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Clicking on images will open kml projects in Google Earth.

Whale Shark Tracking
In Aug 2005, a group of students from the German European School, Singapore tagged a whale shark and tracked him live, via this kmz. It transmitted until Nov, when the tag fell off. Another tagging is planned for Jan, 2006.

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Aurora mapping
Check out the Northern Lights from your living room.

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Volcano World Network Links
Visit some of the hottest places on earth.

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USGS Recent Earthquake Monitoring
Find earthquakes near your house and report whether or not you felt them.

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Solar System
Explore your solar system! All 8 other planets' and their moons' image overlays included. Shown to the left: Venus.

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Ant Web
With over 11,000 known species, ants are found in almost all places on earth. Check them out with this post.

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Satellite Orbits
Real-time oribits of satelittes, organized by type. Left: the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Polar Climate Change
Wonder how globabl warming may be affecting our environment? Check out changes occurring at the poles right now with this dynamic layer.

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Global NASA Temp
Heat map of the world for the last 5 years.

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