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A Consortium for the Application of Climate Impact Assessments (ACACIA)
Aims to increase knowledge of the science of climate change and variability. Includes data sets, details of current projects, events, and publications, and links to related web sites.
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/ACACIA/
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A Plain English Guide to Exploring the Science of Climate Change
Kenneth Green, D.Env. examines the theory of the nature, magnitude, certainty, and imminence of environmental hazards, intending to represent the complexity of the subject while translating the major lines of evidence into mainstream English.
http://www.rppi.org/environment/peg3.html
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Assessment of Knowledge on Impacts of Climate Change
A detailed report for the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) into the effects of dangerous anthropogenic interference on ecosystems, food production, water, and socio-economic systems. Studies include: processes causing loss of biodiversity and ecosystem damage; processes driving species endangerment and extinction; projected effects on species and ecosystems.
http://www.wbgu.de/wbgu_sn2003_ex01.pdf
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Climate Change Linked to Civilization Collapse
National Geographic News story about the hypothesis that past climate variations led to the collapse of civilizations, with speculation on the implications for our society's future.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/02/0227_climate4.html
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Climate Change Threatens a Million Species with Extinction
Detailed press release reporting a study of biodiversity-rich regions. Computer models project the future movements and distributions of many species of plants, birds, animals, and insects, in response to changing conditions. From the School of Biology, University of Leeds.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/media/current/extinction.htm
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Climate Monitor
Regular updates of climate and meteorological data, plus press and media commentaries. Includes monthly weather summaries and climate time visualisation, with links to the main data pages of the Climate Research Unit and relevant sites.
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/climon/
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Effects of Climate Change on Protected Areas
WWF paper that examines recent research and provides evidence that the types of environmental changes predicted in climatic models are now taking place. Studies the implications to habitats, ecosystems, species, and local food webs, in areas that are rooted in the concept of permanence.
http://www.panda.org/downloads/climate_change/wwfparksbro.pdf
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Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS)
A collection of distributed information systems operated by government agencies involved in global change research. Includes multidisciplinary data from atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography, economics and sociology.
http://globalchange.gov/
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Global Change Master Directory
Database including descriptions of several Earth science fields: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and oceans, snow and ice, geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, and human dimensions of global change.
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/
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Global Climate Change and Biodiversity
Summary report from an international conference presenting papers on topics that cover a cross-section of the planet's major biomes: forests, marine, high latitudes and montane, managed landscapes and coasts.
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/habitats/agency/resources/MJHGlobalclimatechange_14.08.03.pdf
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Global Sea Level Change: Determination and Interpretation
A paper from the American Geophysical Union, intended to serve as an interdisciplinary resource for the non-specialist.
http://www.agu.org/revgeophys/dougla01/dougla01.html
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Global Sea Level Change: Determination and Interpretation
Full text of a detailed report published by the American Geophysical Union.
http://earth.agu.org/revgeophys/dougla01/dougla01.html
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Global Warming and Hurricanes
Examines the likely changes in worldwide hurricane activity in the 21st century. Includes graphs and diagrams, links to theoretical papers, and a research report.
http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/~tk/glob_warm_hurr.html
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Global Warming Facts and Our Future
An introduction to the subject, designed for teenagers and adults. Examines the greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, causes and effects, predictions, and responses to change. Includes teaching activities, links, and suggestions for further reading. From the Marian Koshland Science Museum.
http://www.koshlandscience.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp
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Global Warming Map: Early Warning Signs
Illustrates observed consequences, as indicated by periods of unusually warm weather, coastal flooding, and changes in glaciers and polar regions.
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
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Habitat: Climate Change
An overview of the growing evidence of the sensitivity and vulnerability of natural and human systems, including brief descriptions of threats encountered by specific species: golden toad, western toad, salmon and trout, polar bears, arctic fox, chinstrap and adelie penguins, gray wolves, painted turtles, and tree swallows.
http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/globalwarming/wildlife.html
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Working Group 2 : Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulner
Assesses the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and social aspects of climate change.
http://www.usgcrp.gov/ipcc/
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) - Working Group 1 : The Scientific Basis of Climate
Analyses a body of observations of all parts of the climate system; catalogues increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases; assesses the processes and feedbacks which govern the climate system.
