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February 2002 37
Weather, Climate, and Global Warming
SEARCHER: The Magazine for Database Professionals36
Weather, Climate, and Global Warming
Defines the issues, indicating why the phenomenon of global warming should concern us, and whatwe can do about it.
Direct links to documents produced by the BRT Environment, Technology, & Economy Task Force
Click on “Enviro Topics: Greenhouse Gases/Climate Change” for access to government Web sites andinformation; other articles and information; relevant Web sites; and related products and services
Project activities throughout the region are described, with detailed data provided.
Located at Columbia University, of particular interest would be the Model Visualization & AnalysisService [http://sedac.ciesin.org/mva]
“CIEL’s Climate Change Program works to develop and strengthen the rules within the internationalclimate change legal regime… CIEL’s published papers [and] presentations [represent] insightfullegal analysis and timely and effective advocacy for a compliance system under the Kyoto Protocol.”
“A performance-oriented campaign that offers a framework for local governments to develop astrategic agenda to reduce global warming and air pollution emissions, with the benefit of improvingcommunity livability.” Site describes Campaigns & Projects, linking to Regional Web Sites, and sup-porting them with an online Information Clearinghouse.
“A global network of over 287 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote govern-ment and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable lev-els.” Site provides resources on key climate issues, publications, climate links, and a “where to goto take action” page. The newsletter can be found on http://www.climatenetwork.org/eco.
Spotlight on climate change projects and useful Web sites, such as Safeclimate.net.
Climate change news, links, and action alert, with a busy home page full of good links within itsdirectory.
“An interactive software tool designed to raise people’s awareness of the greenhouse gases they pro-duce through their daily activities and lifestyle choices.”
Explains the science and how specific groups are reducing greenhouse gas emissions (individualsand families, schools, municipalities, agriculture, industry).
Link to climate sites produced by governments, universities, and commercial entities.
Provides answers to “typical” climate questions and scientific reports from working committeesaround the world.
“Created to disseminate factual reports and sound commentary on new developments in the world-wide scientific quest to determine the climatic and biological consequences of the ongoing rise inthe air’s CO2 content.” Site contains CO2 Science Magazine; “reviews of peer-reviewed scientificjournal articles pertaining to the biological and climatological consequences of the ongoing rise inthe air’s CO2 content”; world and U.S. historical temperature data; and book reviews.
Links to student and teacher resources on the Web for the study of global warming/climate change,ozone depletion, and air quality.
News and insights into greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and general climate change FAQs froma variety of perspectives (e.g., science and technology; international policies; Kyoto Protocol; inter-national politics).
Focus on Global Warming by the staff of this not-for-profit public policy organization. Site includesin-depth articles, press releases, and links to other sources for global warming information.
Weather, climate and atmospheric pollution, greenhouse gases, El Niño & LA Niña, ozonedepletion, remote sensing, Weatherwall (weather charts), news & information
Connecting people who change the world on such issues as global warming, anti-racism, peace, andwomen’s issues. Full text of articles on these subjects are provided, giving visitors to the site anopportunity to discuss their content with other registered members of the site. In addition to theAdvocacy Tips, volunteer opportunities are presented, donations accepted on behalf of specific IGCpartnering organizations, and links to related sites on global warming made available. There are currently 10 EcoNet partners under the category Atmosphere-Climate, one of 21 subjects covered.
Presents EDF publications on global warming, air quality, and natural rain.
Find out about climate change, the climate conference in Kyoto, world positions on climatechange, climate change news, and what others say in a debate on the subject.
Global Climate Change archives (1995-present weekly postings), digest, and glossary.
Legislative issues concerning the Kyoto Protocol and greenhouse gases, with links to related economic, energy, and legal issues.
An interesting organization of weather and climate change information, links, and educationopportunities.
A voice for business on the global warming debate.
“Concise, objective, comprehensive information on policy trends, scientific research, and industrialdevelopments concerning global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, deforestation, sustainabledevelopment, and related topics.”
Excellent source for news articles on global warming published around the world.
News for action.
Identifies direct manifestations of global warming (heat waves; sea level rise and coastal flooding;glacial melting; Arctic and Antarctic warming), foreshadowing impacts likely to become more fre-quent and widespread with continued global warming (spreading disease; earlier spring arrival;coral reef bleaching; plant and animal range shifts and population declines; downpours, heavysnowfalls, and flooding; droughts and fires).
Statistics are provided as evidence of global warming, the problem described, and a “how you canhelp” page indicating what is being done to remedy the situation.
Site provides a biweekly update on Washington’s positions and how global warming proposals willimpact consumers, national defense, farmers, seniors, and small business. There is a good area onthe site for parents and children, links to other sites, and special topics, such as CO2.
