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Climate Variability & Change
BBC's Guide to Climate Change
Changes in Sea Ice
Glacials - to - Interglacials
animate the transition to show how oceans fall as ocean water is tied up in ice, albedo
is increased with all the ice cover during a glacial period - See Section Last Ice Age.
Sea Level Rise
University of Arizona, Environmental Studies Laboratory, Department of Geosciences.
View dynamic maps
of areas susceptible to sea level rise.
Cryosphere Resources
Wright Center for Science Education - Tufts University
Exploratorium
Global Climate Change
Global Land Ice Measurements from Space
GLIMS - Using
the World's Glaciers to Monitor Climate Change
Other Links of Interest
Water Science Basics sponsored by the US Geological Service, an excellent resource on all things water with high quality diagrams and images to accompany text. Teachers can find a water pre- and post- test at this site.
US Global Change Research Program find information on the Global Carbon and Water cycles, land use, climate variability, and human contributions/responses to global change.
Explore weather & climate change through the Powers of 10.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean and Climate Change Institute - includes research, education, technology, and activities associated with their studies on climate change.
MarineBio.org is an evolving online tribute to all ocean life, marine biology, and marine conservation.
Molecular Expression's Tutorials
National Geographic's Oceans for Life
Dr. C's Remarkable Ocean World - Fullerton College
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