Earth Sciences
Greenhouse gas emissions are causing the climate to change. The planet is warming which is leading to melting polar ice, a rise in sea levels, more extreme weather events, increased wildfires, and animal extinctions. Solutions to the problem involve renewable energy sources along with changes in agricultural practices.
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Websites
- Climate CentralClimate Central surveys and conducts scientific research on climate change and informs the public of key findings.
- NASA - Vital Signs of the PlanetClimate change facts and feature articles. Be sure to check out "Images of Change" and "Earth Minute" videos.
- Yale Climate ConnectionsReporting that connects the dots between climate change and energy, extreme weather, public health, food and water, jobs and the economy, national security, the creative arts, and religious and moral values, among other themes
Articles
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete provides both popular and scholarly journal coverage and video clips for nearly all academic areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, technology, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. Academic Search Complete is a great starting point for most general research.
- GreenFILE
GreenFILE content covers all aspects of human impact to the environment such as global warming, green building, pollution, renewable energy, and recycling. Types of content includes general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports.
- Science (AAAS) Journal
Science is a family of journals published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Full-text articles are available from 1997-present on topics such as the entire human genome, never before seen images of the Martian surface, advancement in robotics, clinical studies in immunology, and much more.
- Science Direct
Science Direct provides indexing and full-text journal articles in the sciences and social sciences, including chemistry, medicine, computer science, earth science, economics, business, engineering, energy, environmental science, life science, materials science, mathematics, physics, and astronomy. This is a good source for scholarly research in those subjects.