Mississippi
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 Mississippi 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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Atlas of Northern Gulf of Mexico
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
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CLIMATE and CLIMATE CHANGE
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Office of the State Climatologist
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/
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CLIMATE-RELATED NATURAL HAZARDS
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Mississippi Coastal Management Program
http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/
Extreme Weather Events
http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sourcebook/
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MISSISSIPPI'S ECOLOGY
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Mississippi Gulf Ecological
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
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MISSISSIPPI'S NATURAL RESOURCES
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Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
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/
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MISSISSIPPI'S GOVERNMENT
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Governor of Mississippi
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
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MISSISSIPPI'S ENVIRONMENTAL STATE AGENCIES
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Mississippi Department of
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/
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