Surf these sites: All you ever wanted to know about Global Warming - Frequently Asked Questions -- Introduction to global warming, from New Scientist magazine. Includes theories about positive and negative feedbacks. Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) -- an inter-governmental network for the promotion of global environmental change research and links between science and policy making in the Asia-Pacific Region. Belgium Federal Department of the Environment - Climate Change -- Climate change web pages of the Belgian federal environment administration. Site has general information on the greenhouse effect, policy and legislative information, and related links. Bellona Foundation: Climate change -- Fact sheets and other materials on global climate change and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, with a focus on Norway. Canada -- Global Climate Change -- What the Government of Canada is doing to address climate change and how all Canadians can take action to help protect our environment. Canadian Global Change Program -- resources related to climate change, Montreal protocol, and other aspects of global change in English, Francais, and Espanol. Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) -- Global-change data and information analysis for the US Department of Energy (DOE). Compiles and maintains extensive international data sets on atmospheric chemistry, particularly atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane & other radiatively active gases. Carbon Modeling Consortium -- The CMC''s mandate is to develop a carbon system model capable
of providing assessments of past, present, and future CO2 sources and sinks that cause (and affect) atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Website describes research and explains the basic features of the carbon cycle. Carbon Sequestration State of the Science Report -- U.S. Department of Energy has assessment of fundamental research needs in carbon management. Identifies targets of opportunity for fundamental research likely to lead to the development of mid- to long-term solutions for reducing carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. Carboncorp USA -- Developing and promoting carbon sequestration in ocean and terrestrial systems as a technology to help mitigate global warming. Caribbean: Planning for Adaptation to Global Climate Change -- CPACC is designed to support the participating Caribbean countries in preparing to cope with the adverse effects of global climate change, particularly sea level rise in coastal and marine areas through: vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning, and capacity building linked to adaptation planning. Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change -- On effects of increasing atmospheric CO2 levels on the biosphere, with emphasis on studies that suggest a beneficial impact from rising C02. Also educational materials describing how to conduct CO2 enrichment and depletion experiments on plants, and weekly data from current experiments by S.B. Idso and others. Chemical Engineering News article -- "Climate Observations Substantiate Global Warming Models" Climate Change -- Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) site on climate change. Climate Change Training Program-CC:TRAIN -- A pilot program launched to assist UNITAR to implement the Climate Change Convention through training, capacity-building and institution strengthening. Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases -- This 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. Climate Change: Air Resources Branch -- Climate change science, issues and actions in British Columbia, Canada. This site is part of the website of the Air Resources Branch, BC Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia -- The Climatic Research Unit is widely recognised as one of the world''s leading institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change. Web site provides access to extensive downloadable data sets, information on research projects and programmes, and information on academic programmes, climate conferences, and climate links. Coalition for Vehicle Choice -- Opponents of the Kyoto protocol offer information and views on climate change science, policy proposals, Kyoto protocol, and impact on drivers and consumers. "CVC represents more than 40,000 organizations and individuals working together to protect safe and affordable transportation." Dutch Global Climate Change Research Programme -- Searchable reports and proceeedings on the projects supported by the program. EPA Global Warming Site -- 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. ETV Greenhouse Gas Technologies Pilot -- U.S. EPA and Southern Research Institute (SRI) partnership provides independent verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation and monitoring technologies. Initial focus on technologies that: (1) reduce methane emissions in the oil and natural gas industries, (2) reduce perfluorocompound emissions (PFCs) used in the microelectronics and aluminum industries, (3) recover sulfurhexaflouride (SF6), (4) monitor GHG emissions, and (5) further the use of distributed power. Friends of the Earth: Climate Change is Real -- information and links, especially for activists GCRIO Global Change and Environmental Education Resources -- Multidisciplinary and international in scope, this collection of resources was selected for their relevance to global change and environmental education. Included are a wide range of resources in a variety of formats for educators and students at all levels (K-12 and higher education), librarians, citizens and community groups. German Advisory Council on Global Change -- Wissenschaftlicher Beirat Globale Umweltveränderungen - WBGU, Deutschland (languages: Deutsch or English) Global Change Journals -- List of links to a variety of journals in ecology and other fields related to global change. Global Change Master Directory -- Guided directory search. Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE) project -- Terrestrial ecosystems are being subjected to changing environmental conditions of an unprecedented scale. The ability of human societies to ameliorate, adapt to, and benefit from these rapid changes requires fundamental knowledge of the responses of terrestrial ecosystems to global change. GCTE is an International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) core project for research on terrestrial ecosystem response to rising CO2, climate change, etc. Global Hydrology and Climate Center -- A joint venture between U.S. government (NASA) and academia to study the global water cycle and its effect on weather and climate. Global Network for Environmental Science and Techbnology: Discussion on Global Issues -- Short papers on topics including aerosol particles and global climate change, tropospheric aerosols and radiative forcing, and greenhouse gases. Global Warming -- public information from the Environmental Defense Fund Global Warming -- Climate scientists have linked the increased levels of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere to human activities, in particular the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas for heating and electricity; gasoline for transportation), deforestation, cattle ranching, and rice farming. From the Union of Concerned Scientists. Global Warming & Climate Change -- American Petroleum Institute -- API is critical of Kyoto Protocol and questions the evidence for global change Global Warming Central -- Created by Pace University School of Law (New York) to provide information for understanding the global warming debate. Global Warming: Focus on the future -- Environmental Defense Fund site on global warming - What might happen. Greenhouse Gas Technology Verification Center -- Investigating the performance of technologies to mitigate and monitor greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Greenhouse Warming: Fact, Hypothesis, or Myth? -- one man''s analysis of the data, by Douglas Hoyt Greenhouse sceptics on the Web -- "Climate-change heretics abound on the Net." Short guide to web sites that claim to disprove global warming or tout the benefits of greenhouse gases. The New Scientist, 1999. IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme -- International Energy Agency. Introduction to climate change, information on technical solutions. copies of our reports and regular newsletter, details of forthcoming conferences, links to other sites. Inter-Agency Committee on the Climate Agenda -- Created as a result of an agreement between FAO, ICSU, UNEP, UNESCO and its IOC, WHO, and WMO. IACCA''s role is to provide overall coordination and guidance for the Climate Agenda. Four main focuses of attention: (1) New frontiers in climate science and prediction; (2) climate services for sustainable development; (3) studies of climate impact assessment and response strategies to reduce vulnerability; and (4) dedicated observations of the climate system. