climate change

Links related to energy resources and climate change

ACIA: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
An international project of the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences

http://www.acia.uaf.edu/

Archictectural Design
http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006412.html

Arctic Climate Change

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12360-2004Oct30.html

Climate Simulations/Interactives

(melting glaciers, global ice, climate records, etc.)

http://sciencebulletins.amnh.org/earth/f/glaciers.20050331/essays/55_1.php

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no3_supp/geller.htm

Center for Global Change and Arctic System Research

http://www.cgc.uaf.edu/

Climate Change and Arctic Impacts

http://www.ciel.org/Climate/Climate_Arctic.html

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Record High in 2006

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901949_pf.html

Climate Interactives (Includes energy maps of U.S.)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17955650/

Energy: CT Clean Energy Fund

http://www.ctinnovations.com/funding/ccef/basics.php

Energy Links from the CT STS Activity

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Energy Information Association's history of energy resources

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/eh/frame.html

Energy: Renewable Resource trends, pros, cons, etc.

MY FAVORITE!!

Energy KIDS page

Details about renewable energy resources (biomass, wind, solar, hydro, & geothermal)

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/renewable/renewable.html

Wind Power

http://green.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/wind-power-profile.html

Includes a “try it out” interactive simulation!

Nuclear Power: Risking a Comeback

http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0604/feature2/

Energy Timeline: Lots of details about energy trends!!

http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/history/timelines/index.html

Fisheries

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0308/p13s01-sten.html

Floating Houses Built to Survive Netherlands Floods

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/11/09/HOG9RFI0IJ1.DTL

Glacial Melting
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6903014

Global Climate Animations from the Department of Geography, University of Oregon (includes global energy balance and global temperature)

http://geography.uoregon.edu/envchange/clim_animations/

Global Health (The Lancet)

http://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-236b/001-236b.html

Global Temperatures Hit Record High in 2006

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901949.html

Impact of Climate Change on Alaska Native Communities

http://www.ser.org/files/ppt/Elaine%20Abraham%20PPT.pdf

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

http://www.ipcc.ch/

International Polar Year, Official site

http://www.ipy.org/

Lightning Simulation at national geographic
http://green.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/lightning-interactive.html