CLIMATE CHANGE LINKS

Part 1:  How Americans Think About Climate Change in Six Maps - NY Times  - link

If time, check out "Mapping 50 Years of Melting Ice in Glacier National Park" - NY Times - link

Part 3:  What are the possible consequences of climate change? - EPA - link

Part 4:  Why don't people believe and act?  The psychology of threats - PBS - link

Part 5:  What is our government's plan?  America First Energy Plan - whitehouse.gov - link

Part 6:  What is the world doing about climate change?  Paris Agreement

Article from EU that explains Paris Agreement - link

Article from BBC about Paris Climate Agreement - link

Movie that explains Paris Agreement - link

Movie from EU about Paris Agreement - link

Part 7:  What do scientists think can be done about climate change?  

10 Solutions for Climate Change (Scientific American) - link

Engineering the Earth to Fight Climate Change (Harvard) - link

Are any Geoengineering Solutions Viable or Realistic (Scientific American) - link

In Global Efforts to Address Climate Change, Electrical Engineers Have Crucial Role (MIT News) - link 

also interesting, Jet Contrails Affect Surface Temperatures (Penn State) - link

Making Methane Fuel from Microbes (science daily) - link

Climate Stabilization:  Planting Trees Cannot Replace Cutting CO2 Emmisions - link

and lastly, the Wikipedia entry on climate engineering - link

Part 8:  How can we convince people?  

Video from poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner of her poem, "Dear Matafele Peinem" - link

Science in America with Neil deGrasse Tyson - link

13 Misconceptions About Climate Change Explained from Veritasium - link

WEATHER

Weather Underground - Great website for checking on lots of weather details

SEPUP Atmosphere Interactive - We will use this atmosphere interactive to learn about layers of the atmosphere and their properties.

Water Cycle - This cycle shows the water cycle, and you can click on each part of the water cycle to learn more.

Link for #64

For #68

SEPUP Worldwide Wind Interactive - We will use this interactive to learn about prevailing winds all over the world.

Worldwide Winds

Winds in the US

Types of Clouds - images and information about clouds at different elevations

For #69

Warm and Cold Fronts - Great animations of each

USA Today Weather Animation
 

CLIMATE

EPA Climate Change (for students)

Global Climate Change QUIZ from National Geographic

Global Climate Change BASIC FACTS - very reliable information from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NASA Climate Change information