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Earth Science Frequently Asked Questions
The following are examples of FAQs received by the GCMD staff:
Where can I learn more about Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect?
Where can I find a list of Earth Science Acronyms, Glossaries and Gazetteers resources?
Where can I find Library Resources?
Where can I find information about the ozone hole and ozone depletion?
Where can I find maps, aerial and satellite photos, Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) or Digital Line Graphs (DLGs)?
Where can I get basic climate data such as monthly or annual temperature, pressure or rainfall?
I'd like hydrologic data and information for streams, rivers or lakes. Where can I find this?
Where can I find data and information about the oceans and sea level?
Where can I find the weather forecast for my location?
Why doesn't the nitrous oxide in the air make us funny?
Where can I find those great pictures displayed on the GCMD exhibit booth?
Where can I find science project ideas?
Why does the Arctic appear to be warming faster than the rest of the globe? If it's purely thermodynamic, then shouldn't the Antarctic also be warming faster?
How fast are we losing forests? How does losing forests affect us?
What is the United States' official policy on global change?
What is El Niño/La Niña and what are its effects on the planet?
Where can I find information about the Kyoto Protocol and the UN Climate Change Conference?
Where can I find Earth Science resources from various scientific organizations?
Where can I find a place to archive my data?
Is the ozone hole really a hole? What is ozone depletion?
Is sea level rising? Do we have to worry about it?
What can I do to help out the planet?
Where can I find
FAQs about the GCMD?
If you were unable to find an answer to your question from among these FAQs, please feel free to contact the GCMD staff with your question at gcmduso@gcmd.nasa.gov
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