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Key Geography GCSE Links - Chapter 3 - Climatic Problems

* Unreliable rainfall

 

Greenpeace - Hot Link! - http://www.greenpeace.org/~climate/

The Greenpeace climate site identifies the key issues associated with global warming and acid rain. In their political statement section they provide a series of documents which can be downloaded which outline the Kyoto Protocol etc.

World Wildlife Federation - Hot Link! - http://www.panda.org/climate/climate.htm

Outlines WWF's position regarding climate change providing a review of Kyoto.

 

WWK-UK - Hot Link! - http://www.wwf-uk.org/animals/climate1.htm

Includes a fact sheet about climate change

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Global Warming - Frequently Asked Questions - July 20, 1998
Hot Link! - http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/climate/globalwarming.html
This site provides an excellent summary of the key questions about this topic.

Acid Rain

Econet - Hot Link! - http://www.igc.org/acidrain/

Econet provides a series of links connecting together material about Acid Rain from all over the world.

Hot Link! - http://qlink.queensu.ca/~4lrm4/table.htm

Includes sections defining what acid rain is, followed by causes and effects. This includes links to effects on water, trees, people, architecture and several others. A list of links to other sites about acid rain in North America are also provided.

 

 



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