Global Warming

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Gale Virtual Reference Library: Global Warning Fantastic e-Reference source with factual & reliable information about Global Warming.  Use the e-Table of Contents and e-Index to browse subtopics.

If direct link does not work, go to Library Homepage> Reference eBooks (bottom center)> "Enter here to view the list of eReference Books from the CT Digital Library"> Lucent Library of Science and Technology: Global Warming

Factual Resources on Global Warming

EPA's Frequently Asked Questions About Global Warming & Climate Change http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/downloads/Climate_Basics.pdf

NASA Earth Observatory: Global Warming http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/GlobalWarming/

Stanford Solar Center: Global Warming http://solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/glob-warm.html (Has a great bibliography)

National Wildlife Federation: Global Warming- Effects on Wildlife- http://www.nwf.org/Global-Warming/Effects-on-Wildlife-and-Habitat.aspx

NOAA National Climatic Data Center: Global Warming- Frequently Asked Questions http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html

Exploratorium: Global Warming http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/cryosphere/index.html (Note: has info on Cryosphere)

Global Warming: A Primer, by Larry O'Hanlan: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/globalwarming/primer/primer.html

Opinions & Miscellaneous

Frontline - Hot Politics - The Doubters of Global Warming, by Oriana Zill di Granados: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/reports/skeptics.html

Frontline - Hot Politics - Readings and Links (select one): http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/etc/links.html

Frontline - Hot Politics - Suppression of Science, bo Oriana Zill di Granados: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/reports/suppressed.html

Global Warming: What's a Person To Do, by Larry O'Hanlan: http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/globalwarming/whattodo/whattodo.html

Global Warming: A Natural Cycle, or Human Result, by Manav Tanneeru: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/07/11/globalwarming.overview/index.html

Polar Bears on Thin Ice: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/25/polar.bears/index.html

EPA - Personal Emissions Calculator: www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ind_calculator.html