Climate change research explorer

Global climate change Exploratorium is a web based application containing material about the various systems of our planet. The data is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation.

The Exploratorium's Global Climate Change site is a reward winner site, which obtained the Pirelli INTERNETional Award for environmental publishing. The site also won an Honorable mention in the database category at the prestigious MUSE Awards at the American Association of Museums conference.

Climate can be defined as an average signature of specific weather taken over many years. The earth’s climate has been changing a lot in the past: from extremely warmed to extremely cool climate lasting millions of years. There are many evidences that the climate is growing warmer currently.

At this Web site, you can explore scientific data relating to the atmosphere, the oceans, the areas covered by ice and snow, and the living organisms in all these domains. You’ll also get a sense of how scientists study natural phenomena—how researchers gather evidence, test theories, and come to conclusions.

The study of how human activity affects the earth’s climate is something which has never been studied before. The exploration of climate change encompasses many fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, geology, meteorology, oceanography, and even sociology.