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» Are We Toast? - Invites readers to read articles on climate change and discuss the complex social, economic and environmental issues that must be resolved.




» Ask Dr. Global Change - The US Global Change Research Information Office answers questions on dozens of topics such as land use, the carbon cycle, ozone depletion and global warming, with links organized by subject, category, and date of last update. Question-and-answer format.




» Climate Change - WikiBook defines climate, the science of climate change, and discusses evidence of change.




» Climate Change Challenge - Initiative to help individuals tackle climate change, reduce their carbon footprint and save money on energy.




» Climate Change Research Center - Reference site for resource managers and decisionmakers who need information and tools to address climate change in planning and project implementation on lands in the Western USA. Includes a toolbox and library.




» ClimateCheck - An independent UK based website established to help evaluate and disseminate sound scientific information on climate change and its causes, as a guide to the public and policymakers.




» Climatic Change: The Truth - Extract from a speech given by Dr. Claes T.G. Linden, President of the Live Planet Foundation.




» COP15 - Official site provides news and information about the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. Includes calendar, facts, blog, forum, quizzes and Climate Consortium Denmark.




» Discovery of Global Warming (Weart) - The history of scientific work on climate change from the 19th century to 2001, told in a set of hyperlinked essays




» EcoAction - Canadian government site reporting official actions concerning climate change, and suggesting ways people can help.




» Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment - A one-stop source of information, for younger and older users alike, on a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion. Provided by the UK Government Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.




» Environment Canada: Climate Change - Information on this process and what the Government of Canada proposes to do about it.




» Environmental Change and its Impact on Species/Ecosystems/Agriculture - Searchable bibliography on the impacts of environmental change on flora and fauna. Citations include peer-reviewed and selected gray literature. Hyperlinks are provided to the source where available.




» Environmental Effects of Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide - Extensive paper expressing conclusions reached from a review of currect literature, that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide during the 20th and 21st Centuries has had no deleterious effects on Earth's weather and climate, but has markedly increased plant growth. Authors: Arthur B. Robinson, Noah E. Robinson and Willie Soon. [PDF]




» Europa: Climate Change - The European position on global warming. Includes adaptations, international climate negotiations and EU domestic actions.




» European Environment Agency - Climate Change - Reports on the science of climate change, its impacts and possible mitigation strategies. Collection of indicators, reports, links, data sets and targets on climate change.




» Europe's Energy Portal - European portal on sustainable energy and climate change.




» Global Boiling - Provides live satellite and sensor imagery which links sea temperatures, hurricane and typhoon strengths, melting polar icecaps, rising sea level, melting glaciers and weather patterns all over the world.




» Global Change - An elementary introduction to the problems surrounding man-made climate change.




» Global Change Vulnerabilities in the Barents Region: Linking Several Resources - BALANCE is an EU funded project (2003-2005) that follows on from BASIS (1997-1999). Its aim is to assess the vulnerabilities of the Barents Sea system to climate change based on a common modelling framework for major environmental and societal components.




» Global Climate - Provides resources including peer reviewed articles, funding and research opportunities and recent climate news.




» Global Climate Change: Research Explorer - Discover how researchers study climate change; examine the latest scientific data on this global problem. From the US National Science Foundation.




» Global Warming - Provides factual information on climate change based on IPCC reports and peer reviewed papers.




» Global Warming - Raising awareness about global warming and alternative energy.




» Global Warming - Provides an introduction to this topic, its causes, effects and control measures.




» Global Warming Bibliography - Books on global warming, ranging from the Kyoto Protocol to skepticism. Provided by King's College, Cambridge.




» The Global Warming Debate - In-depth coverage of global warming, related research and policy decisions.




» Global Warming International Center (GWIC) - International body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, sponsoring research. Serving governmental, non-governmental organizations, and industries in more than 120 countries. Conducts the Global Warming International Conference and Expo and publishes a journal.




» The Green Agenda - Describes the rise of the global environmental movement and its future political agenda.




» Green Sword - Campaigning website which aims to shape people's understanding, attitude and behaviour in relation to the environment and play a significant role in the fight against climate change




» Hot Climate - Offers information on climate change, energy and the carbon cycle, global investment figures and worldwide policies.




» Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Discussion List - Mailing list subscription information and link to archives.




» IPCC Data Distribution Centre - Established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to facilitate the distribution of up-to-date scenarios of changes in climate and related environmental and socio-economic factors for use in climate impact assessments.




» NASA's Global Change Master Directory - A directory of descriptions of data sets of relevance to global change research. The GCMD database covers climate change, agriculture, the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and oceans, geology, geography, and human dimensions of global change.




» National Resources Defense Council: Global Warming - Highlights the issues facing the United States today and suggests ways members of the public can help.




» Nikan Oti: The Future - The project examines how two First Nations communities have taken initiatives to address adaptation and adaptive capacity to climate related risks and opportunities.




» NPR : Climate Connections - NPR and National Geographic are taking a yearlong global voyage, exploring how the Earth's climate shapes people and how people are shaping the Earth's climate.




» Penguins United - Penguins talk about global warming and the climate crisis.




» START - SysTem for Analysis Research and Training - Aims to evaluate the impact of global change and enhance scientific capacity in developing countries.




» Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary - Electronic information source covering global warming, climate change and sea level rise with particular reference to developing nations. Maintained at University of East Anglia, England.




» Usenet Global Change Basics - An archived Usenet FAQ.




» Wikipedia - Climate Change - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about climate change over millions of years, including causes and physical evidence.




» Wikipedia - Global Warming - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the trends, climate models, feedback, attributed and expected effects, responses, debate and skepticism.




» YouTube - Cop15's Channel - Official channel for COP15, the United Nations 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, inviting videos from the public.




» HOLIVAR 2006 - Conference of international experts hosted by University College London (UK) in June, 2006. Photos and profiles of keynote speakers, with twelve RealPlayer presentations and abstracts as text. (June, 2006)




» Human Impacts on Climate - The updated Position Statement of the American Geophysical Union. Revised and reaffirmed in December 2007. (December, 2003)




» Geological Society of New Zealand: Evidence for Global Warming - A statement by Professor Peter Barrett (Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand) on the reality of global warming from the viewpoint of an earth scientist. (May 10, 2002)




» Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change - Full-text online version of book from the (US) National Academy of Sciences, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, a detailed investigation into differences between surface temperatures and those of the lower troposphere, concluding that the warming trend is "undoubtedly real." From National Academies Press. (July 1, 2000)




» Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases - Article reviews scientific understanding of the issue of greenhouse gases and climate change, as presented in peer-reviewed publications. This understanding serves as the underlying basis of the American Geophysical Union's position statement of December 1998. (September 28, 1999)

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