Resources and Links

Climate change summaries and actions for the general public:

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards in the United States (Law Shelf Educatonal Media though the National Paralegal College)
Changes in Montana's watersheds in the last century (The Wilderness Society)
Climate change summary reports by region (Rocky Mountain Climate Organization)
Environmental benefits of going solar: using the state of Colorado as a test case for the West (Colorado Solar).

Climate change summaries for public lands/wildlife managers (created by The Wilderness Society):

Factsheet on temperature and precipitation trends in Montana in the last century
Factsheet on water resources and hydrology in Montana in the last century
Factsheet on patterns of wildfire, insect outbreaks, pathogens, and invasive plants in Montana in the last century

Federal and state agency websites on climate change:

Scientific journals and books that focus on climate change:

Nature Climate Change
Journal of Climate
Climatic Change
"The Weather Makers: How Man is Changing the Climate and What it Means for Life on Earth," by Tim Flannery

Photo at top of page: iStock.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Climate Change website

Yale Project on Climate Change and Communication