| Introduction
to Climate Change |
Spencer Werst, The
Discovery of Global Warming
A hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand
what people are doing to change the Earth's climate. |
UNFCCC
- Climate Change Information Kit
Comprehensive introduction to the basics of climate change including
science, human impacts, and the international effort to address
the problem. |
Global
Change Research Information Office (GCRIO)
Provides links to data, publications, and information on global
environmental change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies
and technologies, and global change related educational resources
on behalf of the US
Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and its participating
federal agencies and Organizations. |
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPPC)
The IPCC was created jointly by the World Meteorological Organization
and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988. The IPCC
is responsible for compiling and synthesizing the growing body
of scientific literature on climate change. The comprehensive
assessments of IPCC
form the scientific basis for climate change policies. |
EPA
Global Warming Site
The EPA Global Warming Site is provided as a public service
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA Global
Warming Site presents information on the very broad issue of
climate change and global warming in a way that is accessible
and meaningful to all parts of society – communities, individuals,
business, public officials and governments. |
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Resources |
Australia's
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
(CSIRO)
CSIRO is Australia's largest scientific research agency. CSIRO's
Atmospheric Research Division addresses issues such as urban
and regional air pollution, acid deposition, the enhanced greenhouse
effect, ozone depletion, climatic variability and severe weather.
The Climate and Atmosphere Sector covers the economic, social
and environmental impact of weather and climate, as well as
the effect of economic and social activities on climate and
atmosphere. |
Center
for International Climate and Environmental Research (CICERO)
CICERO was established by the Norwegian government in April
1990 as a non-profit organization associated with the University
of Oslo. The Center has competencies in the natural sciences,
economics, political science and sociology. |
Climatic
Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK
The Unit has developed a number of the data sets widely used
in climate research, including the global temperature record,
as well as statistical software packages and climate models.
The aim of the Unit is to improve scientific understanding in
three areas: past climate history and its impact on humanity;
the course and causes of climate change in the present; and
prospects for the future. |
Global
Environment Facility (GEF)
The GEF provides grants and concessional funding to recipient
countries for projects and programs that protect the global
environment and promote sustainable economic growth. The Framework
Convention on Climate Change has designated GEF as its funding
mechanism on an interim basis. GEF projects and programs are
managed through three implementing agencies: the UN Development
Programme (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the
World Bank. |
Hadley
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research is jointly
funded by the United Kingdom Department of the Environment and
the UK Meteorological Office. The main objective of the Centre
is to provide, for the UK Government, an authoritative, up-to-date
assessment of both
natural and man-made climate change. |
International
Energy Agency (IEA) Greenhouse Gas Research and Development
Programme - OECD
IEA is a private organization funded by a number of governments
and industries. IEA provides general information about climate
change and its causes, as well as papers on reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and newsletter updates. |
International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
IIASA is a non-governmental research organization located in
Austria. International teams of experts from various disciplines
conduct scientific studies on environmental, economic, technological
and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global
change. |
International
Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
The IGBP is focused on acquiring basic scientific knowledge
about the interactive processes of biology and chemistry of
the earth as they relate to Global Change. The goal of the program
is: to describe and understand the interactive physical, chemical
and biological processes that regulate the total Earth system,
the unique environment that it provides for life, the changes
that are occurring in this system, and the manner in which they
are influenced by human actions. |
Resources
for the Future - Weathervane
Digital forum on global climate policy. |
World
Bank's Global Climate Change Home Page
This site provides information on, among other things, the World
Bank's Energy-Environment Strategy, Activities Implemented Jointly,
and the Prototype Carbon Fund. |
World
Health Organization
WHO is defined by its Constitution as the directing and coordinating
authority on international health work, its aim is "the
attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."
