Research Guides: Geology: Web Resources

Organizations

Blogs

Eruptions
Erik Klemetti's (of Wired Magazine) blog on all things volcanic. He is an assistant professor of Geosciences at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
AGU Blogosphere
This is the blog homepage of the American Geophysical Union. This page has links to many blogs by various expert geologists of the AGU.

Geology Websites of Interest

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Homepage
Provides science about the natural hazards, the water, energy, minerals, and other natural resources; the health of ecosystems and environment; and the impacts of climate and land-use change.
Caltech's Seismological Laboratory
Geology.com
News and information about geology.
U.S. Geological Survey - Ecosystems
The USGS Ecosystems provides science to help America achieve sustainable management and conservation of its biological resources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
(NCEI) is responsible for preserving, monitoring, assessing, and providing public access to the Nation's treasure of geophysical data and information
Khan Academy-Cosmology and Astronomy
Video tutorials on plate tectonics, seismic waves, the earth's core and it's compositional and mechanical layers
USGS Pacific Coastal & Marine Science Center
The Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center studies western U.S. coastal and offshore areas, including Alaska, Hawai´i, and other Pacific islands
Current/Recent Earthquakes Map-USGS
National Geologic Map Database-USGS
GSA Today Journal
GSA provides access to elements that are essential to the professional growth of earth scientists at all levels of expertise and from all sectors: academic, government, business, and industry
California Geological Survey
CGS provides scientific products and services about the state's geology, seismology and mineral resources, including their related hazards, that affect the health, safety, and business interests of the people of California
California Fault Activity Map
Geologic Map of California
Monterey/Santa Cruz Map-Geologic Atlas of California
Tsunamis-Univ. of Washington Dept. of Earth and Space Sciences
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
How Volcanoes Work
An educational resource that describes the science behind volcanoes and volcanic processes
Terrific Websites for Science

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Research Tips

Anyone can publish information on the Internet. So, how can we tell if the information on the web is reliable? These criteria from the Cornell University Library will help determine credible sources containing the most recent information.

Evaluating Web Pages (Cornell University Library)