General Information on Climate Change & Global Warming
The Discovery of Global Warming
- "A hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand what people are doing to cause climate change." From AIP.org, home page of the American Institute of Physics. Browseable categories include Climate Data, Influences on Climate, Social Relationships, Theory, Reference/Utilities.
EPA Climate Change
- From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society - communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments."
Global Climate Change
- Special coverage from the BBC. Sections include: Evidence, Impact, Greenhouse Effect, Quiz, Forecast for Europe, Glossary, Politics, and Talking Point.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
- "PIK is an international and independent research institute working on questions of climate change, climate impact and sustainable development." Contains news items and studies of the climate.
Climate Debate Daily
- Presents pros/cons/opposing viewpoints on global warming and climate change with links to articles and editorials. Also includes links to related websites.
Climate Depot
- Includes "Climategate" hacking incident reports and articles concerning contested global warming/climate change research.
PBS NewsHour: The Global Warming Debate
- News, debates, and analyses concerning U.S. and international policies and efforts in response to climate change and global warming.
Thrall has many full text article databases and encyclopedias
its patrons can search (at the library or at home) for articles on climate change, global warming, and related
concepts.
ClimateTechnology.gov
- "The U.S. Climate Change Technology Program (CCTP) is a multi-agency planning and coordination entity, whose mission is to strengthen the Federal research and development portfolio across more than a dozen participating agencies. Its purpose is to accelerate the development and deployment of technologies that can reduce, avoid, or capture and store greenhouse gas emissions."
COP-15 United States Copenhagen Summit Website
- Official website of the 15th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, December 7 - 18, 2009. Includes news as well as speeches and comments from President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and others.
Department of Agriculture (USDA): Global Change Program Office (GCPO)
- "The Global Change Program Office (GCPO) operates within the Office of the Chief Economist and functions as the Department-wide coordinator of agriculture, rural and forestry-related global change program and policy issues facing USDA."
Department of Energy (DOE): Climate Change
- Includes information from the DOE's Office of Fossil Energy, statistics from the Energy Information Administration (http://www.eia.doe.gov/environment.html) on U. S. and International Emissions Data, Greenhouse Gas Reporting, Environmental Analyses, Emissions Forecasts, and other reports.
EPA Climate Change
- From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). "EPA's Climate Change Site offers comprehensive information on the issue of climate change in a way that is accessible and meaningful to all parts of society - communities, individuals, business, states and localities, and governments."
FuelEconomy.gov: Climate Change
- Includes information about greenhouse gases as well as environmental factors to consider when purchasing a vehicle.
GlobalChange.gov: U.S. Global Change Research Program
- "The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) supports research on the interactions of natural and human-induced changes in the global environment and their implications for society."
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- "The IPCC was established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information about climate change."
Library of Congress: Global Warming & Climate Change
- Sections include: Scope, Introductions to the Topic, Subject Headings, Basic Texts, Reference Works, Additional Titles, Specialized Titles, Related Titles, Conference Proceedings, Government Publications, Abstracting and Indexing Services, Journals, Representative Journal Articles, Online Journals, Technical Reports, Dissertations, Selected Materials, Additional Sources of Information, and Selected Internet Resources.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC): Office of Climate Change
- "The New York State Office of Climate Change was created to lead the development, in concert with other DEC programs and New York State agencies, of programs and policies that mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and help New York communities and individuals adapt when changes in our climate cannot be avoided."
The Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming
- "This unique committee was established by Speaker Nancy Pelosi in early 2007 to add urgency and resources to the commitment of this Congress to address the challenges of America's oil dependence and the threat of global warming."
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Global Change Science and Climate Change
- Topics include: News, Ecosystems, Sea-Level Change, Ecosystem and Climate History in Alaska, Glacier Studies, Permafrost, Carbon Cycle, Coral Mortality and African Dust, Climate Impacts on Species, Fire Science, Energy Resources, Drought, Health Risks.
USAID: Global Climate Change Program
- "Active in more than 40 developing and transition countries, the program integrates climate change into the broad range of USAID's development assistance activities." Includes news, publications, regional information and overviews of climate change in countries, and more.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- "The IPCC was established to provide the decision-makers and others interested in climate change with an objective source of information about climate change."
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- "This is the website of the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is maintained to support arrangements for meetings organized under the Convention, to transmit official documents and reports, and to assist Parties in communicating other information related to the Convention; it also serves the Kyoto Protocol. " Includes the text of the Kyoto Protocol (see the "Essential Background" link on their website for more on that).
World Bank: Climate Change and the Environment
- Sections include: Overview, Strategic Framework: Development and Climate Change, Climate Investment Funds, News in Environment, Vulnerability and Adaptation, Mitigation, Programs and Partnerships, Examples of Projects Addressing Climate Change, Toolkits, Publications, Events, Who's Who, FAQs, Resources.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- "The vision of WMO is to provide world leadership in expertise and international cooperation in weather, climate, hydrology and water resources and related environmental issues and thereby contribute to the safety and well-being of people throughout the world and to the economic benefit of all nations."
Middletown Thrall Library Environmental Blog
- New and notable items, including reports and some headlines related to global warming and other environmental issues and developments.
Nature: Climate Change Reports
- New and analysis of related factors and issues concerning global warming, weather patterns, and related climatic phenomena.
