The Columbia University's International Research Institute for Climate Prediction Web site (last mentioned in the October 27, 1999 Scout Report for Science & Engineering) offers a monthly publication called the Climate Information Digest, which is described as "a global quick look at seasonal climate, its impacts and outlooks." The free digest offers timely climate summaries, predictions, and...

Climatologists, geologists, and others will be delighted to learn about the existence of the open access journal "Climate of the Past". Started in 2005, the journal is published under the auspices of the European Geosciences Union and it is "dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications and review papers on the climate history of the Earth." It is certainly...

"RealClimate is a commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists." The website offers context to the latest news stories and responses to developing stories. Visitors can contribute comments and suggest a topic to discuss. Users can search the archives by date since November 2004. Some interesting recent topics include Michael Crichton's...