Provides summary slides of potential health impacts of climate
change if you do a search on "climate change." |
World
Meteorological Organization
Within the United Nations, the Geneva-based 185-Member Organization
provides the authoritative scientific voice on the state and
behavior of the Earth's atmosphere and climate. From weather
prediction to air pollution research, climate change related
activities, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm
forecasting, the WMO coordinates global scientific activity
to allow increasingly prompt and accurate weather information
and other services for public, private and commercial use. |
Wuppertal
Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
The Wuppertal Institute is a not-for-profit institute and receives
core funding from the regional government of North Rhine-Westphalia
in Germany. It also receives funds through contract work. The
Wuppertal Institute is devoted to climate change issues and
often takes on the role of a mediator to provide links between
politics, economics, science and the public, organizing forums
for dialogue and engaging in mediation procedures. |
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US Government |
US
Climate Change Science Program
The Climate
Change Science Program integrates federal research on climate
and global change, as sponsored by thirteen federal agencies
and overseen by the Office of Science and Technology Policy,
the Council on Environmental Quality, the National Economic
Council and the Office of Management and Budget. |
U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE)
DOE is a leading science and technology agency whose research
supports our nation's energy security, national security, environmental
quality, and contributes to a better quality of life for all
Americans. It's programs include the a Alternative Fuels Data
Center(AFDC), Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network
(EREN) and the Nice cost-sharing program for energy efficiency. |
U.S.
Department of State - Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental
and Scientific Affairs (OES)
OES is the Department of State's focal point for foreign policy
formulation and implementation in global environment, science,
and technology issues. This site provides access to important
documents about U.S. communications under the U.N. Framework
Convention on Climate Change, recent speeches and testimony
related to climate change, as well as general information on
international environmental affairs. |
Energy
Information Administration's (EIA) - Voluntary Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases Program
This voluntary reporting program, created under Section 1605(b)
of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, allows any organization or
individual to establish a public record of greenhouse gas emissions,
reductions, or sequestration achievements in a national database.
Reporters gain recognition for environmental stewardship, demonstrate
support for voluntary approaches, support information exchange,
and inform the public debate over greenhouse gas emissions. |
Environmental
Energy Technologies Division News
Sponsored by Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, the Environmental
Energy Technologies Division News provides studies on energy
efficiency and CO2 reduction strategies. |
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the
natural environment - air, water, and land. The Agency's purpose
includes ensuring that environmental protection is an integral
consideration in U.S. policies concerning natural resources,
human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture,
industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly
considered in establishing environmental policy. |
Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
GLOBE is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists
working together to study and understand the global environment.
Students and teachers from over 6,500 schools in more than 80
countries are working with research scientists to learn more
about our planet. GLOBE students make environmental observations
at or near their schools and report their data through the Internet.
Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback
to the students to enrich their science education. |
Goddard
Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
GISS is a NASA research institute located near Columbia University
in New York City. A subdivision of the Goddard Space Flight
Center Earth Sciences Directorate in Maryland, GISS is primarily
engaged in studies of global climate change. |
Interstate
Renewable Energy Council (IREC)
IREC works to accelerate the sustainable utilization of renewable
energy sources and technologies in and through state and local
government activities. IREC supports market oriented services
targeted at education, coordination, procurement, technology
transfer and linkage with national laboratories and associations,
collaboration with industry, uniform guidelines, and customer
protection. |
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA's mission is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's
environment and to conserve and manage wisely the Nation's coastal
and marine resources. This includes the Climate Prediction Center,
National Climate Data Center, National Weather Service, Office
of Global Programs and the Paleoclimatologhy Program. |
U.S.
Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
USGCRP was created as a Presidential Initiative in 1989 and
formalized in 1990 by the Global Change Research Act of 1990.
