See also Teacher Resources Page
Websites
1. NASA http://climate.nasa.gov/
2. Classroom materials from NOAA http://climate.gov/teaching/resources
3. http://wxshift.com/climate-change/climate-indicators/ocean-acidification
4. https://toolkit.climate.gov/tools/climate-explorer
2019
good video series for kids several around 2 mins each
2018
New video by local Lois Robin "The Dirt on Climate Change" 40 mins ClimateChangeHitsHome.com
2017
1.Great for high school students or anyone 2 excellent short videos
The Story of Climate Change (April 2017) 13 min, The Solutions to Climate Change (April 2017) 8 min
Starring Bill McKibben, James Hansen, Mustafa Ali, Kathrine Hayhoe, Maggie Gyllenhaal
2.Real News a) Defending Climate in the Age of Trump - 20 min video - mar 25, 2017
b) Climate catastrophe is here - 12 min video with Michael Mann - mar 25, 2017
3. Global Weirding with Katherine Hayhoe A series of short animated pieces suitable for many audiences
Episode 1 , 2 mins- Welcome to Global Weirding - OK for elementary students
Episode 2 and on - good for middle school and public
Episode 2 , 6 mins- Just how long have we known .........Background Science
Episode 3 , 6 mins- How do we know it' real - too much politics for youngsters
Episode 4 , 5 mins- Texans don't care?........
Episode 5 , 6 mins- CC only affect Polar Bears?....
Episode 6 , 6 mins- Extreme Weather isn't new?
Episode 7 , 6:30 - Religion and CC?
Episode 8 , 6 mins - The Bible doesn't .... CC ?
Episode 9 , 7:40 - If I just explain the facts......
Episode 10, 7:30 - I'm just one person........
Episode 11, 8 mins - It's too late right?
Older Videos/Movies
1. Joe Jordan TED Solar talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1y2wll2Ve8
2. Leonardo de Caprio – new videos http://www.greenworldrising.org/
3. Short videos for general public and students natureisspeaking.org/ Julia Roberts is especially good
4. 10 min video for deniers
5. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/climate-of-doubt/ like Merchants of Doubt 53 min
6. 5 min video on "Cradle-to-Cradle" manufacturing http://youtu.be/QMsF1P-_vWc
7. This is Not Cool - 5- 7 min videos with the latest bad news about melting ice
a) Higher sea level rise projections https://youtu.be/RaD3ax2j3Ks
b) Meltwater pulse 2B https://youtu.be/71l9lzLsBRc - West Antarctica
c) Trouble at Totten Glacier https://youtu.be/0pDB_C-jwkU - East Antarctica
d) Antarctic Sea Ice https://youtu.be/MPnj9eR7t0g
e) Arctic/Antarctic Ice update https://youtu.be/MPnj9eR7t0g
f) 2019 video about weird weather in the midwest https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=224&v=C8hhwhcbkMc
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8. Great short video https://youtu.be/cfhsG81PF70 about loving the natural world
9. Climate scientist and Evangelist Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtrYNGs9oRM
10. What's really warming the world? simple graphical be-bunking of denier myths
11. short video by Desmond Tutu on the importance of Divestment
12. Great youtube series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSu3TSwGdJU
13. Arctic/Antarctic Ice Update new video
14. The Soil Story - Excellent short video on regenerative agriculture. Subtitles in spanish
15. Fracking and Oil Effects on Health - great early 2016 presentations about California- lengthy but lots of info
16. Great TED talk by AL Gore - Feb 2016 - inspiring
17. 2016 350.org movie Disobedience
18. Great new short graphic showing temperature rise
19. Excellent local movie about Santa Cruz area effects of climate change. Includes apple growers, ocean scientists, water experts and more CLIMATE HITS HOME - Santa Cruz
20. Short Student video about California drought
21. Excellent link - Co2 data diff time scales Nov 16 2016
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/programs/keelingcurve/ You can click to see the data on scales from one week to 10,000 years
Organizations
1. Citizens Climate Lobby http://citizensclimatelobby.org/carbon-fee-and-dividend/
2. 350.org http://350.org/ - Santa Cruz see scruz.climact.pbworks.com
3. The Climate Mobilization - plan to switch to renewables at WW2 pace - includes Pledge
Excellent Resource and highly recommended Cabrillo class
1. Rick Nolthenius: The Science and Politics of Climate www.cabrillo.edu/~rnolthenius/climate/index.html
2. Rick Nolthenius: Astro 7 "Planetary Climate Science" course at Cabrillo College, syllabus
3. Climate Science Update
Pioneering interdisciplinary work linking climate, civilization, energy consumption, and global wealth by cloud physicist Tim Garrett, identifying important constraints on how these collectively evolve. These links will get the reader started...
YouTube lecture PowerPoint link
Paper: "No Way Out? The Double Bind in Seeking Global Prosperity Alongside Mitigated Climate Change"
Local Government
1. City of Santa Cruz – Climate Action Plan
2.Sept 2015 presentation at 350 meeting. Click here to download powerpoint
Miscellaneous websites
1. Ocean acidification http://climateinterpreter.org/resource/ocean-acidification-alliance-climate-education
2. About feedback effects
3. Read this before talking to religious groups
4. IPCC Climate blog on current research/answer public's questions: Realclimate.org
5. US gov. site about adaptation http://toolkit.climate.gov
6. Climate scientist and Evangelist http://katharinehayhoe.com/ Ted Talk
7. Comprehensive site http://www.climateaccess.org/
8. Pope Encyclical full text This is HUGE - download will be SLOW!!!!
9. Food energy and water details from Cowspiracy
Teacher Resource Page with Lessons