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The Australian Greenhouse Office (Commonwealth Government)

This site provides a range of information. For example, click on 'Emissions monitoring' for information about climate change and emissions projections and click on 'Government' for links to Australian initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/

The greenhouse effect (CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Australia)

Provides information about the major greenhouse gases and their likely affect on global climate.
http://www.cmar.csiro.au/e-print/open/holper_2001b.html

Introduction to global warming (Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment, UK)

A general explanation of the causes and consequences of global warming. Highlighted words link to more detailed articles on specific topics.
http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/Global_Warming/Older/Global_Warming_Introduction.html

Maps and graphics (United Nations Environment Progamme GRID Arendal)

Provides a wide range of graphics showing the impact of climate change, including changes to temperature, rainfall and crop production, as well as the impact on natural disasters, sea level, disease and wildlife.
http://maps.grida.no/go/searchFree/q/climate

Understanding climate change: A beginner's guide to the UN Framework Convention (Information Unit for Conventions, United Nations Environment Programme)

Addresses a few questions relating to climate change.
http://unfccc.int/resource/beginner.html

Global climate change (British Broadcasting Corporation News, UK)

As well as recent news items about climate change, this site provides background information on 'What is global warming?' and 'The politics of climate change'.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2000/climate_change/default.stm

Royal Society, UK

• Facts and fictions about climate change
  Examines twelve arguments put forward by opponents of urgent action on climate change, using scientific evidence to identify flaws in the arguments.
  http://www.royalsociety.org/page.asp?id=4761

• Climate change – in my view
  Five members of the Royal Society present their views on climate change.
  http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/page.asp?id=4607

Greenhouse Gas Online (UK)

Provides links to current news items about different aspects of the enhanced greenhouse effect.
http://www.ghgonline.org

Climate change: Observations and predictions (Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research, UK)

This report attempts to answer three important questions: Is the climate changing? What has caused the climate to change? And how much do we expect the climate to change in future?
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/pubs/brochures/COP9.pdf

Global climate change: Research explorer (Exploratorium, USA)

Provides information about the physical processes underlying our climate and the kinds of data needed to determine how the climate is changing. This primer is organised into four interconnected sections – the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere and the biosphere.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.html

Earth's fidgeting climate (Science@NASA, USA)

Discusses the difficulties in trying to determine whether climate change is the result of human activity or natural variations.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast20oct_1.htm?list153136

Ask the experts (Scientific American, 24 July 2006)

Answers the questions, ‘If carbon dioxide makes up only a minute portion of the atmosphere, how can global warming be traced to it? And how can such a tiny amount of change produce such large effects?’
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=if-carbon-dioxide-makes-u

American Institute of Physics, USA

• Timeline of milestones
  Provides a timeline of important dates in the discovery of global warming.
  http://www.aip.org/history/climate/timeline.htm

• The discovery of global warming
  Follows the change in scientific thinking during the 20th century leading to the discovery of rapid climate change.
  http://www.aip.org/history/climate/

Climate change science: An update of current understanding and uncertainties (Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering)

Summarises the outcomes of a 2002 workshop on post-1995 changes in the understanding of climate change science.
http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=469

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• The global warming debate (Ockham’s Razor, 18 May 2008)
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2008/2249809.htm

• Next decade may be cooler, not warmer (News in Science, 1 May 2008)
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2008/05/01/2232561.htm?site=science&topic=latest

• It's easy being greener (The Lab, 19 October 2006)
  Tells how to make a few simple changes to have a big impact on climate change.
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/greener/

• Study clears sun of climate change (News in Science, 14 September 2006)
  Reports on a study that weakens claims that climate change is due to natural sunspot cycles.
  http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1740858.htm

• Extreme clouds hover above Antarctica (News in Science, 2 August 2006)
  Reports on the observation of rare cloud forms in Antarctica, possibly due to climate change in the stratosphere.
  http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1703610.htm

• The business of climate change (Background Briefing, 16 October 2005)
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s1480714.htm

• Soil may belch out CO₂ to warm planet (News in Science, 8 September 2005)
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1455886.htm

• Planet slayer: Prof. Schpinkee's greenhouse calculator
  This greenhouse calculator can work out how much of an environmental pig you are, and how long you should live. Also supplies a 'science behind the answers' explanation to each question.
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/planetslayer/greenhouse_calc.htm

• International climate taskforce (Earthbeat, 20 November 2004)
  Looks at the business case for acting on climate change and forecasts a spike in global grain prices will force people into action.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/earth/stories/s1247176.htm

• The tree totaller (Earthbeat, 5 June 2004)
  A new household greenhouse gas calculator aims to help plant more trees to soak up dangerous emissions.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/earth/stories/s1124875.htm
  

• Crystal ball climate change (The Lab, 22 April 2004)
  A good summary of many of the consequences of global warming. Includes a list of links to other Australian Broadcasting Corporation articles on climate change.
  http://abc.net.au/science/features/climatechange

• CSIRO and greenhouse (transcript from The Science Show, 13 December 2003)
  Discusses evidence showing that global warming is occurring.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s1010328.htm

• Global warming – yes or no? (transcript from The Science Show, 15 November 2003)
  Looks at the statistical analysis of past climate data that was used to provide evidence of global warming.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s988398.htm