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This article from Agriculture21 cites the management practices and policies that will be necessary to avoid water crises in the coming three decades. There are links to information on raising water productivity, improving irrigation technology, and modernizing irrigation management. The text is available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.
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This
chapter
walks
users
through
a
technique
for
documenting
change
in
before-and-after
sets
of
satellite
images.
The
technique
can
be
used
for
any
set
of
time-series
images
that
are
spatially
registered
to
show
the
exact
same
area
at
the
same
scale.
In
the
chapter,
users
examine
three
Landsat
images
of
the
Pearl
River
delta
in
southeastern
China.
In
these
images,
users
observe
changes
in
land
use,
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This
Starting
Point
webpage
is
a
summary
of
a
role-playing
resource
called
Worldwatcher
Project:
Global
Warming
Project.
In
this
exercise,
students
role-play
advisors
to
various
heads
of
state
on
the
subject
of
global
warming.
The
web
site
offers
a
short
curriculum
to
help
the
students
become
experts
on
global
warming.
It
offers
lab
activities,
computer
visualizations
(using
free
WorldWatcher
software),
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This
collection
of
educational
resources
is
intended
to
call
attention
to
the
issues
of
locating
and
preserving
healthy
water
supplies
and
fighting
the
spread
of
water-borne
diseases
for
communities
in
Africa.
Teachers
can
choose
from
a
number
of
lesson
plans
for
downloading,
which
are
arranged
alphabetically
by
title,
by
grade
level,
or
by
subject.
These
lesson
plans
cover
such
topics
as
design
of
...
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This
is
a
fact
sheet
on
the
water
quality
programs
directly
administered
by
the
USGS.
USGS
provides
information
on
issues
such
as
the
suitability
of
water
for
public
supply
and
irrigation,
aquatic
ecosystem
health,
effects
of
agriculture
and
urbanization
on
water
resources,
acid
rain,
and
disposal
of
radioactive
waste.
There
are
hot
links
to
several
studies
and
to
data
available
from
USGS
and
other
...
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A
team
of
scientists
from
the
Virginia
Institute
of
Marine
Science
(VIMS)
is
studying
the
presence
of
persistent
organic
pollutants
(POPs)
in
the
Antarctic.
During
January
and
February
2002
an
educator
travelled
there
to
participate
in
the
study,
and
posted
daily
reports.
In
addition,
this
site
contains
learning
activities
that
you
can
use
to
find
out
how
scientists
think
and
work.
These
include
research
...
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This
is
a
National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Association
(NOAA)
sponsored
website
that
includes
a
variety
of
resources
for
educators
and
students.
Oil
spills
are
defined
by
scientists
and
further
explained
using
photographs
and
questions
previously
submitted
by
students
and
teachers.
Experiments
for
students
and
teachers
are
categorized
by
grade
level
and
information
on
how
to
obtain
instructional
kits
...
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This
activity
guide
explores
the
potential
for
global
climate
change
to
increase
the
frequency
and
intensity
of
hurricanes
and
storm
surges,
and
the
impacts
that
could
result.
Designed
to
teach
through
scientific
inquiry,
the
activity
seeks
to
stimulate
thought
about
the
long-term
impact
of
a
warmer
planet.
The
activity
responds
to
national
education
standards
in
the
English
language
arts,
geography,
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This
lithograph
shows
images
from
NASA?s
Landsat
7
Enhanced
Thematic
Mapper
Plus
instrument
of
the
Boulder,
Virgin,
and
Gregg
basins
that
comprise
the
southern
portion
of
Lake
Meade.
About
96%
of
the
water
in
Lake
Mead
is
from
melted
snow
that
falls
in
Colorado,
Utah,
New
Mexico,
and
Wyoming.
During
the
period
from
May
2000
to
April
2003
severe
drought
occurred
in
the
western
states,
and
Colorado
...
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This Web site features a daily image of an unusual aspect of the Earth's system. Each image includes a description, when and where it occurred, and other information. Search the archive by keyword or browse by topic going back to 2000.
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