USGCRP research is organized around a framework of observing,
documenting, understanding, and predicting global change; assessing
the consequences of these changes; and producing assessments
to synthesize and communicate this body of knowledge. |
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and Trade Organizations |
Alliance
for Responsible Atmospheric Policy
The Alliance is a coalition of companies that produce and use
CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs, organized in 1980 to coordinate industry
participation in development of reasonable international and
U.S. government policies regarding ozone protection and global
climate change. |
American
Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)
is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing energy efficiency
as a means of promoting both economic prosperity and environmental
protection. Funding support for ACEEE comes from foundations,
government organizations, research institutions, and utilities. |
American
Forests
American Forests is a non-profit conservation organization working,
since 1875, to ensure a sustainable future for our nation's
forests. American Forests has been working for over 10 years
to improve understanding and application of the relationship
between trees and greenhouse gases. |
Business
Council for Sustainable Energy
The Council was formed in 1992 and consists of leading companies
and industry trade associations in the energy efficiency, natural
gas, renewable energy, and electric utility industries. The
organization advocates policies that promote the nation's economic,
environmental and national security goals. |
Center
for Clean Air Policy
Founded in 1985 by a bipartisan group of state governors, the
Center for Clean Air Policy seeks to promote and implement innovative
solutions to major environmental and energy problems which balance
both environmental and economic interests. |
Climate
Action Network (CAN)
The CAN Directory provides a list of non-profit organizations
worldwide working on different aspects of the climate change
issue. The CAN Newsletter provides commentary on international
negotiations taking place under the U.N. Framework Convention
on Climate Change. |
Climate
Institute
The Climate Institute works to protect the balance between climate
and life on earth by facilitating dialogue among scientists,
policy makers, business executives and citizens. |
Committee
for the National Institute for the Environment
The Committee's mission is to improve the scientific basis for
making decisions on environmental issues, and administer the
National Library for the Environment. |
EcoNet
EcoNet serves organizations and individuals working for environmental
preservation and sustainability. EcoNet builds coalitions and
partnerships with individuals, activist organizations and non-profit
organizations to develop their use of the electronic communications
medium. EcoNet is
funded as a project through the
Tides Center. |
Edison
Electric Institute (EEI)
EEI is the trade association representing shareholder-owned
electric utilities. |
Electric
Power Research Institute (EPRI)
The mission of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
is to discover, develop, and deliver high value technological
advances through networking and partnership with the electricity
industry. Approximately 700 electric utility members fund EPRI's
annual budget of $500 million. |
Environmental
Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI)
The Environmental Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI) presents
a springboard for senior citizens to be actively involved in
focusing the direction in which their community, their nation
and their world will be headed in the future. EASI is funded
through grants. |
Environmental
Defense Fund (EDF)
EDF is a not-for-profit environmental advocacy group with four
main goals: stabilizing the Earth's climate; safeguarding the
world's oceans; protecting human health; and, defending and
restoring biodiversity. The site includes a reference sheet
titled 20 Simple Steps to Reduce Global Warming and EDF's Find
Out About Your Electricity calculator. |
Global
Climate Coalition
Established in 1989 to coordinate business participation in
the scientific and policy debate on the global climate change
issue, the Global Climate Coalition (GCC) is an organization
of private companies and business trade associations representing
more than 230,000 firms. |
Greening
Earth Society
Greening Earth Society is a not for profit organization created
by Western Fuels Association. The Society's message is that
CO2 is required for life on earth and that the earth
is getting greener thanks to increasing CO2 levels. |
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International
Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
ICLEI encourages cities to reduce local emissions of carbon
dioxide, other greenhouse gases which contribute to global
warming (climate change), and related air pollutants. The
Cities for Climate Protection campaign receives funding through
grants from federal agencies, and environmental organizations.
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International
Energy Agency (IEA) - Greenhouse Gas Research and Development
Programme
IEA is a private organization funded by a number of governments
and industries. IEA provides general information about climate
change and its causes, as well as papers on reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and newsletter updates. |
International
Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Provides coverage of the Conference of the Parties, informal
exchanges of views and information on compliance under the Kyoto
Protocol, UNFCC, subsidiary bodies and UNFCCC's technical workshop
on mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol. |
http://www.me3.org/issues/climateesotans
for an Energy Efficient Economy (ME3)
ME3 is a coalition working to improve the quality of life, the
environment and the economy of Minnesota by promoting energy
efficiency and the sound use of renewable energy. This particular
link is for ME3's climate change resource page. |
National
Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO)
NASEO, founded in 1986, is a nonprofit corporation whose membership
includes energy officials from the state and territory energy
offices and affiliates from the private and public sectors.
