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The U.S.
Global Change Research Information Office (GCRIO) has a large number of
links to background information resources, including a list of environmental
education links and a link to the U.S.
Global Change Research Program (USGRCP) page, which itself maintains
an extensive list of useful links. Check out the educational site http://gcrio.org/CONSEQUENCES/introCON.html.
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The Global
Change Information and Data System (GCDIS) can be a useful resource
for global change data and information.
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The National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) maintains an extensive
list of useful educational
and background links on atmosphere and environment, along with an education
page. The Goddard Institute for
Space Studies, an institute of NASA,
also has a global warming education site at http://www.giss.nasa.gov/edu/gwdebate/.
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The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has two excellent sets of links for primary
students and secondary
students, along with a general global
warming home page and one for kids.
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The Department
of Energy (DOE) has some good starting points at http://www.scied.science.doe.gov/,
and http://www.energy.gov/future/sub/protecting.html.
They also have a Kidzone
and maintain a list of educational links at http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/bak2.html,
and an educational global warming site at http://www.arm.gov/docs/education/warming.html
(kids, check out Professor
PolarBear!).
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The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) has a useful and interesting web site, and
maintains links for
students and teachers
at http://www.education.noaa.gov.
They also have a useful site at the Office of Global Programs
(OGP) Climate Information Project
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NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has an educational
page with a kids' page.
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The Baltimore/Washington
Office of the National
Weather Service (NWS) maintains a "Weather
Education and Safety Homepage" with educational links.
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The National
Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) has a slightly longer-term
perspective on the topic of global environmental change.
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The United
States Geological Survey (USGS) has educational
resources for all ages.
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The Southeast
Regional Climate Center (SERCC) educational page has a glossary of climate-
and weather-related terms, among other useful links.
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The National
Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) educational page.
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News
sites: the Washington
Post global warming site, a Scientific
American global warming article, a Public
Broadcasting Service (PBS) NOVA/Frontline
special on changing climate,
The Environmental
News Network (ENN), the New
York Times science pages, the National
Geographic perspective.
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StudyWorksOnline
-- global
warming education series, a very readable background series on
global warming.