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Weather Underground Launches New Climate Change Center in Honor of Earth Day
New Resource Center Provides Information on the Effects of Our Warming Climate and What We Can Do to Change It
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Apr 19, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Weather Underground, the world's first online weather service, announced today that it has added a new Climate Change Center to its popular site, wunderground.com. The primary goal of the new center is to present users with hard facts about how climate is changing in their local neighborhoods and empower people to form their own opinions on the climate change debate. The center is now live at wunderground.com/climate.
To understand how climate change is affecting local neighborhoods, users can access the Local Climate Change tool to review data from local weather stations reporting conditions from as far back as the early 1700s. In addition, this feature has the ability to see how climate could change in the future, as far forward as year 2100.
"Earth's climate has changed dramatically in recent years, and there is strong agreement among climate scientists that the current climate changes are mostly due to human activities. It is important for people to understand the changes happening to our atmosphere and what we can do about them," said Dr. Jeff Masters, co-Founder and Director of Meteorology at Weather Underground. "The Climate Change Center provides some unique resources to do just that."
The 'Skeptical Science' section debunks common myths about climate change. The new center also features blogs and videos for users looking to learn even more about the science behind climate change and understand how to reduce personal impact. With educational resources covering topics such as the greenhouse effect, Arctic sea ice decline, and extreme weather, the Climate Change Center will appeal to scientists, students, and anyone interested in the science behind climate change.
More: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/weather-underground-launches-new-climate-change-center-in-honor-of-earth-day-2012-04-19
