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GLOBAL WARMING / GREENHOUSE EFFECT
DEFINITION: “Greenhouse effect is a warming near the earth's surface that results when the earth's atmosphere traps the sun's heat.” (The World Book Encyclopedia, 1994)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
· What is the difference between greenhouse effect and global warming?
· What are the greenhouse gases and why are they important to us?
· Should we be concerned about global warming?
· Is the greenhouse effect a serious threat?
· Is the world actually getting warmer?
· Is ozone depletion a genuine threat?
· Discuss the effect of global warming on a particular region such as Alaska.
· Should the United States sign the United Nations' Kyoto Protocol?
· Should the Environmental Protection Agency have the authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from motor vehicles and power plants?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Climate Change; Global Warming; Greenhouse Effect; Ozone Layer Depletion; Greenhouse Gases
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
Ecology Basics REF QH 540.4 .E39 2004 "Global Warming" "Greenhouse Effect" Encyclopedia of Environment and Society REF HM 856 .E53 2007 "Global Warming" "Greenhouse Effect" Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society REF HF 5387 .E53 2008 Global Warming in the 21st Century REF QC 981.8 .G56 J643 2006 International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences REF H 40 .A2 I5 2008
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:
CQ Researcher "Marine Resources" 8/29/2002; "Science and Politics" 8/20/2004; "Climate Change" 1/27/2006; "Nuclear Energy" 3/10/2006; "New Environmentalism" 12/1/06; "Biofuels Boom"9/29/2006
Issues in Focus: Global Warming: Understanding the Debate
At Issue: Is Global Warming a Threat? (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
Opposing Viewpoints: Global Warming; Humanity's Future; Alternative Energy; Conserving the Environment; Endangered Species
Issues & Controversies "Global Warming Update" 4/13/07 "Renewable Energy Update" 5/25/07; "Alternative Energy Incentives" 6/27/08
STATISTICS:
Information Plus: Environment Ref Desk (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database) Pew Center for Global Climate Change http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/facts_and_figures/
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
Academic Search Complete Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Select Edition
Science Complete General Business File Science Resource Center
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
INTERNET SITES:
Exploratorium Global Climate Change Research Explorer http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/primer/index.html National Geographic: Strange Days on Planet Earth: http://www.pbs.org/strangedays/index_flash.html National Resources Defense Council Links http://www.nrdc.org/reference/topics/global.asp NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies http://www.giss.nasa.gov/ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change http://unfccc.int/2860.php Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change http://195.70.10.65/
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