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http://sag.sagepub.com/content/44/2-3 - Climate Change and education
http://sag.sagepub.com/content/44/2-3/195.full.pdf+html - General article
about many aspects pf climate change - by me
http://climate.nasa.gov/
= A key resource
http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/ - by Jim Hansen,
one of the world's top, and most respected, climate scientists
http://www.realclimate.org/ - by Mike Mann,
another leading and highly respectd climate scientist.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-change
- one of the best newspapers to provide news about and analysis of climate
change.
Also look at
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/issue/
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/pointers/glob_warm.html
- another NASA resource
Global Warming and Climate Change Policy
See also
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/add/portals.html
List below taken from
http://www.environmentalsciencedegree.com/climate-change/
One of the most complete comendiums iof web resources on climate change.
The original web may contain more recent items.
Climate Change News & Info
From general climate change news to specific scientific information and even
social advocacy surrounding humanity’s influence on climate change, these sites
cover many important aspects of the study of climate change.
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The Nasa Global Climate Change Blog underlines the sobering reality of global
warming taking place and the best ways to be proactive before it is too late.
The posts underline different climate change issues and also suggestions on
how to overcome the opposition.
Get More Info — Global
Warming Consensus
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New Scientist Climate Change aims to find the truth in the myriad of climate
change myths and present truth to its readers. The site is broken down into
environmental, tech, space, life, and other sections to best discern climate
change effects.
Get More Info — Warming
World
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Science News is a magazine that looks at all the most contemporary issues
facing the field today. Their Climate Change section underlines the increasing
prevalence of climate factors and how they must be acknowledged to prevent
further damage.
Get More Info — Extreme
Hot Spells Rising
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Comprehending The Climate Crisis is a blog that looks at different
environmental issues that are currently pressing matters to the world. Bradley
J. Dibble is the author of a book of the same name and helps address global
climate issues.
Get More Info — Ethanol
vs. Fossil Fuels: How Good Is It as an Alternative?
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The Yale Forum on Climate Change & The Media looks at the
sometimes-problematic relationship between the media and how it affects the
debate on climate change, for better and worse.
Get More Info — Conservative
Think Tanks and Climate Change Denial Books
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Maribo is run by Simon Donner, a professor of Geography at the University of
British Columbia. His posts are really interesting because of his combination
of current events with science, which makes for entertaining reads.
Get More Info — America’s
Big Three: Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat
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DeSmogBlog is a site focused on removing the corporate public relations
influence on climate change reporting and providing objective news for a more
informed public.
Get More Info — The
Campaigns That Tried To Break The Climate Science Consensus
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Climate Denial Crock of the Week posts different news articles and videos of
people and organizations denying climate change. The author then “debunks” the
videos and explains how they’re wrong in a humorous way.
Get More Info — Raw
Video: Colorado Burning – Record Number of Houses Destroyed
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Inside Climate News highlights all the most important news articles pertaining
to stabilizing the environment and also underlining important climate issues
around the globe.
Get More Info — Climate
Science
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Climate Central is an independent organization of scientists and journalists
who aim to provide objective information on climate change in order to have a
more-informed America and preserve the world we live in.
Get More Info — News
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The World Health Organization Climate Change and Human Health section focuses
on global policy as it pertains to climate change and its effects on humans.
The site outlines regular conferences, news, and awareness pieces on global
climate change initiatives.
Get More Info — What
WHO is Doing
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WWF Global Climate Change News informs readers of the latest breakthroughs in
climate change news and provides thorough overviews of what causes climate
change, the impacts, and how to instill meaningful action.
Get More Info — Our
Earth
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Global Warming is Real posts different articles pertaining to the argument
that global warming is indeed real and should be taken very seriously. The
site breaks topics down into areas such as climate, energy, sustainability,
commentary, and more.
Get More Info — Global
Warming News
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Enviornment Canada looks at initiatives the Canadian government embarks on to
promote the prevention of climate change and to most adequtely serve the
world’s conservation efforts.
Get More Info — Reducing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Historical Climatology is a great site for understanding a wide range of
environmental issues better. From environmental history and methodology to a
much farther range.
Get More Info — Projects
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Skeptical Science looks at those climate change skeptics and outlines how
their logic is flawed and why it is dangerous to believe what they’re saying.
Get More Info — The
Scientific Guide to Global Warming Skepticism
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Climate Science Watch helps promote the proper use of climate science in the
government and ensure that faulty theories and information are discredited and
removed. Their useful analysis of different journals, looking at things such
as CO2, is particularly useful.
Get More Info — The
CO2 “Fertilization” effect won’t deter climate change
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Grist is a a global-conscious site devoted to purveying pertinent information
relating to a healthier planet with a more forward-thinking vision.
Get More Info — This
is What Your Supermarket Would Look Like Without Bees
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Climate Nexus is a strategic communications group dedicated to highlighting
the wide-ranging impacts of climate change and clean energy solutions in the
United States. The idea behind the initiative is to prompt a larger focus on
the effects climate change will have on a particular population, subsequently
inciting change across the globe.
Get More Info — Resources
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Climate Progress looks at different articles highlighting the different costs
of ignoring climate change and how to best address the issues. The nice design
of the site, along with sections on the other implications of climate change,
make the site very useful.
