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Mapping the Resources of Afghanistan
July 5, 2009 | EARTH Magazine

Earth Magazine’s July, 2009 issue has a theme of “Moving Afghanistan Forward: Science Finds the Keys to the Future”. A preview story is on their website.


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April 5, 2009 | USGS / Earth Science Week
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a longtime Earth Science Week partner, offers...

Energy Resources: Year of Science
April 25, 2009 | Year of Science 2009
The April theme at the Year of Science website is Energy Resources....

Afghan President Thanks USGS for Mineral and Hazard Assessment
June 2, 2007 | USGS
President Hamid Karzai of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has awarded the...

USGS Distributing Afghanistan Data
May 5, 2007 | USGS
USGS is releasing lots of interesting data on the geology of Afghanistan....

Importance of Minerals
November 28, 2008 | USGS CoreCast
PODCAST: "You might be surprised where minerals pop up; they're just...

Earth Science Week Toolkit
July 29, 2009 | EarthSciWeek.org
Earth Science Week Toolkits for 2009 are now available at the EarthSciWeek.org...

Teaching Resources for Understanding Climate
March 31, 2009 | Earth Science Week 2009
The theme for Earth Science Week 2009 (October 11-17) is “Understanding Climate.”...

Soil Science: Educator Resources
December 20, 2009 | The Soil Science Society of America
The Soil Science Society of America has a large collection of K-12...

Earth Science Week Newsletter May 2009
May 27, 2009 | Earth Science Week
You can view the Earth Science Week newsletter for May 2009 and...

Website: Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist
March 16, 2008 | Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist
The website for the Office of the Massachusetts State Geologist has been...

Earth Science Week Newsletter
October 9, 2009 | Earth Science Week
Earth Science Week begins on October 11 and you can get their...

Groundwater in California’s Central Valley Aquifer
July 21, 2009 | USGS
USGS has released Professional Paper 1766, titled: "Groundwater Availability of the Central...

$100 Million Arctic Mapping Fund
August 28, 2008 | Canada.com
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a $100 million fund that will be...

Resources for Earth Sciences and Geography Instruction
September 26, 2007 | RESGI
For the past couple of years I have received Mark Francek's weekly...

Emerald Mining in Afghanistan
June 1, 2009 | BBC News
A BBC reporter took a trip to the emerald mines in Afghanistan,...

Seismotectonic Map of Afghanistan
May 30, 2007 | USGS
USGS has published a Seismotectonic Map of Afghanistan and Adjacent Areas. ...

Earth Science Week Newsletter
April 7, 2009 | Earth Science Week
Earth Science Week will be observed this year between October 11 and...

USGS Hurricane Website
June 21, 2009 | USGS
USGS has part of their website devoted to hurricane information. Visitors can...

Earth Science Professional Development
September 2, 2009 | K-5 GeoSource
The American Geological Institute sponsors the K-5 GeoSource website that serves as...

East Greenland Shelf Oil and Gas
July 29, 2008 | USGS
USGS has published a slideshow presentation: "Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas...

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