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Climate Change

Provides resources on climate change and global warming from the perspective of the disciplines of science, social science and humanities.

Getting started on climate change research

Climate change is an extraordinarily complex issue, affecting almost every aspect of human life and every academic discipline. Here are some resources for getting started.

Learn the basics of climate change from trusted sources

What is climate change?
Videos, graphics and text from the BBC
Causes of climate change
From NASA
Effects of climate change
From NASA
Evidence for climate change
From NASA
Climate change solutions
From NASA
Climate change news
From NASA
Addressing Climate Change in Oregon
From Oregon Department of Energy

Going deeper: climate change research

World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency
11,000 scientists from around the world state "clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency." The report presents six steps which should be taken immediately. Published in BioScience Nov. 5, 2019
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The United Nations' comprehensive "Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C" released Oct 2018. The Guardian newspaper's headline summary: "We Have Twelve Years to Limit Climate Change Catastrophe, Warns U.N."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Climate Portal
Authoritative scientific data and information, including news, climate maps and data sets.

Academic Search Premier
Full text for more than 4,500 scholarly social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. 3,700 are peer-reviewed.
ScienceDirect
Full text for more than 1,000 peer-reviewed life sciences, Health Science, physical sciences, and engineering journals with citation information for thousands more. Look for the "Full-text available" indicators to view articles online. View the Science Direct handout.