GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

This page was not previously updated since 2003. Since then, I've been leading a Denver Climate study group since fall of 2006 and refer you to more up to date links at http://www.denverclimatestudygroup.com/. There I will describe a yahoo groups that is closed, but you can give me some of your background and ask me to invite you or "push" you on if you don't have success getting into the group. It's best to have a yahoo userid which you can link to your other preferred email address to see the archive of emails (over 300 since early October 2009) - ON a variety of topics. We strive to be respectful, professional and polite. 11/18/2009. Contact me if you wish at the above email address.

Thanks to Karen Granger for refreshing me of this page and helping me get it back up to date - some of which, below, I may not agree to anymore, and thus may change, and/or have future comments. PEB 11/18/2009

Become informed about the overall climate picture and global warming issues/debate:

* Get a broader view of global climate change
* Become aware of our earth history of global climate change - natural cycles and conditions,
* Review Earth History of climate change on the geologic long-term scale and shorter-term scale (still long my human standards). Understand and review the orbital parameters and other natural controls on climate change (solar variations as controlled by orbital factors; solar variability through time),
* Understand the shorter term issues of climate change: real or exaggerated?
* A complex issue and a debate that continues: YOU DECIDE - SHOULD WE:

            • Adapt

            • Mitigate

            • Adapt and Mitigate

            • Do Nothing
Recommended reading: to be updated
VARIOUS LINKS:
Warming of the Earth - Woods Hole Research Center - Beginner's guide to understanding the possible global warming crisis. Read what the skeptics say. http://www.whrc.org/globalwarming/warmingearth.htm

EPA Global Warming Site - Explores the impact of global warming. With news, resources, and an exploration of preventative action at the corporate and individual levels. http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming

Global Warming Links - Sift through a large collection of links regarding climate change research and action. http://www.junkscience.com/
NCAR (Nation Center for Climate Research): http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/adai/news/grl-warming.html among others
Global change research: U. Arizona
Regulation - Global Warming - Skeptical essay by an MIT meteorology professor challenges the predictions of a catastrophic global warming. Published by the Cato Institute. http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/reg15n2g.html
Global Warming and Climate Change - Brochure from Carnegie Mellon University explains warming, its impact and resulting government policies. http://www.gcrio.org/gwcc/toc.html
PEW Center on Global Climate Change: Global Warming Information and Research
GWIC (Global Warming International Center): - Geared toward governmental agencies and industries, the international organziation disseminates information on global warming science and policy. http://www.globalwarming.net/
PIRGs (Public Interest Research Groups) - Global Warming Campaign - Divides assessment of warming into impact, culprits and solutions. http://uspirg.org/uspirg.asp?id2=5235&id3=USPIRG&

Central Michigan Univ. personal page - Various compilations of data: U.S. Climate/World Climate - broken link?
Columbia University's, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) - Mortality Increases Due to Global Warming - Read a series of articles that propose models for predicting the effects of warming on mortality rates. http://www.ciesin.org/TG/HH/morthmpg.html
Global Warming - An in-depth report on global warming (unclear authorship): http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/8620/warm1.html - broken link

Global Warming: Focus on the Future - Slide show with links to Interactive games that teach about the causes of global warming. Discover what individuals can do to help prevent global warming. old link - 'been told it's out of date: http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/ anyone have info/proper link would be appreciated.

Here's an alternate give to me by Karen Granger: http://www.filtersfast.com/global-warming.asp
World Wildlife Foundation: WWF Climate Change Campaign

 

Questions or comments: Please feel free to contact: PEBelanger@glassdesignresources.com

Global Climate workshop was given at JUC, Golden 1/22/2003 and 2/5/2003 - by PEBelanger@glassdesignresources.com
PART A: CLIMATE HISTORY - CURRENTLY NO LINKS FOR THIS BROAD TOPIC - SEE CLASS NOTES AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
PART B: GLOBAL WARMING LINKS AND INFORMATION