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Finding out about global warming and climate change

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Most of the world's scientists now agree that Earth is warming up.... but what will happen in the coming years, decades, and centuries? This is our handy guide to the best websites on global warming. If you're looking for public-domain (copyright-free) photos to illustrate a school project or report, please also take a look at our page of climate change and global warming photos.

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Last updated: January 27, 2009.

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Cool stuff for schools (good introductions)

Here are some good places to start with global warming. These sites are not necessarily just for kids; they're good, concise introductions to the subject.

General articles

Science 

Impacts

Solutions?

The Kyoto Protocol

Government agencies and international organizations

Scientific institutions

Campaign groups, NGOs, etc.

Reports

Background, facts, data, and statistics

News stories and journalism

Try searching for "global warming" or "climate change" to find the latest stories.

Politics

Key players in the carbon war

Short biographies of some of the key players in the science and politics of global warming.

Sceptics

Hundreds of scientists from around the world have been involved in preparing the IPCC reports and the broad agreement that a warming world is causing climate change. A few dissenting voices, most funded or supported by the vested interests of "the carbon club",  maintain the opposite view and have been remarkably successful in skewing the scientific debate.

Blogs

Books

Articles not on the web

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