Get More Info — Latino
Organizations Urge the President to Act on Climate Change
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The Daily Climate is a site dense with news articles, editorials, and opinion
sections that highlight different issues such as coal, sea level, politics,
energy, disease, and more.
Get More Info — Newsroom
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The Climate Group is a group of business, academic, and government leaders who
are working toward a brighter future that is less dependent on harmful
substances with less-than-desired long-term goals. The colorful and
easy-to-use layout of the site prompts the reader to explore and become better
educated on subjects.
Get More Info — Clean
Revolution
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Real Climate provides climate change news and information from climate
scientists. This ensures that the information is accredited and worthwhile for
readers.
Get More Info — Data
Sources
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Planet 3.0 highlights what is needed to go beyond sustainability and ensure
that the world is situated to properly prosper and prevent a climate crisis.
Get More Info — Beyond
Planet 3
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AGW Observer is focused on the issues related to climate change and regularly
posts about different implications of global warming. The author, Ari Jokimaki,
reads many different research articles and underlines the important parts of
each.
Get More Info — Anti-AGW
Papers Debunked
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More Grumbine Science blogs about science and climate change with an intent to
be approachable and easier to understand than many other science blogs. The
posts are humorous and very informative and successfully convey the notion
that science can be fun and educational.
Get More Info — Science’s
Spock Problem
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Climate Etc. blogs about climate change and the particularly difficult process
to accomplish anything due to bureaucratic intervention. The posts look at
different issues across the globe and the most adequate ways to solve them.
Get More Info — What
Climate Models are Missing
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Quark Soup by David Appell is a blog that regularly publishes data relevant to
the climate change and global warming debates and supplements it with many
different sources and interesting links that pertain to climate change.
Get More Info — Is
a Geoengineering Experiment Now Taking Place?
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ClimateSight is run by a Canadian Climate Scientist who posts articles and
images that relate to advancing the field of climate change. Her site includes
a “Credibility Spectrum” that breaks down how reliable different organizations
are.
Get More Info — The
Credibility Spectrum
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Geology.com Climate Change Articles, Information, News, and Facts is very
dense with useful links and articles on climate change, specific to parts of
the country and world. The site looks at sea levels, population shifts,
volcanos, Antarctic carbon flow, and much, much more.
Get More Info — Rapid
Glacier Retreat
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Climate Desk looks at different articles from publications and across the
internet that highlight climate change and the inevitability of it. They
compile articles from some of the most renowned sources such as Slate, Wired,
The Guardian, Mother Jones, and more.
Get More Info — Climate
Desk Live
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Climate Outreach and Information Network is a charity that works with
governments and different organizations to form the most realistic picture on
climate change and how to prevent future catastrophes that may be tied to
issues at hand.
Get More Info — Projects
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Climate Change Science Institute aims to advance the understanding of the
Earth, along with the consequences of climate change. Their research is
integral to maintaining a standard within science that is not clouded by
global warming skeptics.
Get More Info — Project
List
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ClimateWatch is an aggregate of many different people across the world who are
able to observe, record, and help contribute to different scientific
discoveries. The site is useful for gaining a real-time evaluation of
different developments in the environment.
Get More Info — Get
Involved
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The Australian Climate Change Science Program underlines the importance of
curbing climate change and explains the effects it has on the south Pacific,
particularly through cyclones that develop into stronger storms that are more
difficult to manage.
Get More Info — Science
Priorities
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ACS Climate Science Toolkit provides different infographics, guides, and
walkthroughs to help others become more educated on global warming.
Get More Info — Energy
Balance and Planetary Temperature
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The U.S. Department of the Interior breaks down climate change implications
into distinct regions so that residents can best understand what climate
change may do to where they live. This may be rising sea level, increased
hurricane activities, stronger tornados, more precipitation, or many other
consequences that are rapidly becoming more of a reality.
Get More Info — Official
Launch of the Early Career Climate Forum
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The United States Climate Change Science Program publishes yearly reports
about different environmental and climate aspects to better educate the public
and have a more substantive impact on changing global warming. The different
assessments are very dense with information and are useful for those involved
in academia as well.
Get More Info — Strategic
Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
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Divecha Centre for Climate Change was established in 2009 at the Indian
Institute of Science with a goal of better promoting the reality of an
increasingly hazardous climatory landscape. The center regularly publishes
articles and pieces with large evidence of climate change.
Get More Info — Research
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The IPCC concisely describes itself as “…a scientific body under the auspices
of the United Nations (UN). It reviews and assesses the most recent scientific,
technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide relevant to the
understanding of climate change. It does not conduct any research nor does it
monitor climate related data or parameters.”
Get More Info — Working
Groups/Task Force
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The Yale Project on Climate Change Communication aims to better educate the
public on the adverse implications of not addressing climate change.
Get More Info — Fracking
in the American Mind
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Climate History Network believes the best way to prepare for the future is to
have a thorough and concise vision of the past, so they spend much of their
research time analyzing historical weather patterns from things such as ice
cores.
Get More Info — Databases
and Projects
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Accuweather Blogs look at different issues in the United States, United
Kingdom, and China as they pertain to climate change. Their large team of
climate scientists help best assess weather patterns and use the information
to best make decisions on future weather advisories.
