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Environment News Service —environmental news agency and website—based in Lincoln City, Oregon. Environmental Research Letters (ERL)—based in California—publishing peer-reviewed research across the whole of environmental science. The Environmentalist —public interest news site covering politics, business, climate, history, lifestyle ...
The Global Warming Petition Project, also known as the Oregon Petition, is a group which urges the United States government to reject the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 and similar policies. Their petition challenges the scientific consensus on climate change. Though the group claims more than thirty-thousand signatories across various scientific ...
Fondation Pacifique. Foundation for Environmental Education. Forest Stewardship Council. Forests and the European Union Resource Network. Frankfurt Zoological Society. Friends of Nature. Friends of the Earth. Global Footprint Network. Global Landscapes Forum.
Project BudBurst is a national field campaign for citizen scientists designed to engage the public in the collection of important climate change data based on the timing of leafing and flowering of trees and flowers, and the project provides resources and opportunities for K-12 teachers and students.
Climate target#Global climate targets. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Kyoto Protocol. International Carbon Action Partnership. Global Environment Facility. Muslim Seven Year Action Plan on Climate Change. Paris Agreement. Plant-based action plan. Conference of Parties.
Climate change has led to the United States warming by 2.6 °F (1.4 °C) since 1970. [ 3] The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [ 4][ 5] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [ 6]
Effects. Climate change — Global warming • Global dimming • Fossil fuels • Sea level rise • Greenhouse gas • Ocean acidification • Shutdown of thermohaline circulation • Environmental impact of the coal industry • Urban heat islands • Flooding. Environmental degradation — Loss of biodiversity • Habitat destruction ...
In the 1980s, the terms global warming and climate change became more common, often being used interchangeably. [118] [119] [120] Scientifically, global warming refers only to increased surface warming, while climate change describes both global warming and its effects on Earth's climate system, such as precipitation changes. [117]