Highlights the effects of human civilization and climate change on coastal areas and oceans around the world

Presents the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in graphic, visual formats

Introduces the study of physical geography

This free online video series on geology, with 26 half-hour videos, covers the Earth's interior, tectonic plates, the creation of mountains, sedimentation, erosion, earthquakes, volcanoes, minerals, rocks, soils, mass wasting, water features, glaciers, waves, beaches, coastal areas, and more

Each online guide provides a clear, basic explanation of a topic related to atmospheric science, such as clouds and precipitation, air masses and fronts, severe storms, and El Niño. Although the look of the site is dated, the content is very good

Provides information about weather, storms and natural disasters, and also ecology, fisheries, climate change, and more

Provides information about climate and climate change, ecology and ecosystems, land use, agriculture, fisheries, forests, oceans, rivers, coastal areas, natural disasters, oil and gas, minerals, and other natural resources. Includes images, maps, and tutorials about basic concepts in geography

Provides research results and information about fire ecology, climate change, marine ecology, natural resources, invasive species, and wildlife in the Pacific Southwest (California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona)

Information about habitats, species, and fishing

Information on California’s native salmon and steelhead species

Information about aquaculture across the U.S.

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Focuses on the chaparral ecosystem in southern California, and the effects of wildfires on that ecosystem

Explores the behavior and effects of wild and controlled fires in California

Provides links to resources that discuss the links between wildfire and climate change

Scientific information, written for a general audience, about wildfires and forest fires in California and Hawaii

Scientific information, written for a general audience, about wildfires and forest fires, including the impacts of climate change and invasive species, predicting and fighting fires, and the effects of fire on people, animals, plants, and the land

News, opinions, maps, videos, and more related to wildfires in California and the western United States, from the public media organization KQED

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Provides a brief overview of the danger buildings present to birds, what design strategies can mitigate that danger, and the pros, cons and costs of those strategies

This detailed guide to best practices covers the building envelope, awnings and overhangs, and glass options, and also lists strategies that been proven ineffective at preventing bird collisions

Resources on this page include brief information on the problem of bird collisions, a detailed Bird-Friendly Building Design guide, and products that have been tested and shown to decrease bird collisions *Faculty recommendation

Details the pilot LEED credit for bird collision deterrence in new construction *Faculty recommendation

Provides extensive information on bird habitats, reducing hazards to birds, and bird conservation, with a detailed design guide to Reducing Bird Collisions with Buildings and Building Glass *Faculty recommendation

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Provides design and construction guidelines for building safe, resilient, and environmentally sensitive single-family, multi-family and mobile homes

Features design solutions to minimize damage to, and even restore, the natural environment as well as human health and well-being

Highlights modern movable and portable dwellings

Describes a range of movable houses including tents, yachts and more

Features traditional movable dwellings from around the world, from houseboats to yurts to homes on wheels

Focuses on the coastal areas of San Diego County and threats from erosion, landslides and flooding

Explores 12 housing reconstruction projects after earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones, floods or fires with the goal of designing a community more resilient to future disasters

Features 40 emergency and long-term housing projects, including rapid shelters, transitional shelters, affordable housing, prefab housing, and adaptable houses

Profiles 45 unusual homes including floating, underground, and transparent structures

Provides information on amphibious architecture, including examples of projects and academic theses on buoyant housing *Faculty recommendation

This publication by the City of New York examines strategies for coastal areas for making buildings more resilient to the effects of flooding

This report by the City of New York covers strategies for new construction and retrofitting existing buildings

This initiative of the Columbia Water Center includes studies of flood-prone areas

Includes articles on resilient housing, including specific examples

This New York City report analyzes retrofit options for buildings in the New York City floodplain

The National Severe Storms Laboratory, a federal research laboratory, provides an overview of areas vulnerable to floods

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies provide annual reports on world disasters, and one focus of the 2015 report is the prevalence of floods

This comprehensive guide to urban flood risk management, from Baca Architects and The World Bank, is an operational guide to taking effective steps to managing the risks of urban flooding

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Includes a video describing the impacts of gold mining on the San Francisco Bay *Faculty recommendation

Provides a brief summary of the impacts of gold mining, with many old photos of gold mining and hydraulic mining *Faculty recommendation

Provides an introduction to gold throughout history *Faculty recommendation

Provides background information on the use of mercury in historical gold mining and processing operations in California, and describes projects that address the potential risks associated with mercury contamination *Faculty recommendation

Describes various gold panning techniques used in California *Faculty recommendation

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Originally created by SeaWorld and now archived on the Internet Archive, this site includes an information page on each of the wetland areas in San Diego county

Provides information about the different types of wetlands and the role they play in ecosystems

Provides information about the restoration project, its goals and its progress, from the agency responsible for creating and maintaining natural open space in the San Dieguito River Valley

Information about understanding, managing, conserving, and restoring wetlands and other aquatic and coastal ecosystems

Information about how coastal ecosystems vary in their ability to keep up with sea-level rise

Information about coastal areas on the U.S. Pacific coast

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This 2018 fact sheet from the U.S. Geological Society provides an explanation of lahars and how risk can be minimized

Information on lahars on the Ruapehu Volcano in New Zealand

Information on the behavior and causes of lahars, as well as links to information on specific active mountains

Information on Washington volcanoes and lahar risk

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The Appendix: Earthquake Engineering History as Delineated by Significant Earthquakes might be particularly useful

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Earthquake science in plain language from the U.S. Geological Society

Information about progress made in making infrastructure safer

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Covers the inclination of the Earth's axis; why we have seasons, equinoxes and solstices; and related topics

Covers properties of water, latent heat, ways to express humidity (including relative humidity), adiabatic processes, and what happens to air rising up the side of a mountain