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United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - http://unfccc.int/2860.php
Online newsletter concerning issues on and about the UN's convention on long term weather change. Page includes list of meetings and the background behind the Kyoto Protocol. |
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US Climate Change Science Program - http://www.climatescience.gov/
Integrates federal research on climate and global change, as sponsored by thirteen federal agencies. Site provides information on US Federal policy. |
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - http://www.ipcc.ch/
Established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change. Links to full-text papers, meeting schedule, speeches and press releases, and an information center offering data viewed as statistics, graphically, and by map. |
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US EPA - Global Warming Site - http://epa.gov/climatechange/index.html
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. |
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US Global Change Research Information Office (global warming) - http://www.gcrio.org
Provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global warming related educational resources for users worldwide. |
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Australian Bureau of Meteorology: Climate Change - http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/change/
Fact sheets and information on climate change, with an Australian perspective. Also provides annual statements on Australia's climate. |
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U.S. Global Change Research Program - http://www.usgcrp.gov
Scientific research, links, educational resources, U.S. national assessment of the potential consequences of climate variability and change |
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UNEP Climate Change (GRID-Arendal) - http://www.grida.no/
Climate change information from GRID-Arendal, the United Nations Environment Programme information office. |
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IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme - http://www.ieagreen.org.uk/
International Energy Agency. Introduction to climate change, information on technical solutions. Reports and a regular newsletter, details of forthcoming conferences, links to other sites. |
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US National Climate Data Center - http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
Answers to frequently asked questions about climate change. |
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Atmosphere, Climate and Environment Information Programme - http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/
Monthly air quality measurements from 2000 until 2004, from about a dozen UK monitoring stations. Support for programme and website withdrawn in 2005. |
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German Advisory Council on Global Change - http://www.wbgu.de/wbgu_home_engl.html
Provides, for the German government, recommendations for research and further action to combat global problems in the field of environment and developmen |
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US NAS: A Closer Look at Global Warming - http://dels.nas.edu/globalchange/
A summary of reports from the US National Academies of Science, as well as full reports, simple background information and links to related web-based material. |
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Human Impacts on Climate - http://www.agu.org/outreach/science_policy/positions/climate_change2008.shtml
The updated Position Statement of the American Geophysical Union. Revised and reaffirmed in December 2007. |
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Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases - http://www.agu.org/eos_elec/99148e.html
Article reviews scientific understanding of the issue of greenhouse gases and climate change, as presented in peer-reviewed publications. This understanding serves as the underlying basis of the American Geophysical Union's position statement of December 1998. |
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Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change - http://www.nap.edu/books/0309068916/html/
Full-text online version of book from the (US) National Academy of Sciences, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, a detailed investigation into differences between surface temperatures and those of the lower troposphere, concluding that the warming trend is "undoubtedly real." From National Academies Press. |
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Canadian Meteorological Service: Climate Change - http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/saib/climate/climat_e.html
Provides documents on global and regional climate change science and issues, including a biannual roundup of the latest scientific developments. Also provides information on Canadian participation in international climate change programs. |
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CorpWatch - Climate Justice Initiative - http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=100
News links and background information from an organization that reports the effects on climate of actions by multinational corporations. |
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Ocean and Climate Change Institute (OCCI) - http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/occi/topicIndex.do?o=read&id=464
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute group researching climate processes in ocean and atmosphere. Describes research and includes articles and news on current topics in global warming and ocean monitoring. |
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International Polar Foundation (IPF) - http://www.polarfoundation.org/
Provides an interface between science and society. Includes projects, calendar and publications. |