Resources

Books

• Allmon, W.D., Smrecak, T.A., and Ross, R.M., 2010, Climate Change - Past Present & Future: A Very Short Guide, Paleontological Research Institution: Ithaca, New York, 200 p.
• Melillo, J.M., Richmond, T.C., and Yohe, G.W. (eds.), 2014, Climate Change Impacts in the United States. The Third National Climate Assessment. US Global Change Research Program, 841 p. Available online/li>
• Ruddiman, W.F., 2014, Earth’s Climate: Past and Future, W.H. Freeman and Company: New York, NY
• Committee on the Importance of Deep-Time Geologic Records for Understanding Climate Change Impacts, 2011, Understanding Earth’s deep past lessons for our climate future. 2011, Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. Available online

Websites

• Climate Impacts in the Midwest, EPA, 2013
• Climate Literacy & Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN). (A rich collection of resources for educators.)
• Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model, by Youngman, B., Chandler, M., Sohl, L., Hafen, M., Ledley, T., Ackerman, S., and Kluge, S., SERC Earth Exploration Toolkit
• Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet, NASA. (Climate data particularly from satellite-based remote sensing)
• Global Warming and Hurricanes, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, 2013
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)
• National Climate Assessment. (Reports summarizing impacts of climate change)
• National Hurricane Data Center, NOAA. (News on current hurricane forecasts.)
• National Weather Service, NOAA
• Regional Climate Trends and Scenarios for the US National Climate Assessment, NOAA
• Weather Base. (Weather and climate data by country, state, and city.)
• Weatherunderground maps. (Variety of types of weather maps, including surface, temperature, moisture, wind, cloud cover, precipitation.)
• Why Does the U.S. Midwest Get So Many Severe Thunderstorms?, Cliff Mass Weather Blog Monday, 23 May 2011