Get More Info — B12:
Heat and Storms
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Climate Audit is loaded with articles on climatology and articles on the
rapidly changing state of the climate, worldwide. The pages look at various
details and segments as to the best approach for handling the climate.
Get More Info — NAS
Panel
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100 Views of Climate Change offers clear, current, and high-quality
information about climate change from Colorado State University. The site
looks at atmospheric science, economics, agriculture, and more ways the
climate is tied into the larger picture of the world.
Get More Info — Living
with Nature
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NOAA Paleoclimatology Program from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration publishes different pieces on temperature, ocean levels, and
different research initiatives relevant to climate change. The site is very
useful, particularly in an academic context.
Get More Info — NOAA
Paleoclimatology Reconstruction Network
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Paul Gilding is a writer who spends much of his time advocating for climate
change and sustainability efforts across the globe. His posts typically
highlight the ways people can take initiative and help curb the adverse impact
of harmful emissions.
Get More Info — How
Anti-Coal Campaigners are Protecting Australia’s Economy
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My View on Climate Change is run by Bart Verheggen and he looks at different
climate issues and expresses his views and commentary on them. The posts are
interesting and filled with useful personal anecdotes and stories.
Get More Info — EGU
General Assembly: The Arctic, Models, and Data
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Global Warming: Man or Myth looks at the debate constantly being held today as
to whether the global warming claims often touted in the media and by
scientists are warranted or merely coincidental with other factors outside
human control. The posts look at different sides to the argument and allow for
interesting debate information.
Get More Info — Scientists’
Consensus on Maintaining Humanity’s Life Support Systems in the 21st Century
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The Discovery of Global Warming underlines the importance of identifying
climate change and gives a great summary of the history, methodology, and
introspect concerning climate change.
Get More Info — The
Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Effect
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Berkeley Earth is a non-profit foundation with an expressed intent to advance
knowledge on climate change with an objective stance and firmly remaining
independently operated.
Get More Info — Scientific
Results
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Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre gives a voice to those who live in
the Caribbean, so that they may more aptly have a voice in the climate change
debate. Due to their particular living circumstances, residents of the
Caribbean are likely to be heavily affected by climate change.
Get More Info — Climate
Change
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Worldwatch Institute looks at issues suvch as climate and energy, food and
agriculture, and environment and society. They provide news and in-depth
journal articles on different developments in each respective field and even
provide research.
Get More Info — Blogs
& Media
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The Environmental and Energy Study Institute works on educating congress on
energy efficency to promote safer policies for future generations.
Get More Info — Briefings
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Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme helps manage the
climate of the northwest region of the United States along the Pacific Ocean.
They focus on different climate change efforts and how to be implement the
change needed to successfully promote a stable society.
Get More Info — Biodiversity
and Ecosystems Management
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TckTckTck is a site devoted to stressing the importance of acting on climate
change before it is too late. They stress different environmental impacts,
solutions, and how it will greatly affect public health.
Get More Info — Climate
Voices
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The World Bank uses their Climate Change section to best illustrate the
dangers of a warming globe and also includes tips for how to prevent further
adverse effects from it.
Get More Info — Turn
Down The Heat: Why a 4 Degree Warmer World Must Be Avoided
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Climate Counts focuses on many different areas within climate change,
providing scores on different companies climate change efforts and even
explaining to users how to become more proactive when it comes to contributing
to curbing CO2 and other sustainability efforts.
Get More Info — Climate
Scores
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Climate & Development Knowledge Network highlights climate finance and
planning, along with disaster risk reduction for areas typically affected by
adverse storm conditions.
Get More Info — Projects
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Climate Change
underlines different issues presented by the rapidly changing climate,
particularly the strains it imposes on the world food supply.
Get More Info — FAO
expands support for national food security information systems in South Sudan
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The Climate Institute is based in Australia and highlights the benefits of
countries participating in international climate changing initiatives.
Get More Info — Understanding
Our Strategic Focus
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The Global Climate Change Alliance aims to bring countries together to work on
global climate issues on the best ways to address them They have news,
publications, along with stories from the field that underline the importance
of curbing harmful emissions.
Get More Info — Policy
Dialogue and Experience Sharing
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Stop Climate Chaos Coalition is the United Kingdom’s largest initiative with
the intent of curbing climate change and limiting its impact on the poorer
communities around the world.
Get More Info — Campaigns
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Natural Resources Defense Council on Global Warming is a site focusing on
particular issues pertaining to the climate and the best ways to combat
growing climate problems. Areas like global warming, energy, air, oceans,
nuclear energy, and sustainable communities are some of the things they look
at.
Get More Info — Policy
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The National Center for Science Education works on Climate Change Education
initiatives to ensure that those in academia are best informed on the present
state of science and how to best confront skeptics and those in denial. They
highlight notable publications and provide a plethora of quality resources.
Get More Info — Climate
Change 101
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ClimateChange.net is an initiative that aims to better educate the public on
the impact of the current climatory trajectory and how to best prevent it
through effective policymaking and good science.
Get More Info — Figures
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The Union of Concerned Scientists is a group of scientists highlighting the
need for governments to readily accept the reality of climate change so that
it can be best managed and prevent any more hazardous consequences. As the
name of the group implies, there is a large worry that people will not catch
on in time to prevent large catastrophes globally.
Get More Info — Global
Warming Science
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U.S. Climate Action Network is geared towards promoting action from citizens
of the United States and working towards the best initiatives to preventing
any more adverse climate changes domestically and across the globe.
