Alabama
Resources & Links
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 Alabama that are particularly useful. If you have suggestions for additions to this list, please send them to the Global Environment Program.
Regional Links
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CLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE
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Southeast Regional Climate Center
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/
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REGIONAL ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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EPA Gulf of Mexico Program Office
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/
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NATURAL RESOURCES
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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/
Alabama Links
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CLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE
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Alabama Maps
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu
Alabama Annual Precipitation Map
http://www.ocs.orst.edu/
Alabama Office of the State Climatologist
http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/aosc/
EPA Global Warming Impacts on Alabama
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts/
Alabama Environmental Council
http://www.aeconline.ws
Bama Environmental News
http://www.bamanews.com
Energy Information Administration:
Alabama Energy Data
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/
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CLIMATE-RELATED NATURAL HAZARDS
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Extreme Weather Events
http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sourcebook/
Alabama Coastal Hazards Assessment
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/products/alabama/
Droughts in Alabama
http://www.aces.edu/drought/
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ALABAMA'S ECOLOGY
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Alabama Natural Heritage Program
http://www.alnhp.org
Alabama Rivers Alliance
http://www.alabamarivers.org
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
http://www.disl.org
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
http://www.masgc.org/
Wildflowers of Alabama
http://www.duc.auburn.edu/~deancar/
Alabama Wildlife Federation
http://www.alawild.org/
Alabama GEMS
http://www.sarpc.org/gems/index.html
Alabama Wildlife Refuges
http://southeast.fws.gov/publications/pubref.html
Endangered Species of Alabama
http://ecos.fws.gov/
Alabama Commission on Environmental Initiatives
http://www.jsu.edu/depart/epic/ACEIreport.htm
Alabama Grassroots Clearinghouse
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/grassroots/
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ALABAMA'S NATURAL RESOURCES
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Geological Survey of Alabama
http://www.gsa.state.al.us/
Alabama State Parks
http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/parks/
Alabama Rivers Map
http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/agfd/rivers.html
Alabama Forestry Association
http://www.alaforestry.org/
Alabama's Agriculture
http://www.aces.edu/department/nass/
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ALABAMA'S GOVERNMENT
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Alabama Governor's Office
http://www.governor.state.al.us
Alabama State Legislature
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/
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ALBAMA'S ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES
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Alabama Department of
Agriculture and Industries
http://www.agi.state.al.us/
Alabama Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources
http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/
Alabama Department of
Economic and Community Affairs
http://www.adeca.state.al.us/
Alabama Department of
Environmental Management
http://www.adem.state.al.us/
Alabama Emergency Management Agency
http://www.ema.alabama.gov/ema-front.asp?ID=2
Alabama Forestry Commission
http://www.forestry.state.al.us
Governor's Commission on
Environmental Initiatives
http://www.jsu.edu/depart/epic/ACEI.html
Mobile Bay National Estuary Program
http://www.mobilebaynep.com
Photo Credits:
Alabama Canebrake pitcher plant - Threatened & Endangered Species of Alabama. R. Johnson & B. Wehrle; www.pfmt.org.