“The international body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, servingboth governmental, non-governmental organizations, and industries in more than 120 countries. Itsponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global warming and its mitigation.”
Features the ABC’s for global warming; impacts for global warming and climate change database;polar meltdown campaign slide show; and related links.
Based on the 1998 book by Ross Gelbspan, the site exposes global warming disinforma-tion campaigns.
Table 2.
Global Warming and a Changing Climate: Not-for-Profit Association Reports, Research, and Activist Efforts
BBC Online — Making Sense of GlobalWarming [http://www.bbc.co.uk/makingsense/globalwarming/index.shtml]
Business Roundtable: Global Climate[http://www.brtable.org/issue.cfm/4/0/0/21]
Canadian Environmental.com[http://www.canadianenvironmental.com]
Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to GlobalClimate Change [http://www.cpacc.org]
Center for Earth Science Information Network[http://www.ciesin.org]
Center for International Environmental Law— Climate Change Program [http://www.ciel.org/Climate/programclimate.html]
Cities for Climate Protection[http://www.iclei.org/co2]
Climate Action Network [http://www.climatenetwork.org]
Climate & Atmosphere: Climate Change Research [http://www.wri.org/wri/climate/index.html]
Climate Ark [http://www.climateark.org]
Climate Change Calculator [http://www.climcalc.net]
Climate Change Solutions [http://www.climatechangesolutions.com]
Climate Search Engines [http://www.internets.com/climate.htm]
Climate Variability and Predictability[http://www.clivar.org]
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change [http://www.co2science.org/center.htm]
CLN Global Warming/Climate Change ThemePage [http://www.cln.org/themes/global_warming.html]
CO2E.com [http://www.co2e.com]
Competitive Enterprise Institute[http://www.cei.org/WarmingIndex.asp]
CSIRO Atmospheric Research[http://www.dar.csiro.au]
EcoNet [http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/enindex.html]
Environmental Defense Fund: Global Warming[http://www.environmentaldefense.org/programs/GRAP]
Environmental News Network[http://www.enn.com/specialreports/climate]
Global Change Electronic Edition: A Reviewof Climate Change and Ozone Depletion[http://www.globalchange.org]
Global Climate Change Briefing Book[http://www.cnie.org/nle/clim-7/index. html]
Global Climate Change Information from the Mount Washington Observatory[http://www.mountwashington.org/globalwarming/index.html]
Global Climate Coalition[http://www.globalclimate.org]
Global Environmental Change Network[http://www.cutter.com/gecr/index.html]
Global Warming [http://www.globalwarm.com]
Global Warming Campaign[http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming]
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs[http://www.climatehotmap.org]
Global Warming: Focus on the Future[http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org]
Global Warming Information Page[http://www.globalwarming.org]
Global Warming International Center[http://www.globalwarming.net]
Greenpeace International — Climate Crisis[http://www.greenpeace.org/~climate/indices/index.html]
The Heat Is On[http://www.heatisonline.org/main.cfm]
February 2002 37
Weather, Climate, and Global Warming
SEARCHER: The Magazine for Database Professionals36
Weather, Climate, and Global Warming
Defines the issues, indicating why the phenomenon of global warming should concern us, and whatwe can do about it.
Direct links to documents produced by the BRT Environment, Technology, & Economy Task Force
Click on “Enviro Topics: Greenhouse Gases/Climate Change” for access to government Web sites andinformation; other articles and information; relevant Web sites; and related products and services
Project activities throughout the region are described, with detailed data provided.
Located at Columbia University, of particular interest would be the Model Visualization & AnalysisService [http://sedac.ciesin.org/mva]
“CIEL’s Climate Change Program works to develop and strengthen the rules within the internationalclimate change legal regime… CIEL’s published papers [and] presentations [represent] insightfullegal analysis and timely and effective advocacy for a compliance system under the Kyoto Protocol.”
“A performance-oriented campaign that offers a framework for local governments to develop astrategic agenda to reduce global warming and air pollution emissions, with the benefit of improvingcommunity livability.” Site describes Campaigns & Projects, linking to Regional Web Sites, and sup-porting them with an online Information Clearinghouse.
“A global network of over 287 Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working to promote govern-ment and individual action to limit human-induced climate change to ecologically sustainable lev-els.” Site provides resources on key climate issues, publications, climate links, and a “where to goto take action” page. The newsletter can be found on http://www.climatenetwork.org/eco.
Spotlight on climate change projects and useful Web sites, such as Safeclimate.net.
Climate change news, links, and action alert, with a busy home page full of good links within itsdirectory.
“An interactive software tool designed to raise people’s awareness of the greenhouse gases they pro-duce through their daily activities and lifestyle choices.”
Explains the science and how specific groups are reducing greenhouse gas emissions (individualsand families, schools, municipalities, agriculture, industry).
