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Mt. Everest/Nonfiction Unit Databases and Catalogs Source Link Description JHS Library Catalog Go to Catalog, then...

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Mt. Everest/Nonfiction Unit

Databases and Catalogs Source

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JHS Library Catalog

Go to Catalog, then to Webpath Express to find websites you can trust

WRL Website

Must have a WRL card to use Online Resources

World Book Online

Access to thousands of reference sources, primary sources, and current information

E-Library

Search newspapers, magazines, books, and much more for current information

Gale Virtual Reference

Search a wide variety of databases at one time

Culture Grams

concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories

Multimedia Resources Website

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Frontline/PBS

This website contains stories about the ill-fated 1996 Mt. Everest climb. Find a timeline, video clips, and survivors’ stories.

NOVA/PBS

Companion website to the PBS programs “Lost on Everest” and “Everest: The Death Zone.”

Panorama.com

Enjoy a 360 degree panoramic view from the summit of Mt. Everest.

The Telegraph: Mount Everest in stunning two billion pixel image detail

Explore Mount Everest via an interactive image made up of 477 individual photographs taken during the climbing season in spring 2012

Related Websites Website

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American Meteorological Society Glossary

This glossary by the AMS contains more than 12,000 meteorological terms.

University of Virginia Climatology Office

This site by the University of Virginia offers government, educational, industry, media, and individual clients with information on the impact of weather and climate on economic and ecologic systems.

EverestNews.com

This website features current information about climbs on Mt. Everest, links to mountaineering equipment, list of the seven summits, and other interesting information.

Nationalgeographic.com “The Sherpas of Mt. Everest”

This article focuses on the Sherpa people and their connection to Mt. Everest.

Medline Plus

This medical site is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

Outdoor Action

Guide to hypothermia and cold weather injuries.

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Mountain Madness

Adventure travel company.

Alpine Ascents

Adventure travel company.

Buddhist Studies

Information about Tibetan Prayer wheels.

The Prayer Wheel

Overview and information about Prayer Wheels (Mani)

Peakware.com

Peakware is a mountain and mountaineering resource, featuring descriptions, photos, maps, routes, trip reports, guidebooks and more.

Time and Date.com

Use the “calendar” tab to find out information about dates, and use the “time zones” tab to find out what countries are in which time zone

“On This Day”: New York Times

Browse important events in history.