Written by a scientist at The Woods Hole Research Center, these pages describe the scientific evidence, the culprits, the skeptics and the probable outcome of a world signicantly changed by human-induced climate change.

News, background information and links on global warming, climate change, and the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.

A clearing house for climate change issues sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Highlighting articles, conference schedules, and related resources.

Starting point for current news items and discussions on the topic of climate change.

An analysis of the science and other issues behind the climate change debate, from BBC News Online.

Key points, articles, pros and cons, and resources regarding climate change.

Cartoons about President Bush's reversal of stance on carbon dioxide emissions.

Database reveals the carbon emissions of more than 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies in every country on Earth, searchable by country, state, province, county, metro area, city, power company, power plant or zip code. From the Center for Global Development.

Counter showing current concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with a description of their methodology.

Useful and timely information about climate change and California.

Project focussing on climate protection and funding environmental NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe. Includes a profile, calendar of events, publications, and information on monitoring and mechanisms.

Audio conversation with William Calvin about rapid global climate changes. Includes related links.

A global network of over Non-Governmental Organizations working to promote government and individual action to limit human induced climate change to ecologically sustainable levels.

Provides a comprehensive round-up of on-line news sources, as well as an archive and a targetted web-search engine.

An overview of climate change, theories and perspectives, and notable weather patterns.

Success stories, tools and resources on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A discussion of the certainties and uncertainties behind the science of climate change and the impact of greenhouse gasses.

A nonprofit organization rating corporations on their efforts towards mitigating climate change. News items, a score card, and a message forum.

A white paper on the potential effects of future climate changes on forests and vegetation, agriculture, water resources, and human health.

works to protect the balance between climate and life on earth by facilitating the dialogue among scientists, policy makers, business executives and citizens.

An Elsevier journal which aims to address the broad spectrum of policy issues raised by the prospect of changes in the global climate. Includes articles, extracts, information on authors and bibliographies.

Dedicated to building awareness about the oceans and climate change through the support of scientists, educators, community leaders, and local environmental organizations in over 80 countries.

Scientists now believe that rising global temperatures may exacerbate extreme weather events, leading to increased damages in the decades ahead. [WorldWatch Institute]

Comprehensive information from the USA's Environmental Protection Agency.

White papers on the earth's magnetic field and global warming by Eugene D. Richards.

An essay by Jane Lubchenco about climate change and public perceptions of environmental issues.

Earthshots is a collection of Landsat images and text, designed to show environmental changes and to introduce remote sensing.

Article on rising concentrations of a newly identified synthetic fluoride that traps heat more effectively than all other known greenhouse gases.

A daily award Presented to the "worst" countries at UN climate change conferences.

A review of market based initiatives to combat global warming, including tradeable permits and carbon taxes.

An organization ensuring that observations and information needed to address climate-related issues are obtained and made available to all potential users. Includes a profile, structure, publications and calendar of events.

Find out all about global warming and climate change and learn what you can do to help the environment.

International body disseminating information on global warming science and policy, sponsoring research. Serving governmental, non-governmental organizations, and industries in more than 120 countries. Conducts the Global Warming International Conference and Expo and publishes a journal.

Paper on the human consequences of global warming.

Non-profit organization focusing on building a grassroots movement to stop global warming pollution. Includes a profile, event calendar, information on speakers, and news archive.

A tabled comparison between different ways of home heating, and their individual effects on greenhouse gases and environmental decline.

Issues surrounding the Kyoto Accord and its effect on Canadian citizens.

Established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to assess available scientific, technical, and socio-economic information in the field of climate change. Links to full-text papers, meeting schedule, speeches and press releases, and an information center offering data viewed as statistics, graphically, and by map.

Global coalition of companies and trade associations committed to constructive and responsible participation in the international policy process concerning global climate change. Includes objectives, a list of members, and literature.

An international, interdisciplinary, non-governmental social science programme aimed at improving understanding of human responses to global change. Includes a profile, projects, news, publications and calendar of events.

A Greenpeace poll (in 1992) shows that a worryingly high proportion of climate scientists believe it possible that continuing emissions of greenhouse gases can awaken synergistic feedbacks capable of generating a runaway greenhouse effect.

A network of local and statewide groups dedicated to halting the threat of global climate change. Includes a profile, legislations, information on local chapters, and calendar of events.

Information about greenhouse gas emissions, inventory estimations, vulnerability assessments, and adapting to global climate changes from the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India.

Includes news, archives and articles on this topic.

Advocates taking action to arrest climate change

Calculations of carbon dioxide emissions are offered for various modes of travel and energy use (1 tree per 1000 kilowatt-hours, for example).

Article about this international agreement and how it will be used to combat global warming.

A series of white papers on deforestation and the need to reverse this destructive process, by Gabriel Penno Saraiva.

Practical guide to support the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. Profiles the business community's response with services and resources for greenhouse gas mitigation.

Companion web site to the documentary "Rising Waters", which includes personal stories of Pacific Islanders and puts a human face on the international climate change debate. Includes archives, stories, white papers and information on filmmakers.

Companion site to the book of the same name. Offers information on climate change, and tips for individuals, companies, municipilaties, governments and developing nations to counter this issue.

Campaign group which aims to cut emissions and reduce global warming. Information about the challenge and how people can help.

Organization created by the State of California to encourage companies, government agencies and other organizations to voluntarily measure and report their Green House Gas emissions. Provides information about the program.

An active listserv sign-up from the home page, plus other resources. Listserv debate includes many sceptics. Focus is on latest science, plus some politics.

Promotes climate change and global warming solutions by providing carbon dioxide offset projects and advancing offset policies.

Could Global Warming lead to Global Cooling? Warming could lead, paradoxically, to drastic cooling -- a catastrophe that could threaten the survival of civilization. Atlantic Monthly.

An online guide to the politics and science leading up to and following the signing of the Kyoto Protocol.

Provides the foundation for increasing the skill of predictions of seasonal-to-interannual climate fluctuations (which can bring excessively wet and dry periods) and long-term climate change.

Provides access to data and information on climate change research, adaptation/mitigation strategies and technologies, and global warming related educational resources for users worldwide.

Contains major national and international studies on environmental and climatic issues.

official site for UN Climate Secretariat: Kyoto protocol, COP4 in Buenos Aires, world emissions data.

A group of businesses and organizations encouraging the federal government to enact legislation for significant reduction in greenhouse gases.

An online forum designed to provide the news media, legislators, opinion leaders, and the interested public with analysis and commentary on U.S. and global policy initiatives related to climate change.

The World Resources Institute identifies opportunities to reduce the risk of global climate change in ways that drive sustainable economic development worldwide. This site provides extensive on-line resources.

The Climate Protection Partnership discusses the pollution and climactic effects of air traffic, and environmentally sustainable alternatives.