As the semester evolves, so does this page. It will contain all sorts of useful information about the course and about Global Change topics, as well as links to many other useful sites on the World Wide Web. Click on the highlighted words to connect to a page or site that is linked to this page.
In today's class you should familiarize yourself with the class home page by clicking on its various links. Learn more about your instructors, Katie Hirschboeck and Jake Weltzin and visit some of the other links set up on the page. More will be added to the page as the semester progresses.
THE GLOBAL CHANGE MASTER DIRECTORY -- Here is your gateway to all sorts of information about global change research. Spend some time familiarizing yourself with this site and its numerous links.
GLOBAL CHANGE-RELATED LINKS COMPILED BY THE FALL 1995 CLASS: Here are examples of sites compiled by an earlier Introduction to Global Change class.
THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) Learn about this panel and find the most recent Working Group Summaries of the new (1995) IPCC report.
THE LABORATORY OF TREE-RING RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA -- Learn about your professor's home department.
"EARTHCAST"-- Easy access to current WEATHER MAPS and all sorts of other fascinating Earth images and information. (From the University of Maryland's Department of Meteorology)