Knowledge: climate change
See Also:
- business → energy and environment → consulting
- science → earth sciences → atmospheric chemistry
- science → earth sciences → meteorology → climate
- science → earth sciences → paleogeography and paleoclimatology
- science → environment → sustainability → global sustainability
- science → social sciences → economics → environmental economics
- science → technology → energy
- society → issues → environment → climate change
Links
- IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme
http://www.ieagreen.org.uk/ - International Energy Agency. Introduction to climate change, information on technical solutions. Reports and a regular newsletter, details of forthcoming conferences, links to other sites.
- US Global Change Research Information Office (global warming)
http://www.gcrio.org - Provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global warming related educational resources for users worldwide.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
http://www.ipcc.ch/ - Established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change.
- U.S. Global Change Research Program
http://www.usgcrp.gov/ - Scientific research, links, educational resources, U.S. national assessment of the potential consequences of climate variability and change
- UNEP Climate Change (GRID-Arendal)
http://www.grida.no/climate/ - Climate change information from GRID-Arendal, the United Nations Environment Programme information office.
- Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases
http://www.agu.org/eos_elec/99148e.html - 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.
- NASA: Earth Observatory
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ - News, feature articles, data and reference reviews on many aspects of our changing world.
- German Advisory Council on Global Change
http://www.wbgu.de/wbgu_home_engl.html - Provides, for the German government, recommendations for research and further action to combat global problems in the field of environment and development
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology: Climate Change
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/change/ - Fact sheets and information on climate change, with an Australian perspective. Also provides annual statements on Australia's climate.
- Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Discussion List
http://sedac.ciesin.org/home-page/hdgec.html - Mailing list subscription information and link to archives.
- NASA's Global Change Master Directory
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/ - A comprehensive directory of descriptions of data sets of relevance to global change research. The GCMD database covers climate change, agriculture, the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere & oceans, geology, geography, and human dimensions of global change.
- World Meteorological Organisation - Global Climate
http://www.wmo.ch/wmo50/e/world/climate_e.html - Statements from the WMO on a range of climate change issues.
- Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/tiempo/ - 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.
- US NAS: Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068916/html/ - A detailed investigation into the relationship and differences between the surface temperature record (provided by weather stations) and that of the lower troposphere (provided by satellites and weather balloons).
- Global Warming International Center (GWIC)
http://www.globalwarming.net/ - 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.
- Climate/Weather: Sustaining the Environment and Resources for Canadians
http://www.environmentandresources.ca/default.asp?lang=En&nav=l1-5-0xl2-0-0xl3-0-0&xsl=M... - Portal to information about climate and weather; how the atmosphere is affected by greenhouse gases and transport and industry emissions; issues of climate change (global warming), severe weather and smog. Provided by the Canadian government.
- Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC)
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/ - Responds to data and information concerning greenhouse effect and global climate change. Includes research reports, news and articles.
- START - SysTem for Analysis Research and Training
http://www.start.org/ - Aims to evaluate the impact of global change and enhance scientific capacity in developing countries.
- Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Programme
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/ - Disseminates information, without advocacy or bias, on the causes, effects of and controls on air pollution and climate change, within the framework of national legislation and international discussion.
- Environmental Change and its Impact on Species/Ecosystems/Agriculture
http://eelink.net/~asilwildlife/bib.shtml - 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.
- Global Climate Change: Research Explorer
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate - Discover how researchers study climate change; examine the latest scientific data on this global problem. From the US National Science Foundation.
- US Climate Change Science Program
http://www.climatescience.gov/ - Integrates federal research on climate and global change, as sponsored by thirteen federal agencies. Site provides information on US Federal policy.
- Discovery of Global Warming (Weart)
http://www.aip.org/history/climate/ - The history of scientific work on climate change from the 19th century to 2001, told in a set of hyperlinked essays
- Human Impacts on Climate
http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/policy/climate_change_position.html - The updated Position Statement of the American Geophysical Union.
- Global Change Vulnerabilities in the Barents Region: Linking Several Resources
http://www.balance-eu.info - 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.
- Geological Society of New Zealand: a Statement on Global Warming
http://www.gsnz.org.nz/gs_archive/gsprpb.htm - A statement by Professor Peter Barrett (Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand) on the reality of global warming from the viewpoint of an earth scientist.
- US EPA - Global Warming Site
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/ - Focuses on the science and impacts of global warming or climate change, and on actions by governments, corporations, and individuals that help address global warming issues. Features include climate change related news, events, publications, reports, presentations, and links to other sites.
- Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/ - 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.
- US National Climate Data Center
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html - Answers to frequently asked questions about climate change.
- Pacific Climate Conference
http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/wgmt/deserts/paclim/ - Annual Convergence of an eclectic community of empirical climate change scientists, from climatologists, to paleoscientists, to applied sciences.
- USA: Climate Action Report 2002
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsUSClimateActionR... - The USA's Third National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Contains an assessment of the likely impact of climate change on the US, and projections of future greenhouse gas emissions.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
http://unfccc.int/2860.php - Online newsletter concerning issues on and about the UN's convention on long term weather change. Page includes list of meetings and the background behind the Kyoto Protocol.
- Ocean and Climate Change Institute (OCCI)
http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/topicIndex.do?o=read&id=464 - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute group researching climate processes in ocean and atmosphere. Describes research and includes articles and news on current topics in global warming and ocean monitoring.
- Global Warming Quiz
http://reference.aol.com/global_warming/quiz - Test your knowledge of global warming with a fun and informative quiz.
- Usenet Global Change Basics
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sci/climate-change/basics/ - An archived Usenet FAQ.
- US NAS: A Closer Look at Global Warming
http://dels.nas.edu/globalchange/ - A summary of reports from the US National Academies of Science, as well as full reports, simple background information and links to related web-based material.
- NPR : Climate Connections
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9657621 - 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.
- European Environment Agency - Climate Change
http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/climate - 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.
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