Research Guides: Sustainability : Climate Change

Climate Change

Climate Change by Edmond Mathez; Jason Smerdon
ISBN: 9780231172820
Publication Date: Columbia University Press, 2018
This second edition of Climate Change is an accessible and comprehensive guide to the science behind global warming. Exquisitely illustrated, the text is geared toward students at a variety of levels. Edmond A. Mathez and Jason E. Smerdon provide a broad, informative introduction to the science that underlies our understanding of the climate system and the effects of human activity on the warming of our planet.Mathez and Smerdon describe the roles that the atmosphere and ocean play in our climate, introduce the concept of radiation balance, and explain climate changes that occurred in the past.
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change by S. George Philander (Editor); Golson Books, Ltd. Staff
ISBN: 9781412992619
Publication Date: SAGE Publications, 2012
Advances in research also change the discourse as new data is collected and new scientific projects continue to explore and explain global warming and climate change. Thus, a new, Second Edition updates more than half of the original entries and adds new perspectives and content to keep students and researchers up-to-date in a field that has proven provocatively lively.
Facing Climate Change by J. T. Kiehl; Jeffrey T. Kiehl
ISBN: 9780231177184
Publication Date: Columbia University Press, 2016
Facing Climate Change explains why people refuse to accept evidence of a warming planet and shows how to move past partisanship to reach a consensus for action. A climate scientist and licensed Jungian analyst, Jeffrey T. Kiehl examines the psychological phenomena that twist our relationship to the natural world and their role in shaping the cultural beliefs that distance us further from nature. He also accounts for the emotions triggered by the lived experience of climate change and the feelings of fear and loss they inspire, which lead us to deny the reality of our warming planet.But it is not too late.
Making Climate Change History by Joshua P. Howe (Editor); Paul S. Sutter (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780295741383
Publication Date: University of Washington Press, 2017
This collection pulls together key documents from the scientific and political history of climate change, including congressional testimony, scientific papers, newspaper editorials, court cases, and international declarations. Far more than just a compendium of source materials, the book uses these documents as a way to think about history, while at the same time using history as a way to approach the politics of climate change from a new perspective.

You can use these databases to help you find articles and more about climate change and global warming.

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window
Focuses on the physical and social aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, state and province portals form research centers around issues covering earth systems, global change, land and water use, populations, legislation, and more. Portal overviews provide essential information, supplemented by academic journals, news, case studies, conferences, statistics, and rich multimedia.
Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy This link opens in a new window
Answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage journals and reference content from Delmar and perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policymakers, and corporate interests.
Health and Society in Video This link opens in a new window
Health and Society in Video defines and explores today’s latest medical progress in health and wellness issues and their impact on society--with hundreds of premium documentaries, profiles, reports, and interviews. (If you have trouble accessing this resource using Safari on iOS, please try a different web browser.)
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy offers streaming video and films on a variety of topics.
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window
This database provides access to over hundreds of Elsevier journals, primarily in the areas of social and behavioral science and life and health science.

Check out these websites about global warming.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change.
NASA: Climate Change & Global Warming
The mission of “Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet” is to provide the public with accurate and timely news and information about Earth’s changing climate, along with current data and visualizations, presented from the unique perspective of NASA, one of the world’s leading climate research agencies.
NOAA: Climate
From supercomputers and state-of-the-art models to observations and outlooks, we provide data, tools, and information to help people understand and prepare for climate variability and change.
Skeptical Science
The goal of Skeptical Science is to explain what peer reviewed science has to say about global warming. When you peruse the many arguments of global warming skeptics, a pattern emerges. Skeptic arguments tend to focus on narrow pieces of the puzzle while neglecting the broader picture. For example, focus on Climategate emails neglects the full weight of scientific evidence for man-made global warming. Concentrating on a few growing glaciers ignores the world wide trend of accelerating glacier shrinkage. Claims of global cooling fail to realise the planet as a whole is still accumulating heat. This website presents the broader picture by explaining the peer reviewed scientific literature.
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists is a national nonprofit organization founded more than 50 years ago by scientists and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Our mission: to use rigorous, independent science to solve our planet's most pressing problems. Joining with people across the country, we combine technical analysis and effective advocacy to create innovative, practical solutions for a healthy, safe, and sustainable future.

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