Climate Change
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- Selected Internet Resources on Desertification
- Information about intergovernmental organizations, national/regional activities,non-governmental organizations in the field of desertification. Also related reports/news/information sources.
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- The Sahara and the Sahel Observatory (OSS)
- Details about mission, objectives and structure of OSS, an organization striving to build up an African arena for cooperation and exchange to combat desertification and poverty. Available in English and French.
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- Web Resources on Desertification
- Links to web sites providing information on desertification worldwide.
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- The Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification
- Page includes summaries of daily discusses, which featured concerned nations from around the world. Past event took place in Dakar, Senegal. (November 30, 1998)
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- First UN Convention to Combat Desertification
- Purpose of meeting was to discuss the problem of land degradation and to offer suggestions to prevent this phenomena. Page includes list of participating countries and their ideas. Took place 29 September - 10 October 1997, Rome Italy. (September 29, 1997)
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- Effects of Climate Change on Protected Areas
- WWF paper that examines recent research and provides evidence that the types of environmental changes predicted in climatic models are now taking place. Studies the implications to habitats, ecosystems, species, and local food webs, in areas that are rooted in the concept of permanence. [PDF]
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- Global Warming: Early Warning Signs
- Map illustrates fingerprints and harbingers including observed consequences as indicated by periods of unusually warm weather, coastal flooding, and changes in glaciers and polar regions.
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- Gulf Stream Shutdown
- 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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- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Working Group 2 : Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
- Assesses the scientific, technical, environmental, economic and social aspects of climate change. Includes assessment report, publications and schedule of meetings.
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- Methane Clathrate Outgassing and Anoxic Expansion in Southeast Asian Deeps Due to Global Warming
- Paper by Pat Wilde and Mary Quinby-Hunt asserting that the warming of southeast Asian oceans could release colossal burst of greenhouse gases.
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- Science Daily: Earth and Climate News
- A daily news update of the latest research into climate change. Includes links to archived articles about ecology and environmental science.
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- Temperature Trends: Surface (CRU)
- 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 links to related web sites, grids, and datasets.
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- Tropical Cyclones and Global Climate Change
- A Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Examines the natural variability, possible trends, frequency, and intensity of severe weather activity in tropical coastal regions, and explores the potential for change in greenhouse conditions.
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- World View of Global Warming
- Photographic documentation of climate change around the world. Focuses on effects such as shrinking glaciers, coral bleaching, insect and animal range changes, phenology, and rising sea level.
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- Climate Change Threatens a Million Species with Extinction
- Detailed press release reporting a study of biodiversity-rich regions. Computer models project the future movements and distributions of many species of plants, birds, animals, and insects, in response to changing conditions. From the School of Biology, University of Leeds. (January 07, 2004)
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- Climate Change Linked to Civilization Collapse
- 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. (February 27, 2001)
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- BBC News - Climate Change
- News, opinion and explanation on climate change, including Q&A, backgrounders, programmes and video clips.
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- BBC News - Global Climate Change
- Archives of the BBC's (2000-2003) in-depth coverage of climate change. Includes the debate, case studies, clickable guides and internet resources.