http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/001.htm
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International Year of the Ocean: Impacts of Global Climate Change
A document prepared by various participating US Government agencies as a background discussion paper for this declaration. Considers the influence of the ocean in three parts: seasonal to interannual effects; decadal to centennial effects; and with an emphasis on US coastal areas.
http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/yoto/meeting/climate_316.html
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Long Term Sea Level Change
Data and figures providing information on global sea level changes provided by tide gauge data and by the TOPEX/Poseidon satellite. From the Center for Space Research, University of Texas.
http://www.csr.utexas.edu/gmsl/main.html
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NAS: Abrupt Climate Change - Inevitable Surprises
Detailed report on the mechanisms and possibility of rapid climate change, including the potential link with greenhouse warming.
http://www4.nationalacademies.org/news.nsf/isbn/0309074347?OpenDocument
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National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Project FOE03103
A modeling case study by Friends of the Earth. Examines and assesses the effects of specific emissions from a particular enterprise, ExxonMobil, on atmospheric concentrations, changes in radiative forcing, changes in global mean surface temperature, and changes in sea level.
http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/reports/exxon_impacts_study.pdf
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National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC): State of the Cryosphere
Information on the status of sea ice, freshwater ice, snow, glaciers, and permafrost. Includes data sets with search facility, details of projects and research, news articles, and links to data providers.
http://nsidc.org/NASA/SOTC/index.html
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Ocean and Climate Change Institute: Abrupt Climate Change
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's study of the role of ocean circulation in climate regulation, and research into changing salt levels.
http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/currenttopics/ct_abruptclimate.htm
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Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD)
Graphical presentation from the US Government National Environment Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Includes charts for sea surface temperatures, aerosol optical thickness, coral bleaching hotspots, precipitation, volcanic ash, and a snow and ice mapping system.
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/
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Science Daily: Earth and Climate News
A daily news update of the latest research into climate change. Includes links to archived articles about ecology and environmental science.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_climate.htm
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Simulation of Recent Southern Hemisphere Climate Change
Observed climate trends simulated in an atmospheric model. Evidence that anthropogenic emissions of ozone-depleting gases have had a distinct effect on climate at Earth's surface as well as at stratospheric levels.
http://utls.nerc.ac.uk/research/publication/gillet.pdf
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Temperature Trends: Atmospheric (Satellite MSU - RSS)
One of two conflicting analyses of atmospheric temperatures derived from satellite observations. Browse images and download data. From Remote Sensing Systems, in collaboration with the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory.
http://www.ssmi.com/msu/msu_data_description.html
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Temperature Trends: Atmospheric (Satellite MSU - UHA)
One of two conflicting analyses of atmospheric temperatures derived from satellite observations. Interactive tool showing satellite observations of regional and global trends in the lower troposphere and stratosphere. From the Global Hydrology and Climate Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/temperature/
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Temperature Trends: Surface (CRU)
Land and sea surface temperature anomalies, analysed by the Climate Research Unit, Norwich, UK. Includes scientific papers, dataset terminology, file formats, data for downloading, answers to frequently asked questions, and links to related web sites, grids, and datasets.
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/temperature/
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Temperature Trends: Surface (GISS)
Global Historical Climate Network data, analysed by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Includes background information, table data, individual station data, graphs, maps, animations, and references.
http://www.giss.nasa.gov./data/update/gistemp/
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The Threat of Global Warming
Provides an broad overview of the subject, including notes on diverse environmental topics and links to brief essays about threatened species and habitats. From the environmental organization EcoBridge.
http://www.ecobridge.org/
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Tropical Cyclones and Global Climate Change
A Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Examines the natural variability, possible trends, frequency, and intensity of severe weather activity in tropical coastal regions, and explores the potential for change in greenhouse conditions.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Landsea/IPCC/
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Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks
An e-book version of the publication from the Board of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC), produced by the National Academies Press. Examines processes in the climate system that can either amplify or damp the response to changes forced by external factors.
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309090725/html/
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World View of Global Warming
Photographic documentation of change in the Arctic, Antarctica, glaciers, temperate climate zones, and the ocean. Focuses on effects such as shrinking glaciers, coral bleaching, insect and animal range changes, phenology, and rising sea level.
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/index.html
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