Links
Climate Science
- National Center for Atmospheric Science (NCAR) Weather vs. Climate – This site provides a good introduction to the differences between weather and climate. This is an introductory level site but also supplies more in-depth information on the work done by NCAR in both of these research areas.
- Climate Literacy Brochure – This document was developed by a group of different organizations that all have a connection to climate science. It provides a concise encapsulation of the important aspects of climate science for anyone who is really interested in what they ‘should know’.
- Espere Climate Encyclopedia – Good entry level website on climate topics and the connection to other earth systems and everyday life. Also delves into topics related to climate change and human influence.
Climate Change
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) – The climate branch of the United Nations, works to provide climate research results and reports that are agreed upon by all member nations. Extensive reports on climate change, specific climate topics, regional implications and climate interaction with other earth systems.
- Oxford University – This site provides a good animation based introduction into how climate forecasting works. Essentially a quick, high-level overview about climate forecasting and some current climate projections.
- Pew Center on Global Climate Change – A good repository of more in-depth briefs on various climate change related topics, does a particularly good job on covering business and policy connections. Site claims to be non-partisan, but as it has had lobbying expenditures so you should at least keep that in mind.
Climate Blogs
- Real Climate – Is a climate science blog that has posts made by actual climate scientists. Their view in general is that man is influencing climate, but they support their posts with good science and don’t try to act as if that is not their position. While the posts can get a bit technical at times, they attempt to relate the science in a way that can be understood by those who do not deal with it on a daily basis.
- Climate Audit – Is a site that is geared towards the examination of both data and mathematical techniques used in modern day climate sciences. While the comments often get biased, the idea of skepticism that is presented and many of the original posts do raise reasonable concerns that should be at least thought through and reasonably countered. The site can get very technical in both math and science.
- Wild Wild Weather – Interesting site run by a broadcast meteorologist that has good information about the differences between weather and climate. The site covers some of the challenges meteorologists face as the interface between the general public and climate science which is not always a match with their educational backgrounds. A sister site has recent peer reviewed climate research.