NOAA
Noaa: Climate
The collections under this theme are developed to improve climate literacy and to provide access to scientific information, which can inform personal decisions about actions that influence climate.
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NOAA
Noaa: Is Our Climate Changing [Pdf]
Discover thoughts about the Earth's changing climate and how these changes may impact people and the environment.
NASA
Climate Kids: Climate Change Trivia
Fun website for kids on earth science presents trivia game in which students can test their knowledge on what they have learned about climate.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: A Climate of Extremes
Higher temperatures are only part of the climate-change forecast. Are current extreme weather events a sign that warming is already here? What do climate models forecast for weather around the globe? Why is it so hard to predict the...
Other
Niwa: Common Climate and Weather Terms
A great place to find a definition to terms used to describe climate change and meteorology. This site contains a glossary of common terms for both climate and weather.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Climate
The climate where you live is called regional climate. Global climate is a description of the climate of a planet as a whole, with all the regional differences averaged. Includes links to additional resources on climate and climate change.
NOAA
Noaa: National Climatic Data Center
Search the world's largest archive of weather data or click on the links to learn about extreme weather. Look up weather information about your city or town.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Climate Science Info Zone
Media-rich interactive explores Earth's climate, investigating what might be causing the climate to change and how to prepare for it in the future.
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Birds and Climate Change
Find out how climate change is affecting a particular species of North American bird, and what NASA is doing to help.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Climate Change Boosting Flood and Drought
From ABC News in Science, this article deals primarily with the affect on severe weather brought about by climate change. The article also deals with the risk brought about by this severe weather.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Hurricanes and Climate
The past few years have histories of extremely powerful and dangerous storms. These storms have also increased in frequency. To investigate potential effects of climate on hurricane number and strength, this project will focus on the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Weather: What Is Weather?: Lesson Plan
Learn how weather is the combination of four factors -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- that occur at a given place and time in this lesson plan from WGBH. The mix of factors is changing all the time;...
Ohio State University
Osu: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle: The Sun: Earth's Primary Energy Source
Extensive article that discusses the first principle of climate science, i.e., that the Sun is the primary energy source for the climate system of the Earth. Presents five concepts for this principle and explains each, providing...
Other
The Alaska Climate Research Center
See the current and past weather conditions of Alaska. Take a look at a webcam set up in Fairbanks, Alaska for current conditions.
Other
David Suzuki Foundation: Climate Solutions
People power is the key to accelerating renewable energy in our homes and throughout our country. By acting together, we can drive real change in Canada that results in cleaner air, healthier communities and sustainable energy systems.
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Made Clear: Extreme Weather
See how weather and climate in the Mid-Atlantic region has changed in large and small ways due to climate change.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Rachel Pike: The Science Behind a Climate Headline
In this brief video tutorial, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of some of the methods that scientists are using today to study climate change and Earth's atmosphere. [4:14]
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Should We Talk About the Weather?
Discover how scientists use the BOREAS to gather data such as heat, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and more to see what role these levels have on climate changes.
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Climate
This page gives a complete explanation of climate. Learn the factors that affect the climate.
Other
Koshland Science Museum: Earth Lab: Degrees of Change
This resource provides information on all of the aspects of global warming, climate change, and the future of the earth.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Introduction to Earth's Climate
This instructional activity is an introduction to Earth's climate and covers key principles regarding Earth's unique climate, atmosphere, and regional and temporal climate differences. Students will gain an understanding of how the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What's Up With the Weather: Graphs
Examine this graph from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site to see dramatic increases in three greenhouse gases over the last two hundred years.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: What Is Climate?
Takes a brief look at regional climate, global climate, and climate change.
Other
Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming
This resource provides statistical evidence, backgrounders, FAQs, climate impact reports, and suggested solutions to the global problem.