Monitoring References

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Geographic Reference Maps

• National Weather Service Regions
  Map and list of the National Weather Service Regions
• U.S. Agricultural Belts
  Maps of the major agricultural belts in the Contiguous U.S. (Corn, Cotton, Primary Corn and Soybean, Soybean, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat)
• U.S. Census Divisions
  Geographic reference map of the U.S. Census Divisions
• U.S. Climate Divisions
  Map and information about the U.S. Climate Divisions and their dataset
• U.S. Climate Regions
  National Centers for Environmental Information's (NCEI) U.S. Climate Regions
• U.S. River Basins
  Contiguous U.S. Major River Basins as designated by the U.S. Water Resources Council

Frequently Asked Questions

• Global Warming
  A general overview of global warming and the science behind its understanding.
• Global Temperature Uncertainty
  National Climatic Data Center Frequently Asked Questions for Uncertainty of Global Temperature Estimates
• Temperature Monitoring
  Monitoring global and U.S. temperatures at NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information
• Global Climate Change Indicators
  Latest information of observed climate change illustrating global warming
• Greenhouse Gases
  An introduction to the major greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere. The FAQ discusses the relative potency, concentration and expected atmopsheric lifetime.
• NCEI's Global Temperature Anomalies Dataset
  The Merged Land & Ocean Surface Temperature data are presented as anomalies (departures from a long-term average) on a five-degree by five-degree global grid. The period of record is January 1880 through the most recent month.
• NOAA's official responses to congressional hearing on climate change and adaptation
• NCEI Director Thomas Karl's written testimony on climate change adaptation before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and Subcommittee on Energy and Environment