Frying or Freezing: Weblinks

Jeff Jefferies at the Met Office with climate predictions

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Want to be able to talk about climate change in a bit more depth than "it's getting hotter?" We'll tell you how to talk the talk.

A change in the weather

Some experts believe evidence already shows the climate is changing; others claim it's showing nothing more than natural variations. So, will we be frying or freezing?

What do you know?

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BOOKS

There are hundreds of recent books available about climate change, the greenhouse effect, climate modelling - and perceived problems with climate modelling. Here are just a few which give a general overview.
... about global warming and the issues surrounding it:
Global Warming - The Complete Briefing’ - John Houghton (of the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change)
Published by Cambridge University Press

The Global Warming Debate - John Emsley
Published by ESEF Publishing

Global Warming - Apocalypse or Hot Air? - Roger Bate & Julian Morris
Published by The Institute of Economic Affairs

... and an introduction to the complexities of environmental problem-solving:
Consider a Spherical Cow - John Harte
Published by University Science Books

WEBSITES
Again, there’s no shortage of words written on the subject of climate change out there on the net. Here are a few websites:

... for a thorough run down of FAQs, up-to-date research and links to other key organisations, try the University of East Anglia’s world-renowned Climate Research Unit:

... for NASA’s comprehensive ’Global Change Master Directory’, which links to a huge range of sites including: the earth’s past climate, atmospheric behaviour, land use and what the policy makers are up to ...

... and finally on climate-monitoring, an Australian-based climate site, for a view of the world from the southern hemisphere:
Australian Government Bureau of Meterology Research Centre

AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ...
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