NASEO is the state energy officials' Washington Voice on national
energy issues. |
National
Safety Council's Environmental Health Center
The mission of the National Safety Council is to educate and
influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental
policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate
human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable
causes. This particular link provides information from the publication
"Reporting on Climate Change: Understanding the Science." |
Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
NRDC is a non-profit environmental membership organization which
brings together scientists and lawyers to protect the world's
natural resources, and improve the quality of the human environment. |
Northeast
Recycling Council (NERC)
NERC's mission is to ensure the long-term viability of recycling
in the Northeast while maximizing its full environmental and
economic benefits. NERC's goals are to: 1) increase demand for
recyclable materials and recycled products; 2) increase the
supply of high-quality secondary materials; 3) maximize the
overall efficiency of the recycling infrastructure; and, 4)
further recycling-related job development in the collection,
processing and manufacturing sectors. |
Physicians
for Social Responsibility (PSR)
PSR is committed to the elimination of nuclear weapons of mass
destruction, the achievement of a sustainable environment, and
the reduction of violence and its causes. PSR has made global
climate change a priority issue and its Web site reflects that
commitment. The status of the national and international negotiations,
as well as PSR's position on the issue are highlighted through
a discussion of current PSR initiatives, press releases and
reports. |
Resources
for the Future (RFF)
RFF is a nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank located in
Washington, DC that conducts independent research - rooted primarily
in economics and other social sciences - on environmental and
natural resource issues. RFF also provides "Weathervane"
- a digital forum on global climate
policy discussed by invited guests. |
Sierra
Club Global Warming Campaign
A Sierra Club site featuring publications, news, and activities
for people concerned about global warming. Sierra Club receives
funding from donations made by a 550,000 member pool, and various
foundations. |
Union
of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
The common threads of global sustainability and global security
weave the Union of Concerned Scientists' work on agriculture,
arms control, energy, global resources, and transportation into
a unified vision: achieving a secure and sustainable world today
without sacrificing the environment of tomorrow. Funding for
UCS comes from individual contributions, and private foundations. |
Western
Fuels Association
Western Fuels operates on a not-for-profit basis to provide
coal for the generation of electricity by consumer-owned utilities
throughout the Great Plains, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest States,
and in Louisiana. Its 22 members and owners are rural electric
generation and transmission cooperatives, municipal utilities,
and other public power bodies. |
Woods
Hole Research Center
The Woods Hole Research Center addresses issues of environment
through scientific research and education and through applications
of science in public affairs. Climate change is at the core
of their research, and they specialize in global forests because
of their controlling influence on climate. The Research Center
is a private organization. |
Worldwatch
Institute
Worldwatch is a nonprofit public policy research organization
dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging
global problems and trends and the complex links between the
world economy and its environmental support systems. |
World
Resources Institute (WRI)
WRI is a tax-exempt, publicly supported, educational organization.
WRI's current areas of work include economics, forests, biodiversity,
climate change, energy, sustainable agriculture, resource and
environmental information, trade, technology, national strategies
for environmental and resource management, business liaison,
and human health. |
World
Wildlife Federation - Climate Change Campaign
Campaign to raise awareness of the threats of climate change
and to persuade governments to introduce responsible policies.
