Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [2]
The IPCC is the umbrella organization that articulates not only the consensus among climate scientists, but also the breadth of opinion among them. It assembles and synthesizes the work of some 2,000 scientists in scores of disciplines from about 150 countries. Wikipedia. [3] Press Contact. [4]
This 20-page text distributed free in pdf format is by Mike MacCracken, former head of the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
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Rough Guides Ltd. (travel book series)
The coordinating point for all federal agencies working on climate science, the CCSP reports to the White House Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Science and Technology Policy via NOAA and the Commerce Department.
Some beginners' guides to climate science
Dramatic blooms of algae are choking the Chesapeake Bay and killing crabs and fish.
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