Link to climate sites produced by governments, universities, and commercial entities.
Provides answers to “typical” climate questions and scientific reports from working committeesaround the world.
“Created to disseminate factual reports and sound commentary on new developments in the world-wide scientific quest to determine the climatic and biological consequences of the ongoing rise inthe air’s CO2 content.” Site contains CO2 Science Magazine; “reviews of peer-reviewed scientificjournal articles pertaining to the biological and climatological consequences of the ongoing rise inthe air’s CO2 content”; world and U.S. historical temperature data; and book reviews.
Links to student and teacher resources on the Web for the study of global warming/climate change,ozone depletion, and air quality.
News and insights into greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and general climate change FAQs froma variety of perspectives (e.g., science and technology; international policies; Kyoto Protocol; inter-national politics).
Focus on Global Warming by the staff of this not-for-profit public policy organization. Site includesin-depth articles, press releases, and links to other sources for global warming information.
Weather, climate and atmospheric pollution, greenhouse gases, El Niño & LA Niña, ozonedepletion, remote sensing, Weatherwall (weather charts), news & information
Connecting people who change the world on such issues as global warming, anti-racism, peace, andwomen’s issues. Full text of articles on these subjects are provided, giving visitors to the site anopportunity to discuss their content with other registered members of the site. In addition to theAdvocacy Tips, volunteer opportunities are presented, donations accepted on behalf of specific IGCpartnering organizations, and links to related sites on global warming made available. There are currently 10 EcoNet partners under the category Atmosphere-Climate, one of 21 subjects covered.
Presents EDF publications on global warming, air quality, and natural rain.
Find out about climate change, the climate conference in Kyoto, world positions on climatechange, climate change news, and what others say in a debate on the subject.
Global Climate Change archives (1995-present weekly postings), digest, and glossary.
Legislative issues concerning the Kyoto Protocol and greenhouse gases, with links to related economic, energy, and legal issues.
An interesting organization of weather and climate change information, links, and educationopportunities.
A voice for business on the global warming debate.
“Concise, objective, comprehensive information on policy trends, scientific research, and industrialdevelopments concerning global warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, deforestation, sustainabledevelopment, and related topics.”
Excellent source for news articles on global warming published around the world.
News for action.
Identifies direct manifestations of global warming (heat waves; sea level rise and coastal flooding;glacial melting; Arctic and Antarctic warming), foreshadowing impacts likely to become more fre-quent and widespread with continued global warming (spreading disease; earlier spring arrival;coral reef bleaching; plant and animal range shifts and population declines; downpours, heavysnowfalls, and flooding; droughts and fires).
Statistics are provided as evidence of global warming, the problem described, and a “how you canhelp” page indicating what is being done to remedy the situation.
Site provides a biweekly update on Washington’s positions and how global warming proposals willimpact consumers, national defense, farmers, seniors, and small business. There is a good area onthe site for parents and children, links to other sites, and special topics, such as CO2.
“The international body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, servingboth governmental, non-governmental organizations, and industries in more than 120 countries. Itsponsors unbiased research supporting the understanding of global warming and its mitigation.”
Features the ABC’s for global warming; impacts for global warming and climate change database;polar meltdown campaign slide show; and related links.
Based on the 1998 book by Ross Gelbspan, the site exposes global warming disinforma-tion campaigns.
Table 2.
Global Warming and a Changing Climate: Not-for-Profit Association Reports, Research, and Activist Efforts
BBC Online — Making Sense of GlobalWarming [http://www.bbc.co.uk/makingsense/globalwarming/index.shtml]
Business Roundtable: Global Climate[http://www.brtable.org/issue.cfm/4/0/0/21]
Canadian Environmental.com[http://www.canadianenvironmental.com]
Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to GlobalClimate Change [http://www.cpacc.org]
Center for Earth Science Information Network[http://www.ciesin.org]
Center for International Environmental Law— Climate Change Program [http://www.ciel.org/Climate/programclimate.html]
Cities for Climate Protection[http://www.iclei.org/co2]
Climate Action Network [http://www.climatenetwork.org]
Climate & Atmosphere: Climate Change Research [http://www.wri.org/wri/climate/index.html]
Climate Ark [http://www.climateark.org]
Climate Change Calculator [http://www.climcalc.net]
Climate Change Solutions [http://www.climatechangesolutions.com]
Climate Search Engines [http://www.internets.com/climate.htm]
Climate Variability and Predictability[http://www.clivar.org]
Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change [http://www.co2science.org/center.htm]
CLN Global Warming/Climate Change ThemePage [http://www.cln.org/themes/global_warming.html]
CO2E.com [http://www.co2e.com]
