INQ 300 Truth or CO2nsequences: Web Sites & Statistical Data

Climate Reports

• Part 1 of National Climate Assessment -- https://science2017.globalchange.gov/
• Part 2 of National Climate Assessment -- https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/ 
• IPCC -- https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/  (There are a numerous reports, that can be found.  The Summary for policy makers document is a somewhat readable summary of a main report.  In these documents, readers are referred to individual sections of the applicable ~1500 page main report.
  • Synthesis Report (a one-stop shop summary of the ~3000+pages of the three main reports below) - https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/syr/
  • Main Report 1:  Physical Science summary portion - https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/
  • Main Report 2:  Global/Regional Impact of Climate Change Summary - https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg2/
  • Main Report 3:  Mitigation Summary - https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg3/

Data Sets

• https://data.giss.nasa.gov/
• https://gml.noaa.gov/dv/iadv/graph.php?code=MLO&program=ccgg&type=ts
• http://berkeleyearth.org/data/

Other resources

• Scientific American -- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-book-manages-to-get-climate-science-badly-wrong/
• HuffPost -- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-fat-tail-of-climate-change-risk_b_8116264
• Exxon Memos -- These were introduced as evidence in a congressional hearing (https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-116hhrg38304/html/CHRG-116hhrg38304.htm).  The documents can be found here:  https://docs.house.gov/Committee/Calendar/ByEvent.aspx?EventID=110126.  This is an internal report in 1978 regarding the possibility of carbon dioxide increases associated with fossil fuel production.  Climate science was in its infancy then, but it is a good resource.