This page provides links to web pages that we at CDIAC feel do a responsible job of
presenting information and discussion pertinent to the science behind
the global climate change ("global warming")
debate. These sites include those on both sides of the debate; some asserting that
global warming is a clear and present danger, and others that might be labeled global
warming "skeptics." Some of these sites don't take a position per se;
they exist to offer the public objective scientific information and results on our
present understanding of the climate system. The list is not intended to be comprehensive,
by any means. We hope it will be especially helpful for those who may be just beginning
their research into global climate change issues.
These links will take you outside of CDIAC's web server. Many will lead you to
other valuable links pages. Please feel free to email
Dale Kaiser at CDIAC regarding any broken links
on this page, or with the addresses of quality links you think might improve
this list (although we intend to keep the list manageable in size). Thank you.
National and International Programs
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
National and International Programs
CDIAC
(865) 574-0390
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
(Disseminates information, effects of, and controls on air pollution and climate
change, within the framework of national legislation and international discussion.)
(Offers information on carbon management efforts supported by the DOE Office
of Science.)
(Detailed summary of climate change issues from the United Nations Environment
Programme's Information Unit for Conventions.)
(The Center's mission is to maintain a continuous watch on short-term climate fluctuations
and to diagnose and predict them.)
(Comprehensive climate links for the UK Meteorological Office's Hadley Center for Climate
Prediction and Research.)
(Expert and authoritative
source for many types of climate data and documentation.)
(Compiled by the United Nations
Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization.)
(A one-stop source of information on sustainable development.)
(A one-stop source of information on a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality,
acid rain, global warming and ozone depletionsustainable development.)
(Informative and entertaining site; especially good for educators and students.)
(A collection of distributed information systems operated by agencies participating
in the U.S. Global Change Research Program.)
(Offers information on sources and sinks of greenhouse gases from managed European
grasslands and mitigation strategies.)
(The IPCC was formed by the World Meteorological Organization and the United
Nations Environment Programme in 1988 and is the vehicle through which
scientists around the world are working jointly on climate change assessments.)
(An interdisciplinary programme aimed at improving the understanding of land use and
land cover change dynamics and their relationships with global environmental change.)
(Focuses on advancing our understanding of and ability to predict climate variability.
A great ENSO site.)
(Comprehensive metadata database of data and models on the biogeochemical
dynamics of terrestrial ecosystems. Metadata contain links to data and models held by
other data centers.)
(To enhance the understanding of the implications of sea-level rise at the regional
and global scale.)
(EPA's site describes the climate system, climate change impacts, and actions being taken
from the global level down to the local level.)
(Umbrella agency site covers anything having to do with U.S. government climate change
research. A great source for 100s of additional links.)
(Provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance, and
knowledge-sharing services in assistance to developing economies.)
(Collects, archives, and provides greenhouse gas data and data from related gases in the
atmosphere and ocean that are measured under the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme.)
Newsletters
(Organization whose goal is the promotion of public literacy in the biosciences.)
(Non-Profit Organization Specializing in Research and Educational Developments Related to
the Rising CO2 Content of Earth's Atmosphere.)
(Climate Change Portal and Internet Search Tool that provides access to reviewed climate
change and renewable energy news and information.)
(European focal point of the global Climate Action Network which focuses on European climate
change issues.)
(EarthTrends is an online source for timely, accurate, and relevant environmental and
sustainable development information. The site contains something for everyone:
policy-makers in government and private industry, NGOs, educators, students, and the
general public.)
(Internet search engine and portal dedicated to global environmental sustainability and sustainability
development.)
(International data and mapping network that combines on-the-ground knowledge with
digital technology to provide accurate information about the world's forests.)
(Interactive exhibition produced by the Environmental Defense Fund and the American
Museum of Natural History.)
(Nonprofit corporation that conducts technical assessments of scientific issues having
an impact on public policy.)
(Weekly current awareness publication highlighting only the most useful new and newly
discovered online resources.)
(Gateway to quality evaluated Internet resources in the natural world, coordinated by The
Natural History Museum, London. Natural Selection is a part of
BIOME, an integrated
collection of Internet gateways covering the health and life sciences.)
(PSIgate provides access to high quality Web resources for students, researchers,
and practioners in the physical sciences, including the earth sciences.)
Articles of Interest
(Published by the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) and the World
Data Center - A for Atmospheric Trace Gases at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Addresses several global change-related scientific disciplines.)
(Thought provoking biweekly summary. Lead writer and editor: Dr. Patrick J. Michaels,
University of Virginia.)
(Dr. Alan Robock's (Univ. of Maryland) 1997 testimony before the U.S. House of
Representatives' Science Committee on Global Warming.)
(William H. Calvin's article fromThe Atlantic Monthly, January 1998.)
(Alan Cutler's Washington Post article, August 1997.)
(NASA's Dr. Roy Spencer discusses the effect of corrections applied to Microwave
Sounding Unit data. From NASA's Space Science News, August 1998.)
(Short research articles - devoid of most technical language - by a number of
prominent GISS scientists.)
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