Competitive Enterprise Institute[http://www.cei.org/WarmingIndex.asp]
CSIRO Atmospheric Research[http://www.dar.csiro.au]
EcoNet [http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/enindex.html]
Environmental Defense Fund: Global Warming[http://www.environmentaldefense.org/programs/GRAP]
Environmental News Network[http://www.enn.com/specialreports/climate]
Global Change Electronic Edition: A Reviewof Climate Change and Ozone Depletion[http://www.globalchange.org]
Global Climate Change Briefing Book[http://www.cnie.org/nle/clim-7/index. html]
Global Climate Change Information from the Mount Washington Observatory[http://www.mountwashington.org/globalwarming/index.html]
Global Climate Coalition[http://www.globalclimate.org]
Global Environmental Change Network[http://www.cutter.com/gecr/index.html]
Global Warming [http://www.globalwarm.com]
Global Warming Campaign[http://www.sierraclub.org/globalwarming]
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs[http://www.climatehotmap.org]
Global Warming: Focus on the Future[http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org]
Global Warming Information Page[http://www.globalwarming.org]
Global Warming International Center[http://www.globalwarming.net]
Greenpeace International — Climate Crisis[http://www.greenpeace.org/~climate/indices/index.html]
The Heat Is On[http://www.heatisonline.org/main.cfm]
SEARCHER: The Magazine for Database Professionals38
Weather, Climate, and Global Warming
“Dedicated to basic research in climate variability, climate predictability and climate change.” Siteincludes technical reports of the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies and provides access toResources on the Web by subject area.
Background information on international treaties, upcoming conferences, and the IISD KnowledgeBase: Climate Change [http://iisd1.iisd.ca/climatechange.htm]. Extremely reliable linkages to policydecision-making documents [http://www.iisd.ca]. For instance, to see an overview of the situation 5 years after the Rio conference in 1992, see Rio +5 at http://iisd1.iisd.ca/rio+5/default.htm.
Results of Canada’s National Forum sessions held in 1998 are presented in the form of adeclaration defining climate change, its potential impact, how Canada intends to cope withthe uncertainties, weighing both the costs and benefits of taking action. Related links toCanadian and international sites.
Global warming in brief, in depth, and related links.
Latest news on the subject; background guides to the main issues; Global Environment Report, withkey sections on climate change, pollution, population, and biodiversity.
Deals primarily with the Kyoto Protocol.
While the focus of this Web site is clearly human rights news, there is a Special Campaign sectionon “climate change.”
Expertly organized selective list of online resources.
Established in 1998 as an “independent organization dedicated to providing credible informa-tion, straight answers and innovative solutions in the effort to address global climate change.”Companies work with “the Center to educate the public on the risks, challenges and solutionsto climate change.” The Web site provides access to a series of in-depth reports and policyanalyses. At present, the “Facts and Figures” chapter of Climate Change: Science, Strategies,and Solutions is available online.
Provides a basic introduction to global warming, plus the scientific and political controversies sur-rounding the subject. Unique set of related links.
Site provides access to World and Development Banks reports, such as “Fueling Climate Change,”and maintains a Carbon Watch Bulletin online.
“Provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strate-gies and technologies, and global change related educational resources.”
An activist’s guide to climate change news, publications, politics.
Resources for the Future’s Digital Forum on Global Climate Change.
Frontline and Nova examine the truth about global warming.
Search by city or town to determine what the weather is normally like.
WWF reports on climate warming and what you can do about it.
“Nation’s leading publication covering the breaking news concerning the science and political sci-ence of global climate change.”
Institute of Global Environment & Society[http://grads.iges.org]
International Institute for Sustainable Development [http://www.iisd.ca/climate/index.html]
National Forum on Climate Change[http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/climatechange]
Natural Resources Defense Council — GlobalWarming [http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/default.asp]
New Scientist Environment Report on GlobalChange [http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/climate]
Nuclear Energy and Climate Change[http://www.climatechange.org]
OneWorld [http://www.oneworld.net]
Pacific Institute’s Global Climate Change[http://www.pacinst.org/ccresource.html]
Pew Center on Global Climate Change[http://www.pewclimate.org]
Skepticism.net [http://www.skepticism.net/faq/environment/global_warming/index.html]
Sustainable Energy and Economy Network[http://www.seen.org]
U.S. Global Change Research Information Office [http://www.gcrio.org]
WWF Climate Change Campaign[http://www.panda.org/climate]
Weathervane [http://www.weathervane.rff.org]
What’s Up with the Weather?[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming]
World Climate [http://www.worldclimate.com]
World Wildlife Fund Climate Change Campaign [http://www.worldwildlife.org/climate/climate.cfm]
World Climate Report [http://www.greeningearthsociety.org]
Table 2.
Global Warming and a Changing Climate: Not-for-Profit Association Reports, Research, and Activist Efforts (continued)
