Interactive map of Louisiana's geology and water resources

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's Interactive Mapping Application provides information on Louisiana's geology and water resources in interactive map form, including:

Air and water quality monitoring
Surface geology
Aquifers
Hydrology
Soils

Users can access local information with additional details by clicking on areas of the map or entering GPS co-ordinates.

Note: this application may take a few minutes to load.

Interactive map of the geology of Arizona

The Arizona Geological Survey's website hosts an interactive map of the geology of Arizona. Users can select individual units to see brief descriptions, as well as stratigraphic relationships and depositional environments for sedimentary rocks.

Click here to access the AZGS interactive map.

Source: Arizona Geological Survey

How is ocean acidification affecting sea life?

Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory: What Is Ocean Acidification? and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Acidification Program: Biological Response:

Interactive map of North Carolina's geology and natural resources

The NC OneMap initiative, directed by the North Carolina Geographic Information Coordinating Council, provides a huge amount of information on North Carolina's geology, natural resources, and environmental management, including:

What is ocean acidification?

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean Facts:

"Ocean acidification refers to a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere.

How do we use rare earth elements?

From the U.S. Geological Survey factsheet, "The Rare Earth Elements - Vital to Modern Technologies and lifestyles":

"Rare-earth elements (REEs) are used as components in high technology devices, including smart phones, digital cameras, computer hard disks, fluorescent and light-emitting-diode (LED) lights, flat screen televisions, computer monitors, and electronic displays. Large quantities of some REEs are used in clean energy and defense technologies."

Interactive map of Michigan's geology and natural resources

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's GeoWebFace website provides a large amount of information on Michigan's geology and natural resources in interactive map form, including:

Interactive map of the geology of Michigan

The Michigan Geological Survey's GIS website hosts interactive maps of the surface and bedrock geology of Michigan.

The geological maps can be overlain on street, topographic or aerial photographic maps. The GIS data used to create these maps can be purchased on the website for further use and analysis.

Click here to access the MGS interactive geologic map of Michigan.

Source: Michigan Geological Survey

Interactive map of natural hazards in Arizona

The Arizona Geological Survey hosts the Natural Hazards in Arizona viewer, which is an interactive map of natural hazards in Arizona, including:

Interactive map of carbon dioxide storage potential in the United States

The results of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Geologic CO₂ Storage Assessment (2013) are available in interactive map form. Detailed information is available on published and unpublished storage assessments for 36 sedimentary basins. Each basin can be clicked on for more information, including:

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