Get More Info — News
Room
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Climate Place helps give people the proper resources needed to best manage the
rapidly changing landscape in climate change. By better educating individuals
on different issues, the goal is to prompt awareness that turns into action.
Get More Info — Videos
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Climate Reality Project arms people with straightforward facts and information
meant to rise above the static of climate change skeptics. The site provides a
section that outlines myths and realities, so that people are better informed
to make decisions.
Get More Info — Initiatives
Beginning
Greenhouse Gas Reduction
The increased concentration of heat-trapping “greenhouse gases” in Earth’s
atmosphere is one of the most often discussed topics in conversations about
climate change, and there are many companies and advocacy groups trying to
create a global movement for the reduction of C02 and Methane emissions caused
by humans.
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350.org works to solidify a solution to the global climate crisis and creates
different initiatives to raise awareness of the troubles rising temperatures
present to the world.
Get More Info — Summer
Heat
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Seagrass Recovery Blog focuses on different species of seagrass and helps
transplant, repair, and grow them. The blog specifically looks at different
initiatives to help conserve crucial aspects to the ocean floor.
Get More Info — Seagrasses
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Blue Ventures Blog looks at marine life conservation and the most effective
methods to ensure stability for future generations by focusing on climate
change today. The site posts updates from London, Madagaskar, and Belize.
Get More Info — Sea
Cucumbers
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The Blue Carbon Initiative focuses on conservation and restoration of coastal
and marine ecosystems through different services, such as protection and aid
of storms, as well as working with communities to better allocate resources.
Get More Info — Working
Groups – Scientific
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The Global CCS Institute works on carbon capturing to ensure that large
amounts of carbon dioxide in the air and atmosphere are brought under control
and prevent further global warming. The site also provides different projects
and publications for public review to best assess progress.
Get More Info — Projects
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The Carbon Brief Blog looks at different climate-affecting factors and
explains the risks, solutions, predictions, and results of different studies
pertaining to the rapidly changing globe.
Get More Info — Understanding
Cuadrilla’s Shale Gas Predictions
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Blue Carbon Portal is a blog focused on coastal sinks, marshes, and the ocean
floor. They look at the signs that can be pulled from information on ocean
carbon levels.
Get More Info — Abu
Dhabi Clue Carbon Demonstration Project Brochure and Brief Available to
Download
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Carbonfund Blog aims to help different companies and organizations go carbon
neutral and better equip themselves to not contribute to the adverse effects
on the environment currently building up.
Get More Info — Reduce
What You Can
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The Carbon Capture Report is a site dense with CO2 emissions data. It
highlights the increase of CO2 across the world and why curbing it is so very
crucial.
Get More Info — Carbon
Credits
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CO2 Science breaks down the different databases with information on a variety
of subjects. Additionally, the site provides journal reviews of different
pieces recently released.
Get More Info — Education
Center
Beginning
Polar Icecaps & Marine Science
Increasing global temperatures are causing rapid melting in the world’s ice
caps, which in turn changes the acidity and overall temperature of the ocean,
influencing the habitats of millions of species. The climate is such an integral
part of Earth’s biological systems that no species or ecosystem will go
unaffected by global climate change.
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The Ocean Foundation works on conservation efforts for wildlife, plants, coral
reefs, and more. They outline the implications of not working to prevent
climate change and also provide great supplementary reading material.
Get More Info — Projects
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Research Centre for Marine Sciences and Climate Change at the University of
Liverpool has a number of research themes that are focused on contemporary
climate science.
Get More Info — Ocean
Warming
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Glacier Change is a site that focuses on the rapidly changing landscape as it
pertains to glaciers and their deterioration. The site looks at different
scientific endeavors and paints a sobering picture of the reality we’re
barreling towards.
Get More Info — Bridge
Glacier and the Life-Cycle of a Calving Glacier
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Antarctic Glaciers is a non-profit that focuses intently on glaciology and how
studying glaciers can lead to subsequent breakthroughs relating to climate
change and more. Their comprehensive site provides fantastic information on
subjects such as ice shelves, climate, geology, and more.
Get More Info — Why
Study Antarctic Glaciers
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Antarctic Ocean Alliance helps work on conservation efforts to promote a more
secure climate, particularly from the area of the world where climate change
is already the most imminent.
Get More Info — Blog
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The International Polar Foundation is an organization that aims to conserve
Antarctica and make sure that a stable climate is in place for the future.
Through various projects, they work on the most efficient methods to ensure
successful work is done.
Get More Info — Support
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Meltfactor looks at the many different contributing factors to the different
freezing and melting of ice that takes place in the polar regions of the
world. With a large index of tools available to use, the site is very
efficient in conveying information not typically viewed.
Get More Info — End
of Snow Drought and Persistent Sub-Freezing for W Greenland
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The National Snow and Ice Data Center: Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis provides
concrete data that shows the downfall of ice levels, rising sea levels, and
more information that underlines how global warming is beginning to impact
everyone.
Get More Info — Data
Search
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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research is an initiative focused on marine life
in and around Australia and how it if affected by climate change from things
such as water temperature change, rising sea levels, and more.
