G-7  EXPLORING THE DATA
(worth 10 points)

GROUP ASSIGNMENT FORM WITH DIRECTIONS [pdf]

Part A - Data Exploration Links:

Link #1:  What's Really Warming the World?  (from Bloomberg Business)

Link #2:   The Denial 101x Temperature Record Tool  (from Skeptical Science.com)
          ( Click on the  Temperature Record Tool Tutorial  for an overview of how to use it )

Radiative Forcing Figures
(color version of figures in Class Notes)

CLICK HERE for larger views of the figures below

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Major Volcanic Eruptions List

                                       Source:  Robock, Alan, 2015: Climatic impacts of volcanic eruptions,

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Source: (SILSO data/image, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels)  http://www.sidc.be/silso/yearlyssnplot 

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Source:  Fig 1.17 in  SGC E-Text Chapter 6
(originally from Kitchen, D.E.  (2014) Global Climate Change, Chapter 1)

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Source:  http://scrippsco2.ucsd.edu/graphics_gallery/mauna_loa_record/mauna_loa_record_smooth_curve 

Part B - Data Exploration Links:

Link #3     Climate at a Glance  (NOAA National Center for Environmental Information)

Link #4     Gauging a Warming World  (Washington Post)

Link #5     A Year in the Life of Earth's CO₂    (www.nasa.gov)

Link #6:    Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change (NYT Science)

Link #7     What You Can Do About Climate Change  (The Upshot, NYT)

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How does what I do contribute? 
U.S. GHG Emissions Flow Chart

US human greenhouse gas emissions flowchart, from the World Resources Institute.

For a "magnifying glass" look of the flow chart go to:
http://www.skepticalscience.com/how-much-meat-contribute-to-gw.html