Web Sites

Cool Antarctica
http://www.coolantarctica.com/index.html
This site contains pictures, general information and a travel guide of Antarctica.

National Science Foundation: Arctic & Antarctic Research Overview
http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/arcticantarctic/index.jsp
Learn more about the research NSF is doing in the Antarctic. NSF manages the U.S. Antarctic Program, which coordinates almost all U.S. science on the continent, including research carried out by other federal agencies.

National Science Foundation, Special Report: U.S. South Pole Station
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/livingsouthpole/index.jsp
Rich in multimedia, this special report explains all there is to know about the U.S. South Pole Station.

British Antarctic Survey
http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/index.php
Read about what scientific research the British Antarctic Survey has done in and around the Antarctic continent.

Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
http://www.ccamlr.org/
The aim of the Convention is to conserve marine life of the Southern Ocean.

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Climate Resources
http://www.noaa.gov/climate.html
NOAA is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere.

NOAA: Global Warming FAQs
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html
Read the NOAA’s frequently asked questions about global warming.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/
The role of the IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.

The Pew Center on Global Climate Change
http://www.pewclimate.org/
Research on global warming, its causes and effects, greenhouse gas emissions trends, environmental impacts, and possible solutions.

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