Get More Info — News
and Information
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Andrew Russell is a Weather and Climate Scientist who investigates extreme
events and Europe and explains the links to the rapidly changing weather
patterns the world is experienceing. His research extends to Antarctic and
useful methods for improving the climate.
Get More Info — anti-AGW
Papers Debunked
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Polar Research promotes scientific cooperation and the exchanging of
information pertinent to the preservation of arctic and Antarctic regions. The
site is great for educational content and understanding the different
implications in the long-term of climate change.
Get More Info — Announcements
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Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre is an initiative
based in Australia that looks at Antarctic ice sheets, ice shelves, cores,
ocean circulation and floor, among other research efforts to gauge climate
change efforts.
Get More Info — Southern
Ocean Circulation
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The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research is a group that analyzes
extensive amounts of data of past temperatures pulled from different tools in
Antarctic and evaluates it against current data to make the most realistic
predictions of where the climate is realistically heading.
Get More Info — Antarctic
Treaty
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Arctic Sea Ice Blog posts interesting news that pertains to the shifting ive
patterns in the arctic regions and explains how they’re tied to climate change
and global warming. The useful articles outline the best policies for
promoting a more stable world.
Get More Info — Animations
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The Polar Conservation Organization addresses the explicit need to ensuring
the stability of the polar regions for numerous reasons. The site provides a
library, lecture, and eLearning modules, along with events, and a
sustainability fund.
Get More Info — Projects
Beginning
Alternative Perspectives
It is widely acknowledged that Earth’s climate is undergoing unprecedented
changes, but the issue is still socially and politically controversial. Whether
or not humans are causing climate change is a frequently debated topic in
scientific and political communities.
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Friends of Science is a site that looks at atmospheric research and different
implementations of climate research. The insightful links detail different
myths in climate change, along with new, policy support, and much more.
Get More Info — General
Climate Sciences
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The Carbon Sense Coalition is a pragmatic take on the state of CO2 emissions
across the globe the and implications it has on global warming. The site
emphasizes different ways to combat the problems and also to frame the problem
with the urgency required.
Get More Info — Climate
Smart
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The International Climate Science Coalition underlines the importance to
discredit those advocating against adverse effects of greenhouse gases and
climate change. The articles typically highlight skepticism to true climate
change and underline the cyclical nature of warmth and cooling on the planet.
Get More Info — ENDING
THE CLIMATE WAR
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Better Figures is a site that focuses on statistical elements of climate
changes and aims to be more accountable with the data they provide and the
facts that are attached to it. The site uses many intuitive infographics to
best convey information as well.
Get More Info — Oh
No, FAO
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A multi-partisan activist group established to expose
and resist US imperialism, corpora-terrorism, and the New World Order
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Climate Lessons is a blog that underlines the detrimental implications of
misleading information concerning global warming and climate change. The
articles look at climate anxiety, curricula, books, and other climate-related
information.
Get More Info — Climate-Anxiety
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Climate Change Facts is loaded with useful information on climate change with
daily indicators and many other useful links that paint the most realistic
picture of climate change today.
List taken from
http://www.world.org/weo/climate
Pew Center on Global Climate Change x
The Pew Center on Global Climate Change brings a new cooperative approach and
critical scientific, economic and technological expertise to the global debate
on climate change.
Climate
Institute x
Working to "to protect the balance between climate and life on earth."
US Global
Change Research Program x
The USGCRP provides the foundation for increasing the skill of predictions of
seasonal-to-inter-annual climate fluctuations (which can bring excessively wet
and dry periods) and long-term climate change.
United Nations
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) x
World Meteorological Organization coordinates global scientific activity in
several areas, including: air pollution research, climate change and ozone
depletion studies.
Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment x
A project of the Atmosphere, Climate, & Environment Information Programme at the
Manchester Metropolitan University.
EPA
Global Warming Page x
“Explains climate change science, U.S. climate policy, greenhouse gas emissions,
environmental effects, and what you can do.”
Climate Change Solutions x
An online resource centre of success stories, opportunity areas, tools, and
resources on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Earth System
Research Laboratory x
Identifies the nature and causes of climate variations on scales ranging from
months to centuries.
Hadley
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research x
Provides the UK government with up-to-date assessments of both natural and
man-made climate change.
What's Up With the Weather? x
NOVA and Frontline examine the issues of global warming and its link to the
burning of fossil fuels.
Centre for Atmospheric Science x
Promotes and encourages funding for atmospheric research.
IRI/LDEO
Climate Data Library x
A climate information system.
New
Scientist Environment x
Special report on climate change. News articles, an expert guide, and editorials.
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change x
The IPCC assesses the scientific, technical and socio-economic information
relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change.
Climate
Prediction Center x
Assess and forecast the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing
enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events, for use in mitigating losses
and maximizing economic gains.
Climate Change x
This site explains what the Government of Canada is doing to address the
problems of climate change and how all Canadians--individuals, communities,
businesses, industries and every level of government--can take action to help
protect our environment.
Cities for
Climate Protection x
Encourages cities to reduce local emissions of carbon dioxide, other greenhouse
gases which contribute to global warming (climate change), and related air
pollutants.
Destination: Earth x
ESE is studying our global environment in order to better the lives and improve
the health of people around the globe.
Climate Ark x
Performs full text searches educational and activist Web sites. Also includes an
archive of "popular media and environmental group information" on climate change
and other environmental topics.
