CLIMATE CHANGE WEBSITES
Climate change websites
1.
This website has everything from videos to contacts to e -mail.
http://www.ipcc.ch/index.htm
2.
An oldie (2007) but a gem. Country by country analysis.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/6528979.stm
3.
A more localised view.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change
4.
A nice introductory video.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=8453442377878175440&q=
global+warmin#
5.
The Eden Project’s take on climate change.
http://www.edenproject.com/whats-it-all-about/climate-andenvironment/climate-revolution/index.php
6.
Climate change impacts and solutions.
http://www.climatehotmap.org/
7.
Super place-by-place representation of climate change through pictures.
http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.org/
8.
This is an interactive guide to climate change from The Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2011/aug/15/everyt
hing-know-climate-change
9.
This is a geography blog with cutting edge stories.
http://geographyblog.eu/wp/?tag=climate -change-2
10.
An interesting story on banning pupils being taught about climate
change.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jun/12/climate -changecurriculum-government-adviser
11.
Greenland ice sheet faces ‘tipping point in 10 years’.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/10/greenland -icesheet-tipping-point
12.
This site allows you to gather weather data for major cities. Superb for
practising processing techniques.
http://www.worldclimate.com/
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13.
Goes over a lot of the basics. Possibly more National 4 than National 5.
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/basics/index.ht ml
14.
Climate and land use change.
http://www.usgs.gov/
15.
Friends of the Earth.
http://www.foe.co.uk/
16.
The rise of the sceptics (part 1).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1fbXR4UJ3o
17.
The rise of the sceptics (part 2).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SprYmBaKUzc&feature=related
18.
Awesome video and pictures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dph2SVhDFAg&feature=related
19.
National Geographic and its take on climate change.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MY-i_kdwe0&feature=related
20.
A brand new resource with statistics from the World Bank.
http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/
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