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Environmental Issues

Helpful links in completing the Biology Hot Topics lab.

Climate Change

LEARN THE BASICS ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions: The Basics
The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions is a source of reliable information about the causes and potential consequences of climate change. Provides an overview of fundamental facts and data and answers to frequently asked questions.
Climate Change Theories
Research Starter
Global Warming - Science - New York Times
A series of articles from the New York Times that is regularly updated. Includes a chronology and links to other sources.

WORLD CLIMATE DATA - 2020

National Climatic Data Center -Global Statistics - 2020
Makes available statistics on global temperatures, precipitation and other data on an annual and monthly basis.

Climate Change: What It Means for Us, Our Children, and Our Grandchildren by Joseph F. C. DiMento; Pamela Doughman
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9780262322300
Publication Date: 2014
How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate by Andrew Hoffman
Call Number: QC903.2.U6 H64 2015
ISBN: 9780804794220
Publication Date: 2015
Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change by Mark Diesendorf
Call Number: TJ808 .D54 2014
ISBN: 9780415706094
Publication Date: 2014

1. To retrieve articles from the library databases, enter your keywords in the search box on the library's home page:

http://www.westvalley.edu/library/

2. Look at the results and refine your search by using the Limit box on the left:

Search Films on Demand for streaming videos on a number of topics. Have you student ID ready if you are logging in from off-campus.

Search Films on Demand:

Tutorials:

Browsing by Subject [1.58 minutes]

Creating Custom Segments [2.39 minutes]