Environmental
Change Network x
Conducts scientific research and global climate monitoring to detect and
interpret environmental change.
New Hope
Environmental Services x
An advocacy science consulting firm that produces cutting-edge research and
informed commentary on the nature of climate.
IEA
Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme x
Provides an introduction to climate change as well as information on technical
solutions.
Climate Change
Research Library x
A treasure trove of information and resources for the study of climate change.
United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change x
Includes methodologies and tools to evaluate strategies for adaptation to
climate change.
CO2 Science
Magazine x
A weekly review of scientific research findings pertaining to carbon dioxide and
global change.
Climate Solutions x
Works to stop global warming by supporting the rapid acceleration of clean
energy technologies and more livable, less auto-centered community development.
Weathervane x
"A digital forum on global climate policy."
Climatic
Research Unit x
The Climatic Research Unit is widely recognized as one of the world's leading
institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate
change.
World
Wildlife Fund: Climate x
Mission: "By 2001 we aim to ensure that industrialized nations set in motion a
permanent downward trend in their domestic emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) -
the leading global warming gas - as a first step towards substantial reductions
in emissions by 2010."
Energy Star x
ENERGY STAR-labeled products use less energy than other products, save you money
on utility bills, and help protect the environment.
Climate
Trust x
Carbon dioxide offset projects and greenhouse gas programs. "Your path to a
stable climate."
NCAR x
Conducts atmospheric research programs and helps transfer new technologies to
the private sector.
Friends of the Earth: Climate x
Sign up for the Climate Online e-mail campaign and help stop catastrophic
climate change.
The Woods Hole Research Center: Global Warming x
"A beginner's guide to understanding the issue of global warming."
Reporting on Climate
Change: Understanding the Science x
A good starting place to begin to understand the issues and terminology of
climate change.
National Climatic Data Center x
The world's largest active archive of weather data. NCDC produces numerous
climate publications and responds to data requests from all over the world.
World
Resources Institute: Climate, Energy, & Transport x
"WRI's goal is to protect the global climate system from further harm due to
emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to
unavoidable climate change."
Climate Analysis
Indicators Tool (CAIT) x
"CAIT provides a comprehensive and comparable database of greenhouse gas
emissions data and other climate-relevant indicators."
Climate Research x
Studies the interactions of climate with organisms, ecosystems, and human
societies.
Green Power Market Development Group x
"A project of the climate, energy, and pollution program."
Global Warming: Understanding Greenhouse Gases x
This program helps students discover why climate change is a very real issue.
GreenFacts.org x
Scientific Facts on Climate Change and Global Warming
U.S. Global
Change Research Information Office x
Provides access to data and information on global environmental change research,
adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change related
educational resources.
Rising Waters x
Brings forward the severe issues associated with rising sea levels caused by
global warming.
Global Change Data Center (GCDC) x
Mission: "to develop and operate data systems, generate science products, and
provide archival and distribution services for earth science data."
Cornell University Northeast Regional Climate Center x
Mission: "To facilitate and enhance the collection, dissemination and use of
climate data as well as to monitor and assess climatic conditions and impacts in
the twelve-state, northeastern region of the United States."
National Council
for Science and the Environment x
"Improving the scientific basis for making decisions on environmental issues."
A
Consortium for the Application of Climate Impact Assessments x
Projects include "Climate and Environment Changes in the 21st Century" and "Statistical
Downscaling."
Center for
Integrated Study of the Human Dimensions of Global Change x
The Center is a coordinated research program interested in the interactions of
society and the environment.
UNEP's Information Unit for
Conventions x
Online home of "Synergies", UNEP's newsletter on international environmental
treaties.
BBC News: Global Climate Change x
News site exploring the issues, impact, and politics behind global warming.
Sierra Club x
Learn about the Sierra Club's campaign to reverse one of the largest experiments
in history--global warming.
Program for
Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) x
Develops improved methods and tools for the diagnosis, validation and
intercomparison of global climate models and engages in research on a wide
variety of outstanding problems in climate modeling and analysis.
The
Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) x
Conducts research centering around how global ozone and climate relate to
changes occurring in the composition and distribution of trace constituents in
the troposphere and stratosphere.
Western
Regional Climate Center x
Projects and resources dealing with the climate and weather in the Western
United States.
Center for
Global Change x
Examines physical, biological and social processes of the Arctic as they
interact with the Earth, and their relationship to global change.
Buxton Climate Change Impacts Laboratory x
Current experiments examine the long-term effects of manipulations of fertility,
disturbance, rainfall, temperature, UVB and CO2.
World
Climate Research Programme x
Develop the fundamental scientific understanding of the physical climate system
and climate processes needed to determine to what extent climate can be
predicted and the extent of man's influence on climate.
Institute
of Global Warming and Ecological Issues x
IGWES is an international institute devoted to enhance the understanding of
global warming, mitigation options, and technical and social adaptation required
to deal with the consequences of warming.
Environmental
Defense Fund x
A not-for-profit environmental advocacy group with four main goals: stabilizing
the Earth's climate, safeguarding the world's oceans, protecting human health,
and defending and restoring biodiversity.
Greenpeace: Climate x
Greenpeace campaigns for governments to face up to their responsibilities and to
urgently address global climate change as one of the greatest threats to the
planet.
