Dimensions

http://howbigreally.com/

This BBC website takes important places, events and things, and overlays them onto a map of where you are, so you can judge scale. Topics include space, the ancient world and environmental disasters.

HERO - Health and Environmental Research Online

http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/hero/index.cfm?action=content.home

HERO contains the full text of key studies EPA uses to develop environmental risk assessments for the public. EPA uses risk assessments to characterize the nature and magnitude of health risks to humans and the ecosystem from pollutants and chemicals in the environment.

You can browse through the bibliographic references in HERO by topic or assessment, or search for articles by author, title, etc

Ingenia

http://www.ingenia.org.uk/

Ingenia magazine, is the informative quarterly of The Royal Academy of Engineering. It is aimed at all those with an interest in engineering, whether you work in business and industry, government, academia or the financial community. Complex or technical engineering issues are explained for the non-specialist and confusing jargon is kept to a minimum.

International Plant Science Center: The New York Botanical Garden

http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/

"Combining modern technologies with a century of field and laboratory research, the Garden’s International Plant Science Center is one of the few institutions worldwide with the resources, collections, and expertise to develop the information needed to understand and manage plant diversity. The International Plant Science Center makes vital contributions to scientific discovery and for the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s plant life."

Grasshoppers: Their Biology, Identification and Management

http://fs-sdy2.sidney.ars.usda.gov/grasshopper/

"This website provides one of the most comprehensive sources of information on the biology, ecology, identification and management of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in North America. It also contains information on non-target effects, current survey information, and decision support software. "

National Geographic: In the Field

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/field

From tigers to lions to unknown archaeological sites in Mongolia, field researchers working for National Geographic are working around the world on a variety of important expeditions. Their "In the Field" site includes a number of projects, which can be found under "Projects A-Z". Projects

include the Genographic Project and the work of Alexandra Cousteau, the noted environmental advocate, and each of these features photos, video clips, and descriptions. In the "Explorers" area, visitors can learn about explorers like Robert Ballard (of "Titanic" fame), Wade Davis, and Zahi Hawass. Aspiring scientists and the like will want to click on their "Grants and Programs" area to learn more about available opportunities offered via the National Geographic Society.

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Impact of a global temperature rise of 4C

http://www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk/en/ambition/evidence/4-degrees-map/

This website has been developed by the UK government as a result of the UN Climate Change Negotiations in Copenhagen (COP15). It presents a series of scenarios for the risks and results of a 4C climatic temperature rise worldwide, focussing on several key areas. From the agricultural perspective, climate change impacts on crops, water availability and forest fires are presented. Together with evidence of increased risks of cyclonic and drought conditions, this series of maps presents an uncomfortable picture for the future, and the site can be a useful starting point for studies on climatic variation.

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