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| Climate Change Data, page 443 | ||
| Hot Topics in Climate Change | ||
| This New Scientist web site presents a listing of related articles available online. ( http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/climate/ ) | ||
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| Canada’s Climate Change Web Site | ||
| This comprehensive site has many connections to background information on climate science. Check out “Taking Action” and “Resources.” ( http://www.climatechange.gc.ca/english/index.shtml ) | ||
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| Climate Change 2001: The Scientific Basis | ||
| This report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), in their words: “is described as the most comprehensive and up-to-date scientific assessment of past, present and future climate change.” ( http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc_tar/wg1/index.htm ) | ||
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| The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) | ||
| The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) web site is Canada's source for meteorological information. The Service monitors water quantities, provides information and conducts research on climate, atmospheric science, air quality, ice and other environmental issues. It provides numerous links to other Environment Canada sites. ( http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/contents_e.html ) | ||
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| MSC Topics | ||
| The topics section of the MSC web site has a wide range of subjects relating to climate and the atmosphere. ( http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/your_environment_e.html ) | ||
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| LEARN | ||
| This is a web site maintained by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. The “Cycles of the Earth and Atmosphere” provide description and graphics on the atmosphere and climate science. This is described as background for teachers but students could easily use the information. ( http://www.ucar.edu/learn/ ) | ||
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| Climate Change | ||
| This University of California web site examines many aspects of climate change and global warming. ( http://calspace.ucsd.edu/virtualmuseum/climatechange1/02_1.shtml ) | ||
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| Methane Hydrates, page 444 | ||
| Suffocation Suspected for Greatest Mass Extinction | ||
| This New Scientist September 2003 article describes how the mass extinction of 251 million years ago could have been caused by a catastrophic release of methane hydrate. ( http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994138 ) | ||
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| All About Hydrates | ||
| This web site describes the various sources of methane and the global warming that may occur if methane hydrates in the ocean should enter the atmosphere. ( http://www.netl.doe.gov/scngo/NaturalGas/hydrates/about-hydrates/global-climate.htm ) | ||
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| Ocean Burps and Climate Change? | ||
| The Goddard Institute for Space Studies web site presents articles relating methane hydrates and climate change. ( http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/intro/schmidt_02/ ) | ||
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