According to the National Academy of Sciences, the Earth's surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit in the past century, with accelerated warming during the past two decades. There is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities. Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases – primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. The heat-trapping property of these gases is undisputed although uncertainties exist about exactly how earth’s climate responds to them.
This discussion is continued on the United States Environmental Protection Agency website on Global Warming at http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html
More Information can be found on the following websites:
- National Resources Defense Council - Global Warming Basics: http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/f101.asp
- Put this four-point plan into action and carbon dioxide emissions will drop to half of current levels by 2050. http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/solutions/default.asp
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Global Warming FAQ's: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
- Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount_classics/aninconvenienttruth/trailer/ (Quicktime player required)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2078944470709189270 (Google Video Beta)To learn more about Global Warming and Climate Change, please take a look at some of the following books on this list which can be found in the HSU Library.
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Title: Climate Change Impacts on the United States: the potential consequences of climate variability and change : Foundation / a report of the National Assessment Synthesis Team, US Global Change Research Program. Publication: Washington : National Science Foundation, Cambridge; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. SuDoc: Docs NC 1.2:C 61/FOUNDA |
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Title: Climate Change Impacts on the United States: The Ppotential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: Overview / a report of the National Assessment Synthesis Team, US Global Change Research Program. Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Assessment Synthesis Team ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2000. SuDoc: Docs NS 1.2:C 61/OVER. |
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Title: Climate Change, Wildlife, and Wildlands [kit] : A Toolkit for Teachers and Interpreters / United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [1 videocassette, 1 CD-ROM, 1 letter, 1 wheel card, 12 trail cards ; in container 19 x 23 x 6 cm. ] Publication: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [2002?] SuDoc: Docs EP 1.2:C 61/11/TOOLKIT |
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Title: Climate Wise: Turning Energy Efficiency and Environmental Performance into a Corporate Asset. Publication: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Energy : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, [1996] SuDoc: Docs EP 1.2:C 61/7 |
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Title: Global Warming Wheel Card Classroom Activity Kit: a lesson plan for teaching about global warming and how to calculate greenhouse gas emissions in everyday human activities for students grades 6-8. Publication: [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, [2002] SuDoc: Docs EP 4.2:G 51/3/KIT |
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Title: Can We Delay a Greenhouse Warming? : the effectiveness and feasibility of options to slow a build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere / Stephen Seidel and Dale Keyes. Publication: Washington, D.C. : Strategic Studies Staff, Office of Policy Analysis, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, [1983] SuDoc: Docs EP 1.2:G 83/Corr. |
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Title: Who gains and who pays under carbon-allowance trading? : the distributional effects of alternate policy designs. Publication: [Washington, D.C.?] : Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office, [2000] SuDoc: Docs Y 10.2:G 12/2 Web Access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS5697 |
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Title: The Economics of Climate Change: A Primer. Publication: Washington, DC : Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office [2003] . SuDoc: Docs Y 10.2:EC 7/10 Web Access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS31403 |
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Title: Coastal Areas and Marine Resources: the potential consequences of climate variability and change / a report of the National Coastal Assessment Group for the U.S. Global Change Research Program. Publication: Silver Spring, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, [2001] SuDoc: Docs C 55.2:C 63/17 |
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Title: Green Lights: An Enlightened Approach to Energy Efficiency and Pollution Prevention / United States Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation. Publication: Washington, DC : The Agency, [1993] SuDoc: Docs EP 1.2:G 82/6 |
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Title: Climate Wise: Wise Rules for Industrial Efficiency : a tool kit for estimating energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Publication: [Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy Planning & Evaluation, [1998] SuDoc: Docs EP 1.2:C 61/8 |
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Title: U.S. Climate Action Report, 2002: Third National Communication of the United States of America under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Publication: [Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of State, 2002] SuDoc: Docs S 1.2: C 61/2/2002 Web Access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS19515 |
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Title: FETC focus. Publication: [Pittsburgh, Pa.] : Federal Energy Technology Center ; [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy, 1998- SuDoc: Docs E 1.2:SO 4/20/ Web Access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS6311
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Title: Forests, the potential consequences of climate variability and change. Publication: Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Global Change Program Office, [2001] SuDoc: Docs A 13.2:C 61 |
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Title: EPA's State and Local Climate Change Outreach Kit / EPA State & Local Climate Change Program. Publication: [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, [2000] SuDoc: Docs EP 1.104:C 61/2000/CD |
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Title:Disturbance and climate change in United States/Mexico borderland plant communities : a state-of-the-knowledge review / Guy R. McPherson, Jake F. Weltzin. Publication: Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, [2000] SuDoc: Docs A 13.88:RMRS-GTR-50 |
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Title: National energy strategy : powerful ideas for America.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : [U.S. Dept. of Energy], 1991.
SuDoc: Docs E 1.2: ST 8