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Global Warming is obviously happening. But if you are the kind of person that would stand on a zebra crossing whilst a car approaches you at very high speed, and you would say to yourself - 'Now, is that car coming at exactly 80 mph or is it 79 or 81 mph?', then try the following links...
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IPCC - the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. This body has been investigating the question of whether the increases in temperature that have been seen recently are 'natural', or are man made. IPCC doesn't do research itself, but evaluates studies carried out by thousands of researchers around the world. IPCC
the Pew Center on Global Climate Change. This organisation has worked with the World Resources Institutute to produce data and analyses on the presence of greenhouse gases, (especially CO2), in the atmosphere. Pew Center on Global Climate Change
the US Carbon Dioxide Information Centre. Produces data and analyses of the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.  
UKCIP - the UK Climate Impacts Programme produces scenarios every few years and sends a monthly e-bulletin. UKCIP
USNA - the US National Assessment, produced in 2000, remains the most exhaustive American study of national and regional impacts. USNA
CCSP - the US Climate Change Science Program is conducting a series of trageted assessments. CCSP
CSIRO - (Australian scenarios) CSIRO
Environment Canada - (Canadian scenarios) Environment Canada
ENSEMBLES - a massive modelling project for the European Union ENSEMBLES
PRUDENCE - creating detailed projections for Europe in the 2071 - 2100 time range... PRUDENCE
RAPID - a UK-funded programme on rapid climate change, including the possible slowdown of North Atlantic currents. RAPID
Hadley Centre - A UK centre undertaking research in this area... Hadley Centre
NOAA - the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration focuses on climate change and offers lay-friendly summaries of their work. The link is for the Climate Dynamics and Prediction Group. Another link exists for their Paleoclimatology Program - comparing present conditions with those in the remote past. NOAA
SAHFOS - the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science. This organisation has been monitoring the 'health' of the oceans since the 1930s by looking at the numbers of different species of plankton in various parts of the oceans of the world. SAHFOS
Grist - Climate change news. Grist
Real Climate - a blog Real Climate
Some more blogs... Stephen Schneider ... World Climate Report (Pat Michaels) ... Climate Science (Roger Pielke Sr) ... Promethus (Roger Pielke jr) ... Climate Science Watch (Rick Piltz) ... James Annan ... Mark Lynas ... Chris Mooney ... John Fleck