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There is a broad consensus among scientists that climate change is occurring, the consequences are significant, and that most of the recent warming can be attributed to human activities. In June 2005, the national scientific academies of 11 nations issued a joint statement that said, "The scientific understanding of climate change is now sufficiently clear to justify nations taking prompt action" to reduce global warming emissions.

IPCC Report: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis: Summary for Policymakers

  Climate Ark: Climate Change News Portal
Stern Review on the economics of climate change
Climate Change in the US Northeast
The World in 2050: Implications of global growth for carbon emissions and climate change policy (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
National Academies: Surface Temperature Reconstructions for the Last 2,000 years
Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reefs and Other Marine Calcifiers
Climate Change Post 2100: What are the Implications of Continued Greenhouse Gas Buildup?
Al Gore's Policy Address at NYU on Solving the Climate Crisis

Good Graphical Overviews of Climate Change:

U.N. Environmental Program's Vital Climate Graphics and Vital Climate Graphics Update

National Academy of Sciences

Woods Hole Research Center's Warming of the Earth

Governments Respond to Climate Change:

Kyoto Protocol: 155 countries have ratified this agreement which limits carbon emissions from 35 industrialized nations. The agreement took effect in February, 2005.

U.S. Congressional Action:
Senate Cap and Trade Proposals

The States and Cities Move Forward:
 
States with Climate Change Action Plans

State Climate Change Action Plans

California's Climate Change Initiatives

State and Local Emission Reductions Actions

State and Local Climate Action News

 

 

States with Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Source: Pew Center

U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement: 710 mayors have agreed to Kyoto targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

 

Climate Changes in the 21st Century:

A collection (see below) of historical climate and future climate projections produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report now available from EOS-WEBSTER.

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How will our changing climate affect ecosystems, human health, agriculture and economic growth?

Explore These Issues in Greater Detail:


Arctic Thaw

What are the forecasts and predicted effects on our northern most region?

Additional Resources:

  Fact versus Fiction on Climate Change
  Real Climate: Commentaries on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists.
  Scientific Facts on Climate Change: From the IPCC Third Assessment Report
  Carbon Disclosure Project: 315 institutional investors with $41 trillion under management surveyed the world's largest companies regarding their strategies for addressing climate change. 2007 CDP Report (.pdf)
 
 
Climate Change in the Northeast
The Changing Northeast Climate: Our Choices Our Legacy
Climate Change in the US Northeast
Indicators of Climate Change in the Northeast
  Clean Air, Cool Planet: Finding and Promoting Solutions to Global Warming
  New England Integrated Sciences and Assessment


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Encouraging New Hampshire households to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions by 10,000 pounds!

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Human Fingerprints on Global Warming

Past, Present, and Future Temperatures: the "Hockey Stick"

Hurricane Destructiveness in a Warmer World

 

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