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- The IPCC assesses the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of the risk of human-induced climate change. International Arctic Research Center -- Fostering international collaboration in global climate change research in the Arctic. International Climate Change Partnership (ICCP) -- Global coalition of companies and trade associations committed to constructive and responsible participation in the international policy process concerning global climate change. ICCP members believe that policymakers should act to slow the rate of growth of greenhouse gas emissions, but should follow a responsible, orderly process and should involve the business community in setting policy. International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme -- Programme is focused on acquiring basic scientific knowledge about the interactive processes of biology and chemistry of the earth as they relate to Global Change. International Human Dimensions -- Programme on Global Environmental Change. IHDP is an international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental social science programme aimed at improving understanding of human responses to global change. Mystery of the Missing Carbon -- Discusses the BOREAS research program, which investigated the "missing carbon" problem in global carbon cycle studies. NASA - Global Change Master Directory -- "Links to Internet Resources with Global Change, Earth Scince and Enviromental Data and Information" NOAA Office of Global Programs -- Leads the U.S. NOAA Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Program. OGP assists NOAA by sponsoring focused scientific research aimed at understanding climate variability and it predictability. National Institute for Global Environmental Change -- Research in the field of global climate change. Includes news highlights, publications, initiatives and links to regional centers. Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, University of Montana -- Research group focusing on remote sensing and computer simulation of terrestrial ecosystem processes, with active projects at local, regional, continental, and global scales. Pew Center on Global Climate Change -- Advocates taking action to arrest climate change Planet Earth: Global warming -- Personal home page with some questions and answers about global climate change and its possible consequences. Popface -- POPFACE is a project which aims at assessing the influence of rising atmospheric CO2 levels on poplars. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research -- A profound understanding of natural and socioeconomic processes and their interactions is needed to describe the dynamics of global change, such as climate change and changes in human land use. Integrating traditional scientific disciplines to develop understanding needed to advise policy makers on measures to avoid the causes, mitigate the effects, and to adapt to the unavoidable consequences of global change. Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change (2000), Table of Contents -- National Academy of Sciences report concludes that the world really is getting warmer. Read it online. Resources for the Future Library: Climate -- RFF is an NGO based in the U.S. Emphasis on policy studies. Science & Environmental Policy Project -- skepticism regarding global warming St. Maria, Azores - Summer and Autumn 1998 climate data -- Anomalously high temperatures and anomalously low precipitation were consistent with global warming. Sustainable Minnesota''s Global Climate Change Information -- Reports, speeches, press releases regarding global warming and the effects it will have on Minnesota. The BOREAS Project -- The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study (BOREAS) is a large-scale international interdisciplinary experiment in the northern boreal forests of Canada. The Greening Issue: The Good Side of Carbon Dioxide -- Argues that increasing carbon dioxide levels will be beneficial by resulting in increased food production. Calls for research on this topic. The Heat Is Online -- "The Heat Is On," Ross Gelbspan’s authoritative 1995 book on global warming science, politics and industry disinformation, is now a website. Website is an update of the book. It tracks and updates climate-related developments, including "Extreme Weather Profiles" from 1995-1999; campaigns of deception and disinformation by the fossil fuel lobby; and "solution" strategies. Thermometers in Space -- About satellite measurements of the temperature of Earth''s atmosphere, and their role in evaluating global warming. From Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA). 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. U.S. Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS) -- A collection of distributed information systems operated by government agencies involved in global change research. GCDIS includes multidisciplinary data from atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography, economics and sociology. U.S. Global Change Research Program -- Provides the foundation for increasing the skill of predictions of seasonal-to-interannual climate fluctuations (which can bring excessively wet and dry periods) and long-term climate change. U.S. National Assessment - The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change -- Intended to provide a detailed understanding of the consequences of climate change for the U.S. and to examine the possible coping mechanisms that exist to adapt to climate change. UK Global Environmental Research Office -- office has closed; site still provides information and links UN Framework Convention on Climate Change -- site maintained by International Institute for Sustainable Development US EPA Methane Outreach Programs -- EPA methane and utility outreach programs are intended to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. US Global Change Research Information Office -- Access to data and information on global change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global change related educational resources. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC -- official site for UN Climate Secretariat: Kyoto protocol, COP4 in Buenos Aires, world emissions data... United States Trace Gas Network -- The TRAGNET network is meant to accomplish the following two goals: 1. Document contemporary fluxes of CO2, CH4 and N2O between regionally important ecosystems and the atmosphere and 2. Determine the factors controlling these fluxes and improve our ability to predict future fluxes in response to ecosystem and climate change. University Global Change Course -- Syllabus and course materials for course conducted at Iowa State University.
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