Synoptic Climatology Lab x
The synoptic climatology group performs research into a variety of applied
climatological issues that affect humans and other organisms around the world.
Potential
Consequences of Climate Variability and Change x
An effort to understand what climate change means in the United States.
Sustainable
Energy and Economy Network x
SEEN works in partnership with citizens groups globally on environment and
development issues with a particular focus on climate change, energy, gender
equity, and economic issues.
Environmental Change and Security Project x
Since its inception in 1994, the Project has served as an information
clearinghouse on the views, activities and policy initiatives falling under the
rubric of "environment, population and security."
CSERGE x
Mission: "To be a leading international interdisciplinary research centre for
Global Environmental Change issues and problems."
Students
United for a Responsible Global Environment x
SURGE is a national student organization working to build a coalition among the
many student and community organizations working for social and economic
justice.
Resources for the
Future (RFF) x
Research areas include: air, water, climate, solid waste and more.
Global Climate Change Student
Guide x
a comprehensive work for geology, geography and environmental science students
studying climate change
Global
Change Master Directory x
A comprehensive directory about Earth science and global change data.
U.S. Geological
Survey x
Products and data include the Atlas of Antarctic Research, topographic maps,
water use and more.
U.S.
National Assessment x
Provides a detailed understanding of the potential consequences of climate
variability and change for the nation.
Union of
Concerned Scientists x
The Union of Concerned Scientists works to ensure that all people have clean air
and energy, as well as safe and sufficient food.
Global
Hydrology and Climate Center x
The GHCC studies a variety of climate and environmental issues that all connect
in a complex, interactive Earth-Atmosphere system.
Fresh
Energy x
Incorporates research, advocacy and community engagement to approach the global
warming problem.
Scott Polar
Research Institute x
The oldest research center in the world covering both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Nature x
This popular weekly journal covers a variety of scientific areas, including
climate change and other environmental issues.
Carbon
Dioxide Information Analysis Center x
The primary global-change data and information analysis center of the U.S.
Department of Energy.
Fossil-of-the-Day Awards x
"Awarded to countries that block progress at UN climate change negotiations.
Presented by the Climate Action Network, an umbrella organization of
Environmental NGOs."
Climate System Research Center x
A research facility of the University of Massachusetts. Research focuses on the
climate system, climate variability and global change issues.
Free the
Planet! x
Helps build support for environmental protection and vitalizes the political
core of the environmental movement.
CER x
Research areas include environment and health risk assessment, environmental
monitoring and technology assessment.
Environmental News
Network x
Provides environmental news, chat, and forums. Includes special "Weather and
Earth" section.
Center for
Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA) Technical Reports x
A collection of technical reports covering different climate issues, from "doubling
deserts" to El Nino.
University of Cambridge Centre for Atmospheric Science x
Take a tour of the ozone hole or learn about the university's various
atmospheric research projects.
Cities
for Climate Protection x
The goal of the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign is to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions resulting from the burning of fossil fuels and other human
activities.
Climate Dynamics-Geophysics & Geodesy x
"Provide an international journal for the publication of high-quality research
on all aspects of the dynamics of the global climate system."
Acid Rain x
The overall goal of the Acid Rain Program is to achieve significant
environmental and public health benefits through reductions in emissions of
sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOX), the primary causes of acid rain.
Center for Health and the Global Environment x
Studies the link between human health to the health of the global environment.
Climate
Action Network x
A coalition of 269 environmental organizations pushing for cuts in greenhouse
gases.
NERC x
NERC is the leading body in the UK for research, survey, monitoring and training
in the environmental sciences.
National Geophysical Data Center x
The national repository for geophysical data, providing a wide range of science
data services and information.
JI Online x
The "Climate Change Information Network" helps arrange cooperative development
projects that seek to reduce or sequester greenhouse gas emissions.
The Minnesota
Climatology Working Group x
Presents a broad view of the influence of climate on the myriad of interactions
which occur between various human interests and the environment.
American Council
for an Energy-Efficient Economy x
A nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency as a means of
promoting both economic prosperity and environmental protection.
Science
Magazine x
A leading scientific research journal. Site includes a guide to science online
and regular updates on climate change research developments.
Centre for
Ecology and Hydrology x
The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology is an environmental research organization
undertaking high quality, internationally recognized research.
Environmental and Societal Impacts Group x
ESIG's mission is to conduct a coordinated research and outreach program on the
societal implications of atmospheric and related environmental processes.
The Earth
Times x
Latest environmental, population and human rights news.
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007016.html
Items below taken from:
http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/12/04/the-best-sites-to-learn-about-climate-change/
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Countdown To Copenhagen is
a Wall Street Journal interactive timeline displaying major events related to
climate change over the past forty years.
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Advancing Emissions is
another interactive from the Wall Street Journal charting changes in
greenhouse gas emissions over the past forty years.
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Breathing Earth is
an intriguing visual representation of the effect each country has on climate
change. You move the cursor to a nation on a world map, and then see the
number of CO2 emissions that country makes each minute. It also shows total
population, and the birth and death rate of each country. With guidance,
English Language Learners could certainly use this website to make some
comparisons between countries and draw conclusions from the data.
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Tides Of Change is
a series of closed-captioned NASA videos related to climate change. NASA
also has a site entirely devoted to climate change issues,
including many interactives.
