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This article describes the ongoing research on the possible presence of water on Jupiter's moon Europa. It includes satellite images of Europa, scientific illustrations, and extensive text. It also discusses similar research being done on Lake Vostok in Antarctica. It also offers a variety of related links.
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This lesson introduces the basics about how tornadoes are formed, and where and when they are most likely to occur. It includes a review of the current research on tornadoes and how scientists are trying to predict them. The equipment storm chasers use to study tornadoes is included. Students are asked to write a research plan for further study of tornadoes.
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This
website
provides
information
on
international
water
law
and
policy.
The
International
Water
Law
Project
offers
full
text
of
many
international
and
regional
agreements,
declarations
and
resolutions.
Regional
documents
are
organized
by
continent
and
then
in
many
cases
by
waterway
to
reflect
agreements
for
a
particular
river
basin.
The
case
law
section
provides
examples
from
the
Permanent
Court
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Imagine
the
Universe
is
dedicated
to
discussion
about
the
universe,
how
it
is
evolving,
and
the
kinds
of
objects
and
phenomena
it
contains.
The
site
is
intended
for
students
age
14
and
up
and
is
a
service
of
NASA's
High-Energy
Astrophysics
Science
Archive
Research
Center
(HEASARC).
Contained
within
this
site
are
explanations
of
the
concepts
and
principles
used
to
study
and
understand
the
universe,
...
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This
is
an
Environmental
Protection
Agency's
(EPA)
webpage
for
kids
that
deals
with
the
ramifications
of
pollution,
particularly
runoff.
The
site
has
many
components,
which
include
a
slide
show
for
kids
descibing
microinvertebrates,
word
searches,
a
game
about
water
quality,
experiments
that
teach
about
the
characteristics
of
water,
resources
for
middle
schoolers
and
links
to
the
EPA's
Water
For
Kids
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This
report
provides
an
overview
of
the
changes
that
occurred
in
lakes
in
the
region
around
Mount
St.
Helens
following
the
eruption
of
May
18,
1980.
Topics
include
water
chemistry,
sediment
supply,
and
biology.
Other
factors
which
are
discussed
include
the
proximity
of
lakes
to
the
volcano,
and
whether
they
were
situated
in
the
blast
zone
or
simply
received
ashfall
from
the
eruption.
Links
to
related
...
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This
report
discusses
the
spatial
distribution
of
the
largest,
most
damaging
floods
in
the
United
States
and
some
of
the
factors
that
affect
this
distribution.
Topics
include
regional
climatology,
topography,
and
basin
size.
A
discussion
of
climatological
factors
includes
the
general
northward
trend
of
decreasing
atmospheric
moisture;
proximity
to
oceanic
moisture
sources
such
as
the
Pacific
Ocean
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This
report
provides
an
overview
of
the
exchange
of
greenhouse
gases,
their
influences
on
climate,
viability
of
ecosystems,
distribution
of
biomes,
quantities
of
surface-
and
ground-water,
and
some
research
projects
in
place
to
investigate
these
influences.
Topics
include
lake-atmosphere
carbon
dioxide
exchange,
sequestering
and
exchange
of
atmospheric
carbon
dioxide
in
boreal
and
subalpine
forests,
...
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This
report
describes
the
results
of
a
major
United
States
Geological
Survey
(USGS)
geologic
and
oceanographic
study
of
the
Gulf
of
the
Farallones,
adjacent
to
the
San
Francisco
Bay
region.
The
first
of
its
kind,
the
investigation
was
intended
to
establish
a
scientific
database
for
an
area
of
3,400
square
kilometers
(1,000
square
nautical
miles)
on
the
continental
shelf
for
the
purpose
of
evaluating
...
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This
report
outlines
the
key
elements
of
a
comprehensive
and
effective
national
strategy
for
reducing
losses
from
landslides
nationwide
and
provides
an
assessment
of
the
status,
needs,
and
associated
costs
of
this
strategy.
Topics
include
the
rising
costs
resulting
from
landslide
damage,
the
role
of
the
federal
government
in
mitigating
this
hazard,
and
some
features
of
the
new
strategy
such
as
partnerships
...
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