.ac.uk Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Geography, History, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 18, 2007 Polar Link Pages: Arctic and Antarctic Regions
A collection of links on the Arctic and Antarctica. Browsable by topic, including general sites, geosciences, biosciences, and expeditions. Not annotated. http://www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~sgp/spec/linkp.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Sep 5, 2004 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Information about the Antarctic Treaty, publications about the Antarctic (bulletins, reports, and topical articles), and links to information for the general researcher such as maps, statistics, photos, and background on research groups. From an international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental organization "charged with initiating, developing and coordinating high quality international scientific research in the Antarctic region, and on the role of the Antarctic region in the Earth system." http://www.scar.org/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Regions of the World, Science Last updated Mar 29, 2006 United States Antarctic Program
Combines information about Raytheon's Antarctic Program Service, run on behalf of the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, and information and links about Antarctic travel, history, and related educational sites. Features a browsable and searchable photo archive; categories include people, stations, scenery, science, transportation, and wildlife. Also provides access to the Antarctic Sun, the newspaper "published during the austral summer at McMurdo Station, Antarctica." http://www.usap.gov/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Newspapers by Place, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Regions of the World, Science Last updated Aug 2, 2006 Warnings From the Ice
This site is a companion to a 1998 Public Broadcasting (PBS) NOVA program about the possibility of global warming due to the gradual disappearance "over the last half-century [of] the coastal ice on the Antarctic Peninsula." The site features an ice-core timeline, an overview of the Antarctic environment and wildlife, and images of what the coasts might look like if the ice sheets melted. Also includes links to resources and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/warnings/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Environment, Maps by Place, Pollution, Regions of the World, Scientific Themes, Weather Last updated Oct 14, 2004 |
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