Canada's boreal forests and peatlands have vast reserves of carbon deposits that could have a huge impact on global warming if not protected. Carbon maps and fact sheets can be accessed here and there is a good overview of the issues.

Get a general overview of global warming using this study guide.

Article describing damage caused to coral reefs in the Caribbean after an extended period of extreme heat in 2005 that raised the ocean temperature in that area. The potential, devastating consequences to humans of coral reef destruction...

Read and take action to fight global warming with these 6 tips, complete with links and other climate change resources.

Presents arguments for and against whether global warming is really happening, and discusses why there is dissension about the issue.

Complete an informational text about global warning by filling in the blanks with words from a word bank. A percentage score is provided once answers have been checked.

In this article about global warming, learn how the warming climate could affect the polar ice caps, glaciers, sea ice, and amount of freshwater entering the polar oceans. Read how some scientists believe global warming could add to...

Students will build models that explain how small changes in the Earth system's components and processes can produce measurable global effects.

Learn about polar ice, its effects on energy exchanges, how much surface area it covers, and how it is affected by global warming.

Article explaining what methane is, its impact as a greenhouse gas on global warming, and natural and man-made sources of methane. (Published: April 30, 2010)

College-level site goes into great detail about chemical bonding properties, as far as energies, structure, angles, and length. Infrared absorption, the greenhouse effect, and global warming are addressed to exemplify bond length...

This website discusses the devastation caused by the Little Ice Age during the 16th century. Detailed narrative provides a multitude of possible causes for the Little Ice Age.

This article from the Environmental News Service gives evidence of global warming in the Arctic region.

More than half of the species of penguins are feeling the affects of global warming. Understand the impact of this climate change while reading this article and exploring the resources provided. Teacher resources available for students...

Humans are having a negative effect on the ecology of Antarctica. Get the facts on krill harvesting, global warming, and ozone depletion.

This article has a brief summary of the causes and possible consequences of the greenhouse effect and global warming. In particular, the effects of the potential climate change in California are highlighted.

Detailed analysis of the spread of malaria in England owing to changes in climate during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

This polar expedition took place in 2008, but you can still experience the thrill of following these scientists as they engage in research studying the changes in Greenland's ice sheet. Meet the research team and learn about the...

This resource, adapted from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, provides a graph of monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration from 1958 to 2000 at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

This article discusses how Google Earth has brought the reality of climate change to the average person so that they can see it for themselves. The north and south poles are indicators of what is happening with climate change and an...

From ABC News in Science, this article discusses results from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on the costs in battling global warming.

From ABC News in Science, Alister Doyle's article deals primarily with the issue of global warming and the possibility of it as a cause for Hurricane Katrina.

Lesson plan examines the possibility that the contemporary climate change is due to natural solar cycles. Objectives are to review the evidence of total solar irradiance, analyze data to understand the influence of solar variability, and...

Top climate scientist James Hansen tells the story of his involvement in the science of and debate over global climate change. In doing so he outlines the overwhelming evidence that change is happening and why that makes him deeply...