Climate Literacy Catalog
This collection of web sites was developed in the Fall of 2008 by Mark S. McCaffrey of CIRES Education and Outreach as a "next step" toward a reviewed and annotated collection of "cream of the crop" high quality digital resources that support the Essential Principles of Climate Literacy. Building on experience gained through the development of the Climate Change Collection, the goal of this phase of the effort is to begin to assemble a catalog of online resources that in the near future will be reviewed i) for scientific accuracy and currency by science experts, ii) for ease of use and appropriateness in educational settings and iii) annotated with any suggestions, concerns or ideas for enrichment and extensions to the resource.
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Climate Literacy Principles
- Life and Climate Are Linked 8 matches 1. Life on Earth has been shaped by, depends on, and affects climate
- The Nature of Science 3 matches 2. We increase our understanding of the climate system through observation and modeling
- Sun Drives Earth System 8 matches 3. The Sun is the primary source of energy for the climate system
- Complex Interactions 8 matches 4. Earth's weather and climate systems are the result of complex interactions
- Natural Variability and Change 5 matches 5. Earth's weather and climate vary over time and space
- Human Activities and Change 7 matches 6. Evidence indicates human activities are impacting the climate system
- Making Decisions 2 matches 7. Earth's climate system is influenced by complex human decisions involving economic costs and social values
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- Research Results 3 matches
- Overview/Reference Work 11 matches
- Collection 3 matches
Scientific Resources
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Introduction to Palynology part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site supplies a comprehensive introduction to pollen, pollen structure, the science of palynology, and research projects using palynological data. The site features high resolution ...
Geo-Ecological Study of Historic and Prehistoric Land Use in the Hopi Buttes area, Navajo Nation, Arizona part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This project examines land use, climatic variability, and their related impacts on land-surface conditions in the ecologically sensitive Hopi Buttes region of the Navajo Nation. Research on separate ...
Marine Microbial Ecology part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This image-rich website from the Australian Antarctic Division's Biology program describes its research in marine microbial ecology. It includes an introduction of microbial ecology and microbial ...
Global Warming Facts and Our Future part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This virtual museum website provides easily understood scientific information that helps both policy makers and the public answer important questions about the changing global climate in order to ...
Changing Paleoclimates and Mass Extinctions part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article provides a model for climatic change and relates climatic cycles with major extinction events in the history of the Earth. It discusses the mechanisms behind modern climate zones ...
The Carbon Cycle part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Earth Observatory site contains detailed information on the carbon cycle of the Earth. It provides an explanation of the role of carbon in the geologic carbon cycle followed by a discussion of ...
NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - Vostok Ice Core Data part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology features links to data from the Vostok Ice Core, with information on the concentration of various gases, ions, and elements available from ...
Trends Online: A Compendium of Data on Global Change part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This document provides synopses of frequently used time series of global-change data. Records are presented in multipage formats, each dealing with a specific site, region, or emissions species. The ...
Extinctions: Cycles Of Life and Death Through Time part of SERC Web Resource Collection
As part of the Hooper Virtual Paleontological Museum this site provides a detailed summary of extinction events throughout time, hypotheses for their causes and the long-term implications of such ...
Climate of the Colorado Plateau part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the climate of the Colorado Plateau. Links within the text lead to additional information about the climate and ecology of this area. Links also lead to a ...
Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from the Australian National University Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems provides information about photovoltaics and solar thermal energy technology. Links are provided to energy ...
Global Climate Change Briefing Book part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This website presents general resources and legislative issues related to global climate change. The site includes greenhouse gas sources, trends and effects on the environment, the text of the Kyoto ...
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This organization was established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for ...
Coalbed Methane in Wyoming part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Coalbed methane (CH4) is a natural gas and valuable energy resource that occurs in coal beds. This site, hosted by an energy development corporation, explains the geology and stratigraphy of Wyoming ...
A Paleo Perspective on Global Warming part of SERC Web Resource Collection
As part of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association (NOAA) Paleoclimatology Program, information is collected from scientists across the globe to study past climate in hopes of achieving a ...
Global Warming Art part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Like all sciences, the study of climate change relies upon a thorough and comprehensive investigation of the data. It is the goal of Global Warming Art to make some of that data accessible to the ...
