Climate Central
Climate Central is a US non-profit that started in 2005. It’s aim is to bring climate related news to the attention of the public.
Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute
Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. This relatively new international organisation has an impressive membership lists featuring a wide range of nations, science organisation, major companies etc. all focussed on the idea of carbon capture and storage as a way forward in the global warming debate. This looks like a very good starting point in the international CCS debate.
Real Climate
Real Climate – A blog produced by those working in climate science as a reaction to some of the stories circulating about climate change. Aimed at media personnel to help find answers it often features in science round-ups on blogs worth seeing.
NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the main US agency looking at climate change, ocean health etc. This site has heaps of data, explore to find data on everything from corals reefs to hurricanes.
Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature
The Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature investigates issues of global warming data – recently confirms global warming as a genuine phenomenon. For those with the skis, the data set and methodology are published.
Breathing Earth
Breathing Earth A really interesting educational site. Shows the dynamics of carbon dioxide, population change etc. Great for secondary students
Climate Wizard
Nature Conservancy’s Climate Wizard Although it’s a US site, it gives a great understanding of how global warming might differentially affect a large continent: http://www.climatewizard.org/
Understanding Environmental Pollution 3e
Rating: Marquita K Hill. 2010. Understanding Environmental Pollution. 3e. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978 0 521 73669 5. The need for a text looking at pollution (other than global climate change) is pressing and yet there are few texts taking this more comprehensive route. It is clear such a text is still needed and indeed, judging by the size difference between the first edition (reviewed here many years ago) and the current one, there is even more to say! Of […]
