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Online Reference Sources - Travel

CIA World Factbook
Information on the history, people, geography, communications, transportation, and more for 267 world entities
Library of Congress Country Studies
Country profiles include geography, society, transportation, and more

Travel Web Links

Lonely Planet Travel Guides and Travel Information
Independent travel advice from a global community of travelers
Fodor's Travel Guides
Information on travel destinations from locals. Provides tips on shopping, dining, hotel, and culture topics
National Geographic Travel
Facts, photos, maps and more of popular travel destinations.
Finding Dulcinea Web Guides - Travel
Collection of credible, high-quality and trustworthy Web sites on travel
Finding Dulcinea Web Guides - Green Travel
Finding Dulcinea's guide to travel in a way that benefits you, the community you’ll be visiting and the environment.
Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory
Contains links and contact information for nearly every governmental tourism office, chamber of commerce, and visitor bureau in the world. Since the sites operated by these organizations are also propaganda tools, you can't expect to find unbiased perspectives on the destinations; regardless, they do provide solid information, ideas, and links.

Online Reference Sources - Climate

Encyclopædia Britannica
The online version of your favorite all-encompassing general-knowledge encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia of Climate and Weather
Each entry features numerous cross references and definitions of weather and climate-related terms as well as additional sources for further study
Environmental Encyclopedia
Examines current environmental issues. Includes a bibliography at the end of each entry
Encyclopedia of Global Change
Examines issues of climate change, includes a list of abbreviations, acronyms and symbols
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change
Explores major topics related to global warming and climate change-ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes. Note: VERY SCHOLARLY
Encyclopedia of Earth
An electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The EoE is a free, expert-reviewed collection of content contributed by scholars, professionals, educators, practitioners and other experts who collaborate and review each other's work
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search for entries on your climate in dozens of encyclopedias across all subject areas
Credo Reference
Search for entries on climate across 422 reference books including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject-specific resources

Article Databases

MAS Ultra
Contains articles from hundreds of magazines and reference books including biographies, primary source documents, and images
Environmental Studies and Pollution Management
A database dedicated to environmental issues; contains articles from a variety of journals which examine issues of air pollution, environmental policy and energy issues.

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Climate Change Web Links

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Site devoted to climate change, includes sub-sections on greenhouse gas emissions, the science regarding climate change, and the U.S. climate policy.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Contains information about NOAA’s research on climate change and links to U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
Finding Dulcinea Web Guide - Global Warming and Climate Change
Collection of credible, high-quality and trustworthy Web sites on global warming and climate change
New York Times Topics: Global Warming and Climate Change
The latest NY Times articles and other resources on the topic