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Astronomy
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Energy
Plate Tectonics
Weather and Climate
General Environmental Science
Ecological Restoration
Hydrology
Waste Management
Related sites from the Maltese Islands
Virtual Field Trips
 

• Astronomy

NASA/Marshall Astronomy Headlines

 

• Ecological Science
  Biomes of the World
  Ambienti Naturali e Agro-ecosistemi di Sicilia
  Biodiversity Conservation Information System
  General Biodiversity Resources
  Shades of Green: The Earth's Forests
  The Flowering Plant Gateway (taxonomy site)

   

• Ecological Restoration

Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)
SER Definitions
Restoration Ecology- An Introduction

 

• Related Sites from (or about) the Maltese Islands
  Environment Protection Department
  Air Emissions Information for the Maltese Islands
  Environmental Education in Malta
  BirdLife (Malta)
  The Marine Life Care Group
  Department of Biology; GF Abela Junior College, University of Malta
  The Malta Chamber of Scientists
  Sci-Link; Junior Section of The Malta Chamber of Scientists

• Environmental Science
  Marine Ecology Links
  Sustainable Development Dimensions
  Academic Assistance Access
  Information Unit for Conventions

 

• Populations
  China's Population Problems and Policies
• Revision of the World Population Estimates and Projections
• Human Population Growth

 

 

• Volcanoes
  General information on volcanoes
  Historical data concerning volcanic eruptions
  Stromboli on-line
  Etna 1997

 

• Earthquakes
  Understanding Earthquakes
  USGS National Earthquake Information Centre
  Tsunami: The WWW Tsunami Information Resource

 

• Energy
  Investigating Wind Energy
  Solar Energy Page
  Photovoltaic Power Resource Site
  Solar Energy

 

• Plate Tectonics
  The ABCs of Plate Tectonics
  Lessons on Plate Tectonics
  Earthquakes and Plate Tectonics (United States Geological Survey)

 

• Weather and Climate (including climatic change)
  El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
  ENN Special Report: El Nino
  El Nino.Com
  What is the El Nino Southern Oscillation?
  Global Warming Central
  Global Warming Update
  What is the Greenhouse Effect?
  Ozone Depletion
  Ozone Depletion FAQ
  The ABCs of Acid Rain
  Acid Rain FAQ
  Carbon Monoxide Headquarters
  Air Quality Resources (including Clean Air Act)
• United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change

 

• Hydrology
  What on Earth happened in 3200 BC ?
  The significance of water (water cycle etc.)

 

• Waste Management
  Malta Institute of Wastes Management
  Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

 

• Virtual Field Trips 
  John Grattan's (Aberystwyth) Virtual Field Trip to the Maltese Islands
  University of Plymouth Virtual Field Trip to the Maltese Islands
  

 

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