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Temperature Trends: Surface (GISS) (Popularity:  )
http://www.giss.nasa.gov./data/update/gistemp/
Global Historical Climate Network data, analysed by NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. Includes background information, table data, individual station data, graphs, maps, animations, and references.
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Global Change Master Directory (Popularity: )
http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Database including descriptions of several Earth science fields: the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and oceans, snow and ice, geology and geophysics, paleoclimatology, and human dimensions of global change.
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Global Sea Level Change: Determination and Interpretation (Popularity: )
http://earth.agu.org/revgeophys/dougla01/dougla01.html
Full text of a detailed report published by the American Geophysical Union.
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Climate Change Linked to Civilization Collapse (Popularity: )
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/02/0227_climate4.html
National Geographic News story about the hypothesis that past climate variations led to the collapse of civilizations, with speculation on the implications for our society's future.
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Temperature Trends: Surface (CRU) (Popularity: )
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/temperature/
Land and sea surface temperature anomalies, analysed by the Climate Research Unit, Norwich, UK. Includes scientific papers, dataset terminology, file formats, data for downloading, answers to frequently asked questions, and ...
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Understanding Climate Change Feedbacks (Popularity: )
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309090725/html/
An e-book version of the publication from the Board of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate (BASC), produced by the National Academies Press. Examines processes in the climate system that can either ...
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Global Warming Map: Early Warning Signs (Popularity: )
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
Illustrates observed consequences, as indicated by periods of unusually warm weather, coastal flooding, and changes in glaciers and polar regions.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Working Group 2 : Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability (Popularity: )
http://www.usgcrp.gov/ipcc/
Assesses the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and social aspects of climate change.
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Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution (OSDPD) (Popularity: )
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/
Graphical presentation from the US Government National Environment Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Includes charts for sea surface temperatures, aerosol optical thickness, coral bleaching hotspots, precipitation, volcanic ash, and a ...
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Alpine Lakes: Extreme Ecosystems under the Pressures of Global Change (Popularity: )
http://www.eawag.ch/publications/eawagnews/www_en55/en55e_printer/en55e_psenner_p.pdf
Describes the sensitivity to environmental change of high mountain lakes, and assesses their use as early warning systems. Includes diagrams, graphs, references, and pictures. From Roland Psenner, Professor of Limnology ...
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AmphibiaWeb: Declining Amphibian Populations (Popularity: )
http://www.amphibiaweb.org/aw/declines/ClimateChange.html
Summarizes some of the evidence of climate change around the world. Describes direct effects such as phenology, decline and extinction, and indirect effects such as decreased immune function due to ...
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Global Change Data and Information System (GCDIS) (Popularity: )
http://globalchange.gov/
A collection of distributed information systems operated by government agencies involved in global change research. Includes multidisciplinary data from atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography, economics and sociology.
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Global Warming and Hurricanes (Popularity: )
http://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/~tk/glob_warm_hurr.html
Examines the likely changes in worldwide hurricane activity in the 21st century. Includes graphs and diagrams, links to theoretical papers, and a research report.
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Biodiversity and Climate Change Programme (Popularity: )
http://www.unep-wcmc.org/climate/home.htm
Reports and assesses threats to specific species and their habitats. Includes a link to the report "Water Birds on the Edge - First Circumpolar Assessment of Climate Change Impact on ...
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Temperature Trends: Atmospheric (Satellite MSU - RSS) (Popularity: )
http://www.ssmi.com/msu/msu_data_description.html
One of two conflicting analyses of atmospheric temperatures derived from satellite observations. Browse images and download data. From Remote Sensing Systems, in collaboration with the NOAA Air Resources Laboratory.
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Potential Impacts of Climate Change on World Food Supply (Popularity: )
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/giss_crop_study/
Detailed analysis of a modeling study of the effects on crop production and its economic implications, coordinated by the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, for the US Environmental Protection Agency. ...
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World View of Global Warming (Popularity: )
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/index.html
Photographic documentation of change in the Arctic, Antarctica, glaciers, temperate climate zones, and the ocean. Focuses on effects such as shrinking glaciers, coral bleaching, insect and animal range changes, phenology, ...
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Gulf Stream Shutdown (Popularity: )
http://www.gulfstreamshutdown.com
Abrupt climate change, global warming and the environment. If the Gulf Stream slows down or stops, what could be the effects? Websites, articles, books and forums.
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Consequences of Climate Change on Life in the Bering and Chukchi Seas (Popularity: )
http://archive.greenpeace.org/climate/arctic/reports/testimonies.pdf
A report about changes Alaska Native peoples observe in their surroundings, that pose a threat to northern ecosystems and to the subsistence way of life at the heart of Yup'ik ...
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Effects of Global Warming on Trout and Salmon in US Streams (Popularity: )
http://www.defenders.org/publications/fishreport.pdf
A detailed report of results from a simulation study, estimating how stream temperatures will respond to changes in air temperature, and assessing the vulnerability of fish species to changes in ...
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