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There are many other Internet sites that contain information on the ecology and climate of the Gulf Coast. We have included below a selection of regional sites and sites specific to Mississippi that are particularly useful. If you have suggestions for additions to this list, please send them to the Global Environment Program. Regional Links --------------------------------------
Southeast Regional Climate CenterCLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE -------------------------------------- http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sercc/ Southern Regional Climate Center http://www.srcc.lsu.edu/ Southeastern Regional Climate Assessment http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/regional/ U.S. National Assessment Gulf Coast Regional Workshop Report http://www.nacc.usgcrp.gov/regions/gulfcoast/ --------------------------------------
EPA Gulf of Mexico Program OfficeREGIONAL ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES -------------------------------------- http://www.gmpo.gov/ Gulf Ecological Management Sites (GEMS) Program http://pelican.gmpo.gov/gem2.html EPA – Region 4 (FL, AL, MS) http://www.epa.gov/region4/ EPA – Region 6 (LA, TX) http://www.epa.gov/region6/ --------------------------------------
Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico NATURAL RESOURCES -------------------------------------- http://www.utexas.edu/research/beg/gasoil.html Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council http://www.gulfcouncil.org/ Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission http://www.gsmfc.org/ Southern Group of State Foresters http://www.southernforests.org/ Mississippi Links --------------------------------------
Office of the State ClimatologistCLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE -------------------------------------- http://www.msstate.edu/dept/GeoSciences/climate/ Southern Regional Climate Center (Temperature and Precipitation Summaries) http://www.SRCc.lsu.edu/index.html EPA Global Warming Impacts on Mississippi http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts/ --------------------------------------
Mississippi Coastal Management Program CLIMATE-RELATED NATURAL HAZARDS -------------------------------------- http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/ Extreme Weather Events http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sourcebook/ --------------------------------------
Mississippi Gulf EcologicalMISSISSIPPI'S ECOLOGY -------------------------------------- Management Sites http://www.dmr.state.ms.us/ Mississippi Museum of Science Natural Heritage Inventory http://www.mdwfp.com/museum/ University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Institute http://www.cms.usm.edu/gindex.htm --------------------------------------
Mississippi-Alabama Sea GrantMISSISSIPPI'S NATURAL RESOURCES -------------------------------------- http://www.masgc.org/ Mississippi Natural Resources Conservation Service http://www.ms.nrcs.usda.gov/ Mississippi State Parks http://www.mdwfp.com/parks.asp Mississippi's Agriculture http://www.nass.usda.gov/ms/ --------------------------------------
Governor of MississippiMISSISSIPPI'S GOVERNMENT -------------------------------------- http://www.governor.state.ms.us Mississippi State House of Representatives http://www.ls.state.ms.us/house.htm Mississippi State Senate http://www.ls.state.ms.us/senate.htm --------------------------------------
Mississippi Department ofMISSISSIPPI'S ENVIRONMENTAL STATE AGENCIES -------------------------------------- Agriculture and Commerce http://www.mdac.state.ms.us Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality http://www.deq.state.ms.us Mississippi Department of Marine Resources http://www.dmr.state.ms.us Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks http://www.mdwfp.com Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation http://www.mswcc.state.ms.us/ More on Mississippi:
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