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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

Climate literacy: The essential principles of climate sciences (US Climate Change Science Program)
Presents principle facts about climate and climate change with supporting information for each principle.
http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/Literacy/default.php

Understanding and responding to climate change (The National Academies, USA)
Highlights known facts about climate change, its impacts, required areas of research and ways of preparing for it.
http://dels.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/climate_change_2008_final.pdf

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

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 (Met Office, UK)

This site provides a range of information on climate change including climate change science, a guide to the facts and impacts and history of climate change, and the annual United Nations climate change conference.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/

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

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

• Why we must act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (In Depth, 25 November 2009)
  An explanation from Australia’s Chief Scientist of the enhanced greenhouse effect and the potential effects on Australia if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t reduced.
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2009/11/25/2753561.htm

• 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

• 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