Enlightening photographic slideshow of Hurricane Rita.

Large, high-quality images of Hurricane Katrina's effects on coastal Mississippi. Allows regional sorting and includes maps and before-and-after photographs.

This site contains Microsoft Access tutorials of varying degrees of complexity.

This site is a dynamic tutorial that is image and text-based and allows you to proceed with a step-by-step tutorial, or to jump to the sections you want to focus on.

The map here shows the Gulf Coast area of Mexico and the locations of modern and ancient cities and towns, including Olmec sites.

Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rats are confined to barrier islands of northeastern Mexico and southern Texas and the nearby Texas mainland. No fossils of this species have been found, but because of features of its teeth and skull, scientists...

Florida Gulf Coast University's research and analysis of the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. This is a comprehensive overview of his work.

Why does the oil spill in the Golf of Mexico matter? What can you do? These are two of the topics discussed in the PBS Kds blog "The It's My Life Blog". (3 May 2010)

From a book titled "The Greatest Men of Florida," this is an account of the life and works of Henry B. Plant, whose work was instrumental in the development of the Gulf Coast area of Florida. The text can be read online, downloaded in...

Find out about the impact of Hurricane Rita on the Gulf Coast. Find a map of the path of the hurricane, satellite photo, graphic of New Orleans levee, information on the oil industry, and more.

Interactive map that has satellite photographs of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit the coast. Two captivating videos from Biloxi, Mississippi and a map of the path of the storm are also on the page.

BBC News page that features news story links categorized by the areas of the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Katrina.

NewsHour probes into the possible long-term environmental effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast region in this October, 2005, report.

Discusses the habitats in the Sonoran Desert region and the subdivisions of the Sonoran Desert (Lower Colorado River Valley, Arizona Upland, Plains of the Sonora, Central Gulf Coast, Vizcaino, Magdalena, and foothills of Sonora)....

In this September, 2005, report, the Gulf Coast is hit by Hurricane Rita. Along with report, is a photographic slideshow, satellite images, and links to other articles.

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Famous Places in Alabama - The Gulf Coast."

Research and discuss the history, topography, economics and demographics of the Gulf Coast Region to explain how and why Hurricane Katrina caused such devastation. Predict the long-term effects of this storm on the geography of the region.

September, 2005, report covering the return home of a number of Louisiana residents to their homes a week after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.

The day after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, article discusses the conditions of New Orleans and other areas effected. Article is from August 30, 2005.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was criticized by many federal officials for what seemed to be an early reopening of New Orleans in September, 2005. However, as Tropical Storm Rita approached the Gulf Coast, Mayor Nagin reverses his decision...

Conditions were so horrible in New Orleans that unrest was growing even in the evacuation shelters. Article discusses looting, crime, conditions of New Orleans, and other Gulf Coast areas. Article is from August, 2005.

The federal government begins to evacuate those displaced by Hurricane Katrina to other parts of the country, including Texas, as the conditions on the Gulf Coast continue to deteriorate after Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September,...

In this lesson from "The Friends of Auntie Litter", (www.auntielitter.org), bodies of water in the Gulf Coast will be explored. Students will also simulate an oil spill. This lesson is one from the "Take Pride Statewide" series. *This...

Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. While the storm itself did a great deal of damage, its aftermath was catastrophic Levee breaches led to massive flooding, the federal...