Global Warming and Climate Change   Tags: climate_change, global_warming  

This timeline brings events up to December 2009 -- the Copenhagen Climate Talks (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change).

Chronology of the growing perception of the problem dating from 1827. Timeline published in the New Scientist, Sept. 2006

Hosted by the American Institute of Physics, Spencer Weart's site is a rich resource on the history of global warming research, while also providing abundant background information and links to data on the issues.

Basics and a whole lot more. Scientists and science journals working together have created this rich site.

Highly informative site from this well-respected foundation

From the Royal Society, the prestigious U.K. scholarly society

In-depth articles drawn from the pages of the New York Times

Basic information, science, policy, consequences, information on what you can do

FAQ's, news stories, timeline, quotes and more from this widely-read and respected science news journal

Gateway to information on climate change resources from the National Academies; use the horizontal menu for easy access to an extensive listing of reports, links to related information, climate change "basics", and other authoritative information.

Searches on "global warming" to find NAP freely-available scholarly texts

USGCRP coordinates federal research on changes in the global environment and their implications for society; this site brings together the work of 13 departments and agencies representing diverse perspectives, including the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, and State, to name just a few, as well as the National Science Foundation, U.S. AID, among other agencies.