Cumberland County Library

Center for Earthquake Research and Information

http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/index.shtml
This site includes detailed information concerning the causes and consequences of earthquakes. It also provides seismic safety and mitigation information, reports, background information, and research on earthquakes and earthquake hazards for citizens and government units.

Geological Society of America

http://www.geosociety.org/
This website contains useful information on natural sytems applying geoscience, knowledge, and insight to human needs and aspirations.

Groundwater.com

http://www.groundwater.com/
This helpful site contains a world wide reference for fresh water resources, and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It also contains many ground water links, magazines, equipment, news, consultants, and discussion groups.

Mineralogy Database

http://webmineral.com/
Users can choose to enter this comprehensive database via a number of categories, such as crystallography or chemical composition.

Plate Techtonics

http://www.platetectonics.com/
This site nicely portrays the new science of Plate Techtonics. It includes information about the wide range of effects of plate techtonics on global climates, the origin of life and the Earth, and the courses of biological evolution.

U.S. Geological Survey

http://www.usgs.gov/
This site provides many customer service activities such as reports, surveys, conservation, and a research team. It includes laws and regulation, government, reinventing government, and a USGS manual to name a few.

USGS Volcano Hazards Program

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/
Basic information on volcano hazards plus monitoring reports on all known active volcanoes.