Contains updates on international, US and state climate issues. |
Wuppertal
Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
The Wuppertal Institute is a not-for-profit institute and receives
core funding from the regional government of North Rhine-Westphalia
in Germany. It also receives funds through contract work. The
Wuppertal Institute is devoted to climate change issues and
often takes on the role of a mediator to provide links between
politics, economics, science and the public, organizing forums
for dialogue and engaging in mediation procedures. |
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American
Meteorological Society (AMS)
Founded in 1919, the AMS is a professional society serving the
atmospheric and related sciences. You can gain access to many
of their peer-reviewed scientific journals, such as Bulletin
of the American Meteorological Society and Journal of Climate,
which frequently have articles on climate change. |
Australia's
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(CSIRO)
CSIRO is Australia's largest scientific research agency. CSIRO's
Atmospheric Research Division addresses issues such as urban
and regional air pollution, acid deposition, the enhanced greenhouse
effect, ozone depletion, climatic variability and severe weather.
The Climate and Atmosphere Sector covers the economic, social
and environmental impact of weather and climate, as well as
the effect of economic and social activities on climate and
atmosphere. |
Center
for Climatic Research - Synoptic Climatology Lab
Located within the Department of Geography at the University
of Deleware, the research of this group focuses heavily on the
interactions between climate change and human health. |
Center
for Integrated Study of the Human Dimensions of Global Change
Located at Carnegie Mellon University, the Center is a coordinated
research program by 38 principal investigators interested in
interactions of society and the environment. |
Center
for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
CIESIN provides data for the serious researcher in the scientific
and policy fields related to global change studies. This site
has interactive applications, including one where you can become
involved in the IPCC process to develop new emissions scenarios
for the 21st century. CIESIN is part of the Columbia Earth Institute
at Columbia University in Palisades, New York. |
Global
Warming and Mortality
This site is administered by CIESIN and provides information
about how climate change might affect human health and lead
to greater mortality, through for example an increase in
the frequency and severity of heat waves.
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U.S.
Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO)
GCRIO provides access to data and information on global
change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies,
and global change related educational resources on behalf
of the US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and its
participating Federal agencies. GCRIO is implemented by
The Center for International Earth Science Information Network
(CIESIN) at Columbia University.
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Climatic
Research Unit at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK
The Unit has developed a number of the data sets widely used
in climate research, including the global temperature record,
as well as statistical software packages and climate models.
The aim of the Unit is to improve scientific understanding in
three areas: past climate history and its impact on humanity;
the course and causes of climate change in the present; and
prospects for the future. |
Global
Change Data Center (GCDC)
GCDC is part of the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center's Earth
Sciences Directorate, Greenbelt, MD. GCDC's mission is to develop
and operate data systems, generate science products, and provide
archival and distribution services for earth science data in
support of the U.S. Global Change Program and the NASA Mission
to Planet Earth. |
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Global
Change Master Directory (GCMD)
GCMD is a comprehensive source of information about Earth
science, environmental, biosphere, climate, and global change
data holdings available to the scientific community throughout
the world. The climate change information provided here is
generally intended for the serious researcher.
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Global
Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
GLOBE is a worldwide network of students, teachers, and scientists
working together to study and understand the global environment.
Students and teachers from over 6,500 schools in more than 80
countries .are working with research scientists to learn more
about our planet. GLOBE students make environmental observations
at or near their schools and report their data through the Internet.
Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback
to the students to enrich their science education. |
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Goddard
Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
GISS is a NASA research institute located near Columbia University
in New York City. A subdivision of the Goddard Space Flight
Center Earth Sciences Directorate in Maryland, GISS is primarily
engaged in studies of global climate change.
