This Climate Science review is under development. When I start work on a section I will provide a link to that section below. Following the links below you will be able to access a great deal of information from other sources on Climate Change. Much of that information will find it into the summary. The purpose for me in developing this summary is make clear in my own mind what I know (and don't know) about Climate Science and to learn more in the process.

The earth's climate is an extremely complex system. Science is learning more and more about that system each day and tools are constantly being developed to aid in the increasing body of knowledge of the climate system. As science changes so will these pages change.

Favorite Sites

Real Climate -- A blog
Climate Change -- The next generation, a blog
Climate Progress -- A blog
iCue -- From NBC News
Climate Denier Crock of the Wee k

Science Daily -- A science website
Live Science -- A science website
Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis -- from the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Guardian Environment Network --

Al Crawford's Climate Science Review

A summary of the current state of Climate Change by Al Crawford
This Summary of Climate Change is under development. When I start work on a section I will provide a link to that section below. By clicking on Climate Science home you will be able to access a great deal of information from other sources on Climate Change. Much of that information will find it into this summary. The purpose for me in developing this summary is make clear in my own mind what I know (and don't know) about Climate Science and to learn more in the process.

The earth's climate is an extremely complex system. Science is learning more and more about that system each day and tools are constantly being developed to aid in the increasing body of knowledge of the climate system. As science changes so will these pages change.
Information pages on climate science
These web pages listed each contain information about some topic involving the current state of the science of the climate and of climate change. They are listed in no particular order for the most part. All are pages that I find interesting and/or helpful in understanding climate change. Some of the pages are fairly much from the direct scientific source. But most are summaries of the science that have links to the sources. The pages that discuss governmental policies involving global warming likely come from news sources.
Climate Related Research Centers and Climate Information Organization
Research Climate Scientists
A Research Climate Scientist is a person who is currently doing research in climatology. For purposes of this page the primary evidence that a person is doing current research is that he/she has published peer-review papers on some area related to climate science within the past few years. Membership in a climate research group would also help but is not a requirement. It is not the objective of the author to make this a complete list by any means. But it is a list of researchers who have come to the attention of the author during his study of the climate and of global warming. The comments about each person are normally from the researcher's own website. And, normally, a list of his/her publications can be found on that website.
Climate Blogs & Discussion
Science Websites not Strictly related to Climate
Other Websites devoted to Global Change
Climate Related Charts and Graphs

Artic Sea Ice Extent (Area of ocean with at least 15% sea ice) Note: This graph is updated daily by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, as of July 2008. Therefore, what you see is the Arctic Sea Ice Extent as of the day you are viewing it.

Below is the University of Illinois Cryosphere Today's website graphic of the current sea ice coverage of the Arctic Ocean. This graphic gives a view of the current ice conditions of the Arctic including the percentage of coverage of each area of the Arctic.