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Some resources re: climate



Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. wrote:
> Augusto Haro wrote:
>> Question from an ignorant.
>> Can you recommend me a good, didactic (not trendy name-calling) book
>> on global warming?
>> Thank you very much.

For some (variably) entertaining videos aimed at a general audience, check
out those embedded here:
http://www.geol.umd.edu/pages/sgc/resources/climatevideos.html

For some other good basic internet sites:
>From UCAR: http://www.ucar.edu/news/features/climatechange/faqs.jsp
>From the UK Met office: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climatechange/
>From NASA: http://climate.nasa.gov/
>From the USGS Office of Global Change: http://www.usgs.gov/global_change/
and its FAQ: http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/info/faq.html
>From the US Global Change Research Program: http://www.globalchange.gov/
>From the Australian Dept. of Climate Change: http://www.climatechange.gov.au/
>From Environment Canada: http://www.ec.gc.ca/cc/
>From the NSF: http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/climate/

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