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Hadley
Centre for Climate Prediction and Research
The Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research is jointly
funded by the United Kingdom Department of the Environment and
the UK Meteorological Office. The main objective of the Centre
is to provide, for the UK Government, an authoritative, up-to-date
assessment of both natural and man-made climate change. |
Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPPC)
The IPCC was created jointly by the World Meteorological Organization
and the United Nations Environment Programme in 1988. The IPCC
is responsible for compiling and synthesizing the growing body
of scientific literature on climate change. The comprehensive
assessments of IPCC form the scientific basis for climate change
policies. |
International
Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)
The IGBP is focused on acquiring basic scientific knowledge
about the interactive processes of biology and chemistry of
the earth as they relate to Global Change. The goal of the programme
is: to describe and understand the interactive physical, chemical
and biological processes that regulate the total Earth system,
the unique environment that it provides for life, the changes
that are occurring in this system, and the manner in which they
are influenced by human actions. |
International
Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
IIASA is a non-governmental research organization located in
Austria. International teams of experts from various disciplines
conduct scientific studies on environmental, economic, technological
and social issues in the context of human dimensions of global
change. |
*National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
NCAR's mission is to plan, organize, and conduct atmospheric
and related research programs in collaboration with universities,
to provide state-of-the-art research tools and facilities to
the entire atmospheric sciences community, to support and enhance
university atmospheric research education, and to facilitate
the transfer of technology to both the public and private sectors;
also see the NCAR Environmental and Societal Impacts Group.
NCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. |
National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA's mission is to describe and predict changes in the
Earth's environment and to conserve and manage wisely the Nation's
coastal and marine resources. |
*NOAA
Climate Prediction Center
The mission of the Climate Prediction Center is to
maintain a continuous watch on short-term climate fluctuations
and to diagnose and predict them. These efforts are designed
to assist agencies both inside and outside the federal government
in coping with such climate related problems as food supply,
energy allocation, and water resources.
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*NOAA
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic,
and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States,
its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the
protection of life and property and the enhancement of the
national economy.
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*NOAA
Office of Global Programs
The Office of Global Programs sponsors focused scientific
research aimed at understanding climate variability and
its predictability. Through studies in these areas, researchers
coordinate activities that jointly contribute to improved
predictions and assessments of climate variability over
a continuum of timescales from season to season, year to
year, and over the course of a decade and beyond.
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*NOAA
Paleoclimatology Program
The Paleoclimatology Program's website helps educate, inform
and highlight the importance of paleoclimate research and
show how paleoclimate research relates to global warming
and other important issues regarding climate variability
and change.
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U.S.
Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
USGCRP was created as a Presidential Initiative in 1989 and
formalized in 1990 by the Global Change Research Act of 1990.
USGCRP research is organized around a framework of observing,
documenting, understanding, and predicting global change; assessing
the consequences of these changes; and producing assessments
to synthesize and communicate this body of knowledge. |
USGCRP'S
U.S. National Assessment: The Potential
Consequences of Climate Variability and Change A USGCRP
core activity conducted within the National Science and
Technology Council's framework. USGCRP initiated the U.S.
National Assessment to analyze and evaluate what is known
about the potential consequences of climate variability
and change for the nation, in the context of other pressures
on the public, the environment, and the nation's resources.
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*University
Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
UCAR is a consortium of 63 Member universities with doctoral
programs in the atmospheric and related sciences, 20 Academic
Affiliate institutions who offer a B.S. and/or M.S., and 38
International Affiliates. With a budget of approximately $140M
annually, UCAR manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research
(NCAR) and the UCAR Office of Programs (UOP). |
Woods
Hole Research Center
The Woods Hole Research Center addresses issues of environment
through scientific research and education and through applications
of science in public affairs. Climate change is at the core
of their research, and they specialize in global forests because
of their controlling influence on climate. The Research Center
is a private organization. |
World
Health Organization
WHO is defined by its Constitution as the directing and coordinating
authority on international health work, its aim is "the
attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health."
(Provides summary slides of potential health impacts of climate
change if you do a search on "climate change"). |
World
Meteorological Organization
Within the United Nations, the Geneva-based 185-Member Organization
provides the authoritative scientific voice on the state and
behavior of the Earth's atmosphere and climate. From weather
prediction to air pollution research, climate change related
activities, ozone layer depletion studies and tropical storm
forecasting, the WMO coordinates global scientific activity
to allow increasingly prompt and accurate weather information
and other services for public, private and commercial use. |
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