Observed Climate Changes

Pre-Lecture

• Required Reading
  • Houghton, J.T., G.J. Jenkins, J.J. Ephraums, eds, 1990: 1990 Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, 201-226.
  • Global Warming Update
  • Paleoclimatology vegetation maps
  • Pearce, F., 1994: A paler shade of coral..., New Scientist, Vol. 142, 19.
• Recommended reading
  • National Climactic Data Center
  • Parrilla, G. et. al., 1994: Rising temperatures in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean over the past 35 years. Nature, Vol. 369: 48-51
  • Schneider, D., 1995: Global warming is still a hot topic. Scientific American, February: 13-14.
  • Thompson, David J., 1995: The seasons, global temperature and precession. Science, Vol. 268: 59-68.

  Student Assignment: Submit the title of your report on the topic of "climate modeling or climate change" that will be due March 4th.

Lecture Support

• Class images from lecture
• References

Post-Lecture

• Typical exam questions
• Recommended reading
  • Is the earth warming up yet? (From the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).)
  • Why three hot summers don't mean global warming. (From the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP)
  • How natural climate variability differs from climate change. (From the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP)
  • Will climate change lead to more extremes and disasters? (From the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP)
  • How researchers asses the impacts of natural climate variability. (From the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP)
  • Global Warming and Infectious Disease.

Additional Links

• Connect to Iowa State University Library's Online System
• General list of topics for the Interactive Discussion Home Page for Global Change Course
• Hot List of other servers providing information on global change.
• Search the Internet courtesy of the University of Texas at Austin.

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