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A Climate
Map from
the British newspaper The Guardian shows the impact rising temperatures will
have on the world. It’s a little “busy-looking” but would be accessible with
some teacher interpretation.
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Here’s an infographic showing
which countries have lived up to the Kyoto agreement on the environment and
which have not.
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The Guardian has another interactive titled How
climate change will affect food resources.
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Copenhagen Challenge is
an online game on climate change. It provides audio support for the text, but
seemed complicated to me. However, I’m continually surprised at how well my
English Language Learner students can figure out how to play and win online
games.
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The Planet is
accessible to advanced ELL’s, and provides a good overview of different
environmental challenges facing our planet, including climate change.
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The New York Times has an interactive graphic called Sea
Ice in Retreat. It focuses on what is going
on in the Arctic.
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BBC Climate Change: Bloom is
an animated, and accessible feature that lets the user view and choose many
different actions that can be taken individually to reduce global climate
change. It won a Webby Award this year.
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National Public Radio has a series of reports on the
effects of global warming around
the world.
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The Denver Post has an exceptional series of photos
calledMelting
Ice: Glaciers and Ice Shelves. It very
vividly shows the change in size of various glaciers because of global warming.
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What Is Global Warming is
a simple and accessible interactive graphic explaining…global warming.
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Enhanced ‘greenhouse effect’ causes global warming is
an interactive from USA Today.
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National Geographic has an excellent map of Global
Warming Effects around
the world. The map, images, and language is very simple, and accessible to
Early Intermediate English Language Learners. It’s part of a larger feature
called The
Greenhouse Effect.
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The Discovery Channel has a Global
Warming Interactive. It’s pretty “jazzy”
looking, with lots of point and click features showing the effects of global
warming. It’s probably accessible to high Intermediate and advanced English
Language Learners.
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The Global
Warming Facts and Our Future from
the National Academy of Sciences is a very engaging and extensive site, and
includes audio support for the text. The vocabulary may be pretty challenging
for Intermediate English Language Learners, but it’s worth the attempt.
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What Causes Global Warming? is
simple series of pictures demonstrating various activities that contribute to
global warming. When you put your cursor on each picture, a short explanation
appears.
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The Washington Post has a Global
Emissions Interactive that
shows the amount of carbon emissions from each country has changed over the
years.
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The Guardian just published an infographic titled A
changing pattern – world climate anomalies.
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Copenhagen Climate Conference Begins is
a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.
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Impact of climate change is
a series of video reports from the BBC.
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The Key Effects Of Climate Change is
an accessible infographic from the BBC.
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The Financial Times has an interactive graphic titled “Carbon
emissions past and projected.”
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The Guardian has A
complete guide to the Copenhagen climate change summit.
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Climate Change and Global Warming for Children is
a very accessible animation.
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Copenhagen climate change conference 2009: we look at
the problems our changing planet is facing is
a slideshow from The Telegraph.
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What Is Global Warming? comes
from the CBBC Newsround.
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The New York Times has an interactive graphic titledCopenhagen:
Emissions, Treaties and Impacts.
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The Carbon Economy is an infographic
video. That link is from YouTube. It’s from
the Economist, and is
available from its website (which
shouldn’t be blocked by filters), but it doesn’t appear to be working right
now.
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Copenhagen: Voices from the edge of climate change is
an interactive from The Guardian that has audio reports from people around the
world directly affected by climate change today. The Guardian also has a similar
video.
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Powering The Earth is
a neat interactive infographic that shows different regions, their
populations, and their carbon emissions between 1980 and 2007.
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Love Letters To The Future lets
your write a short letter to the future generation about your hopes for the
future in the face of climate change.
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TckTckTck is
another neat site related to climate change.
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“100 Places To Remember Before They All Disappear” is
a series of slideshows from Newsweek highlighting places threatened by climate
change. It’s pretty impressive.
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Climate Change: The Threat to Life and A New Energy
Future is
a virtual (and real-life) exhibition from The American Museum of Natural
History. It has an incredible amount of resources for educators and others, including
a kids section.
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A Journey Through Climate History is
a very, very impressive interactive from ABC in Australia. It highlights key
events affecting climate change over the past one hundred ten years.
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Is weather becoming more extreme? is
a slideshow from The Boston Globe.
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An Interactive History of Climate Science is
pretty neat — you need to check it out to see how neat it really is.
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“Conversations With The Earth” is
a new site from the Smithsonian.
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Ology — Climate Change
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Climate Science Info Zone is
from The British Science Museum.
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Global climate talks timeline is
from The Guardian.
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Which nations are really responsible for climate change
– interactive map is
from The Guardian.
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A Student’s Guide to Climate Change is
from The Environmental Protection Agency.
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An animated journey through the Earth’s climate history is
from The BBC.
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NASA Visualization Shows Global Temperature Changes
(VIDEO) is
from The Huffington Post.
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Changing Planet is a series of closed-captioned videos from
NBC Learn
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How global surface temperature, ocean heat and
atmospheric CO2 levels have risen since 1960 is
a chart from The Economist.
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Global Warming & Climate Change Myths is
from Skeptical Science.
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Surging Seas shows
the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change.
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The world map of CO2 emissions is
an interactive from The Guardian.
Other leads and plenty of graphics in the web site itself.
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