U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Comprehensive website pertaining to various aspects of the oceans. Browsable via a list of topics. Includes data sources and information on oceans, coasts and geologic hazards.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
A listing of educational materials provided by the Coastal and Marine Geology Program.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Fact Sheet 050-98
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA website that examines the current global warming trend from the perspective of past events
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The paleoclimate record shows that rapid and dramatic changes in climate have occurred in the past at global and regional scales. The Perspective discusses what we know, and what we don't know, about the causes and effects of these changes.
This is the Home Page for the CALM (Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring) program, which is designed to monitor and model changes in the thickness of the active layer above permafrost. It currently consists of 81 research sites operated by researchers from Austria, Canada, China, Denmark/Greenland, Kazakhstan, Poland/Svalbard, Russia, Sweden/Svalbard, Switzerland, and the United States. Investigators at these sites measure the seasonal thaw depth across plots using a standard protocol. Soil, air temperature, and soil moisture content are also measured at many sites using a standard format. The soil, landscape, and vegetation at each site is also described.
Climate ChangeEPA'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. It includes a link to a Climate Change site for kids.
Climate Change EducationA hub website dedicated to science education on global warming, climate change and solutions. Includes materials for teachers.
Climate Change TimelineFrom the Discovery Channel - Global Warming - What you need to know with Tom Brokaw
Climate ConnectionsThis yearlong exploration of climate change throughout the world provides news and features about energy, fuel efficiency, carbon emissions, effects of climate change on plants and animals, activism, and other environmental topics. Also includes video clips, podcasts, images, and an interactive map showing coverage and conditions around the globe. From National Public Radio (NPR) and National Geographic.
Climate CountsClimate Counts is a collaborative effort to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change. Working together, consumers and companies can raise awareness, change behavior, and move markets to promote environmentally and economically sound solutions to the climate crisis. Find out what companies are taking climate change seriously.
Crichton's Thriller State of Fear: Separating Fact from FictionFrom Union of Concerned Scientists - a FAQ webpage on Michael Crichton's State of Fear.
Exploring the Environment™ (ETE)Modules include Mars Landing ; Strangers in Paradise; Severe Weather: Hurricanes! Weather or Not? Yellowstone Fires; Korean Enigma; Rift Valley Fever; Mountain Gorillas; Temperate Rainforest; El Niño: The Child Returns; Tropical Poison; Volcanoes; Water Quality; Florida Everglades;Global Climate Change; Earth on Fire; UV Menace.
GLIMS: Global Land Ice Measurements From SpaceThis project is "designed to monitor the world's glaciers primarily using data from the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and reflection Radiometer) instrument aboard the EOS Terra spacecraft." The site monitors the number and size of glaciers to help evaluate potential hazards and to increase our "understanding of our climate system, climate change, the formation of ice ages, and effects of global warming." The site features interactive maps, technical documentation, and related publications. Searchable. (From Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org)
Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE )The Global Development And Environment Institute (GDAE pronounced "gee-day") was founded in 1993 to combine the research and curricular development activities of two Tufts programs: the Program for Sustainable Change and Development in the School of Arts and Sciences (directed by economist, Neva Goodwin), and the Center for Environmental and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Directed by William Moomaw, a chemist and environmental policy specialist). The combination creates a center of expertise in economics, policy, science and technology. The Institute has produced more than a dozen books and numerous articles, policy documents, and discussion papers. These materials are being used in academic settings, to enhance the teaching of economics and related subjects, and in policy circles, where GDAE researchers are recognized leaders in their fields.
Global Terrestrial Network for PermafrostThe Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P) was initiated by the International Permafrost Association (IPA) to organize and manage a global network of permafrost observatories for detecting, monitoring, and predicting climate change. This web site provides general information on the GTN-P and details of the permafrost thermal monitoring component.
Hubbert Peak of Oil ProductionThis page deals with the Hubbert peak, the projected maximum production of oil and its consequences on humanity.
NASA Study Suggests Extreme Summer Warming in the FutureNASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
A new study by NASA scientists suggests that greenhouse-gas warming may raise average summer temperatures in the eastern United States nearly 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the 2080s.
A Climate Change Portal and Search Engine dedicated to promoting public policy that addresses global climate change through reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, renewable energy, energy conservation and ending deforestation. The ClimateArk is for non- commercial, educational purposes only.
The Discovery of Global WarmingA hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand what people are doing to cause climate change by Spencer Weart. American Institute of Physics
The Keeling Curve Turns 50Background about the "Keeling Curve," a monthly record of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that began in March 1958 at an observatory in Hawaii. "The Keeling Curve provided the first clear evidence that carbon dioxide was accumulating in the atmosphere as the result of humanity's use of fossil fuels." Features a slideshow about Charles Keeling and the curve, and links to information about climate change. From the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego.
U.S. Climate Change Science ProgramThe 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.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)The United Nations maintains this website "to support arrangements for meetings organized under the [Climate Change] Convention, [and] to transmit official documents and reports. ... It also serves the Kyoto Protocol." Features background about climate change science and what can be done, discussion of methodologies and tools to evaluate global warming impacts, reports and data (such as greenhouse gas emissions data), and related material.
Warnings From the IceThis site is a companion to a 1998 Public Broadcasting (PBS) NOVA program about the possibility of global warming due to the gradual disappearance "over the last half-century [of] the coastal ice on the Antarctic Peninsula." The site features an ice-core timeline, an overview of the Antarctic environment and wildlife, and images of what the coasts might look like if the ice sheets melted. Also includes links to resources and a teacher's guide. (From the Librarians' Index to the Internet, lii.org)
Weather Education ResourcesNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA's many educational activities are distributed across the agency. This site has been designed to help students, teachers, librarians and the general public access the many educational activities, publications, and booklets that have been produced.
Starts with the basics, including a good glossary of jargon. Goes into a section with more detail and alternative energy and then looks to the future. Further information includes a good list of books and other web sites. There is a link for the current oil prices.
Compiled by Mary W. Scott, Geology Librarian, Orton Memorial Library of Geology
Designed by Michael C. Veres, Student Library Assistant
Page updated: April 18, 2007