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Science

Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC): Summary of Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007" "A comprehensive and rigorous picture of the global present state of knowledge of climate change." 2500+scientific expert reviewers; 800+contributing authors, 450+lead authors; 130+countries; 6 years work.

The Royal Society, national academy of science of the UK and The Commonwealth. Includes: Climate Change; Facts and fictions about climate change; Climate change controversies: a simple guide.

NASA: Five-Year Average Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2006 "Because of a rapid warming trend over the past 30 years, the Earth is now reaching and passing through the warmest levels seen in the last 12,000 years. This color-coded map shows a progression of changing global surface temperatures from 1880 to 2006, the warmest ranked year on record."

US National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change Educational Resources Regional Paper: Great Plains "[U]ntil climate models that can resolve regional scales are available, these models offer the best 'what if' scenarios available for consideration of vulnerabilities to climate change." Includes environmental, social and economic impacts, and strategies to address potential impacts under the following categories: "Changes in Timing and Quantity of Water," "Weather Extremes," "Invasive Species and Biodiversity," and "Quality of Rural Life on the Great Plains."

Other Useful Sites: Links

Selection of Figures From Various IPCC Reports

NASA Climate Change Resource Reel

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Real Climate: Climate science from climate scientists

Gallery of Climate Change Images

Global Warming News Sites

BBC News Climate change: Q & A BBC News (January 30, 2006) "The BBC News website looks at key questions behind climate change and global warming." Guide to climate change BBC News highlights the following: "Climate Forecast" with a video on the worse and best case for global scenarios; "Greenhouse effect," with an animated guide on how the greenhouse effect works; "Carbon cycle;" "Feedback effects;' and 'Gulf Stream."

Christian Science Monitor Global Warming includes CSM headlines, special reports, commentaries, and "Global Warming Toolbox."

Guardian Unlimited Climate Change: Latest News, Fighting Climate Change, Raising Awareness, Impact, Causes, IPCC Reports, The Stern Review.

NPR Climate Connections from NPR and National Geographic: "How we are shaping climate. How climate is shaping us."

Reuters Foundation AlertNet Climate and Weather Latest news.

USA Today Weather & Climate Science.

Washington Post The Threat of Climate Change

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