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Global Warming is the increase of The Earth's average surface temperature due to effect of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels or from deforestation, which trap heat that would otherwise escape from Earth. This is a type of greenhouse effect.

*Print Sources

*Check out these books.

*Adult Fiction

* Title: State of Fear

* Author: Michael Crichton

* Published by: Harper Collins

* Copyright: 2004

A fictional work that captures the debate over global warming, using speculative science and technology innovation to direct the story line. This work gives an alternate view of global warming through a blend of scientific fact and fiction.

*Adult Non- Fiction

* Title: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis 4

* Author: United Nations

* Published by: United Nations

* Copyright: 2007

Considered the “Bible” of global warming, this is the latest UN’s Report on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It assesses scientific, technical and socio-economic information concerning climate change, its potential effects, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

*Young Adult Fiction

Title: An Inconvenient Truth: the Author: Al Gore

Crisis of Global Warming: Published by: Viking Juvenile

Teen Edition Copyright: 2010

Colorful photographs, illustrations and graphs combined with effective and clear rhetoric, this publication explains global warming in very real terms. It defines it, gives its causes and outlines it s potential for future damage.

*Children Non-fiction

Title

What’s Up with the Earth: The Mystery of Early Spring

Authors

Cheo Li-Hsian and Natasha Wong

Published by

Bayer (China) Limited, 2010

This Children’s Book about global warming illustrates an easy-to-understand

story-line and accompanying pictures focusing on

the science behind global warming.

*Scholarly Article

Title: The Global Warming Conundrum

Author: Thomas B. Fowler

Publication: Modern Age ,Volume 45, Issues 1-4, pp40-62

Copyright: 2012

An essay aimed at clarifying the issues surrounding global warming, with an

objective view. It explores the pros and cons of both sides of the discussion and examines the main reason for the

controversy.

*More Print Sources?

Should you require more printed material on the subject You could use the following Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings:

Global Warming

Global Temperature Changes

Climatic Changes

Energy for the Future

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You may use the following Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Call Numbers:

363 – Other Social Problems and Services

551 – Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology

577 - Ecology

*Internet Sources

National Resources Defense Council Websitewww.nrdc.org/globalwarming/default.asp

This web page is full of information about global warming, including facts, causes and effects and various documents and posts covering related issues.

* Scientific American Online Magazinehttp://www.scientificamerican.com/topic.cfm?id=global_warming_and_climate_change

This online version of America’s oldest continuously published magazine, hosts a page dedicated to global warming. The page contains up-to-date information about the topic, various articles by specially assigned editors as well as links covering topics, from the effects of global warning on plants and animals to role of religion in global warming.

* Global Warming Hysteria – Blog Spothttp://www.globalwarminghysteria.com/

* This is a blog page maintained by site editor, Peter C. Glover. Mr. Glover, who is a freelance journalist and writer specializing in politics, writes about the political aspects of Global Warming.

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The Danger Global Warming Project – Facebook Pagehttp://www.facebook.com/dangerglobalwarming

The creators of this Facebook page describe it as the worldwide multimedia creative initiative focusing on climate change.

*MultimediaCheck out the following video on Global WarmingGlobal Warming: Global Warming 101 – Video Clip

A short video clip presented by the National Geographic defining global warming, describing its process, outlining its effects and giving tips on how to slow down global warming.

Available at:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/environment/global-warming-environment/global-warming-101/

This Pathfinder was prepared by

Karema Heron Grant

Student Librarian

UMA School of Library and Information Service.