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Climate Kids: Created by the Earth Science Communications Team at NASA's Laboratory and California Institute of Technology.
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EPA: Created and updated by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2017.
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NASA Global Climate Change: 10 interesting things about energy.
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Global Warming vs. Climate Change: Overview of weather, global warming and climate change.
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Climate Change in Boston: Climate Ready Boston is an initiative to get the City ready for the long-term impacts of climate change.
If you encounter any problems accessing the databases and websites below, please contact
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The Climate Change topic is covered heavily in the media. In the evaluation process of your selected articles, use AllSides to help you research, review, and determine the authenticity of the articles and sources with regard to facts, opinions, and biases.
AllSides: Filters articles according to bias using the Google Search Engine.
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Use the eLearning Modules to research Global Warming, Green Technology, and Energy & Environment.
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Consider keywords: Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Effects, Greenhouse Gases, Paris Agreement.
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NASA: Climate Change Causes and Effects.
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2022 Report
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U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit: Track/project climate changes.
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United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC): Climate Change, Education & Youth, & more. Global Perspective
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Information on laws & regulations and EPA by state (US focused). Map & Diagnostic information for statistics on location via zip code.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Understanding and preparing for climate change.
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Environmental Protection Agency: Climate Change Disproportionate Impacts on Marginalized Communities
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Science Friday: Independent Science Journalism link specifically focused on Climate Change/Crisis.
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Climate Central: An independent organization of leading scientists and journalists researching and reporting the facts about our changing climate and its impact on the public. Use the tabs: Work, Resources, and Impact for an in depth look at stories and facts.
Wildfires
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Science Magazine: Global Warming & Wildfires
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Proceedings for the National Academy of the Sciences in the United States: Driving Forces of Global Wildfires.
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Journal of Geophysical Research: Impacts of Climate Change on Wildfire Activity-2000-2050 Predictions
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Climate Change Central: Wildfires
Impacts on Regions
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Science Online: Climate Change & Impacts on Regions (Search: climate change AND regional impact)
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Climate Central: Search for your particular region of interest. (i.e. Arctic Region)
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Global Change Research Program: Regional Impacts of Climate Change
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Brochure/Graphs/Map with a snapshot of impacts.
Impacts on Habitats
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Climate Central: Search for your specific habitat of interest or just the term habitat. (i.e. Ocean Habitat)
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National Wildlife Federation: Climate Change and Habitats.
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Global Change Research Program: Search by habitat of interest or with the term habitats.
Fossil Fuels
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Forest Research UK: Climate Change & Fossil Fuels.
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NASA Global Climate Change: Current Measurements.
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Global Change Research Program: Fossil Fuels.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency: How to fight burning Fossil Fuels.
Wind Energy
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Boston Magazine: Wind Energy in New England.
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Power Technology: Wind Energy by State.
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Climate Central: Wind Energy.
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Global Climate Change: Wind Energy Impacts.
Paris Climate Agreement
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Science in Context: Paris Climate Agreement.
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United Nations Climate Change: Understanding the Paris Agreement.
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Climate Policy Journal: United States Non-cooperation and the Paris Agreement.
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Foreign Policy: Impacts of US withdrawal from Paris Agreement.
Carbon Footprint
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North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA): Insulation and reducing Carbon Footprint.
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Carbon Smart: Insulation
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Climate Central: Home insulation and reducing the carbon footprint.
Polar Ice Caps
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United Nations Climate Change: Climate Change Impacts on Ice Caps.
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Climate Central: Melting Ice Caps.
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National Geographic: Melting Ice Caps and Polar Animals.
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NASA Global Climate Change: Arctic Animals impacted.
Food & Farming
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Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies: Impacts of Climate Change on Food Production.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO): Climate Change and your Food.
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NASA Global Climate Change: Food and Farming.
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United States EPA 2017 Archived Site: The information here is based on the research and studies used and published during this period on agricultural impact.
Geoengineering
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Science In Context: Geoengineering
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Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: Carbon Capture
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NASA Global Climate Change: Geoengineering the Earth.
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Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: Geoengineering the Planet.
Ocean & Food Chain
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Phys.org: Ocean Food Chain Impact.
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United States EPA 2017 Archived Site: Though archived, the information here is still factual and sources have been confirmed and are still relevant to the studies produced. Use this link as well.
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Climate Change Central: Ocean Food Chain.
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Four R's by Rachel Lynette of Minds in Bloom
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Reword – Replace words and phrases with synonyms whenever you can.
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Rearrange – Rearrange words within sentences to make new sentences. You can even rearrange the ideas presented within the paragraph.
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Realize that some words and phrases cannot be changed – names, dates, titles, etc. cannot be replaced, but you can present them differently in your paraphrase.
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Recheck – Make sure that your paraphrase conveys the same meaning as the original text.
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Put quotation marks around all direct quotes
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Cite quotes in your text and at the end of your paper.
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Paraphrased words require in-text and end of paper citations
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Summaries require in-text and end of paper citations
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Song lyrics must be cited.
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Never copy and paste.
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Common knowledge needs no citation.