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Discover how our planet works: plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, weather and the environment, with real-time data and maps.

28 free sites · 20 in English.

  1. USGS – Earthquake map English earthquake.usgs.gov

    Recent earthquakes worldwide.

    For: General public

  2. USGS – Educational resources English usgs.gov

    Lessons on geology, water and natural hazards.

    For: General public

  3. Global Volcanism Program (Smithsonian) English volcano.si.edu

    Database of the world’s volcanoes.

    For: General public

  4. Physical Geology (Earle, BCcampus) English opentextbc.ca

    Free, open geology textbook.

    For: General public

  5. LibreTexts – Geosciences English geo.libretexts.org

    Open textbooks on geology and earth science.

    For: College

  6. NASA Earth Observatory English earthobservatory.nasa.gov

    Satellite images and articles.

    For: General public

  7. NASA – Climate change English science.nasa.gov

    Evidence, causes and effects of climate change.

    For: General public

  8. NOAA SciJinks English scijinks.gov

    Weather and climate explained for students.

    For: Elementary schoolMiddle & high school

  9. NOAA Ocean Service – Education English oceanservice.noaa.gov

    Lessons about oceans and coasts.

    For: General public

  10. National Hurricane Center English nhc.noaa.gov

    Tropical storm tracking and forecasts.

    For: General public

  11. Met Office – Learn about weather English metoffice.gov.uk

    Weather and climate explained by the UK Met Office.

    For: General public

  12. Copernicus Climate Change Service English climate.copernicus.eu

    European and global climate data and reports.

    For: General public

  13. IPCC English ipcc.ch

    Scientific reports on climate change.

    For: General publicCollege

  14. Our World in Data English ourworldindata.org

    Data on climate, energy and the environment.

    For: General public

  15. Global Forest Watch Multilingual globalforestwatch.org

    Real-time forest monitoring.

    For: General public

  16. Google Earth Multilingual earth.google.com

    Explore the planet in 3D.

    For: General public

  17. Windy Multilingual windy.com

    Real-time weather maps.

    For: General public

  18. Earth Nullschool Multilingual earth.nullschool.net

    Animated global winds and ocean currents.

    For: General public

  19. VolcanoDiscovery Multilingual volcanodiscovery.com

    Volcanoes and earthquakes around the world.

    For: General public

  20. OpenStreetMap Multilingual openstreetmap.org

    The free map of the world.

    For: General public

  21. NOAA Climate.gov English climate.gov

    Climate science news, data and teaching resources.

    For: General public

  22. British Geological Survey – Discovering Geology English bgs.ac.uk

    Geology explained by the BGS.

    For: General public

  23. MIT OCW – 12.001 Introduction to Geology English ocw.mit.edu

    MIT course materials.

    For: College

  24. Smithsonian Ocean English ocean.si.edu

    Ocean science from the Smithsonian.

    For: General public

  25. Geology.com English geology.com

    Articles on rocks, minerals and earth science.

    For: General public

  26. Mindat English mindat.org

    Huge open database of minerals.

    For: General public

  27. NASA Worldview Multilingual worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov

    Explore daily satellite imagery.

    For: General public

  28. Ventusky Multilingual ventusky.com

    Weather maps and forecasts.

    For: General public