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Drought
ABC Splash website with information and vidoes about droughts, particulary in Australia
National Geographic causes and impacts of droughts around the world, including forecasting, measuring and preparing for drought
National Drought mitigation centre for kids what is drought, how does it affect our lives, and how can we protect ourselves from it
ABC timeline: droughts and Australian drought policy 1895-2014 information about major droughts that have happened in Australia
Flood
ABC Splash website with information and vidoes about floods, particularly in Australia
National Geographic causes and effects of floods around the world, and how to predict and prevent floods
Geoscience Australia learn all about flood basics in Australia
Flood Victoria information about flooding and how to respond to it in Victoria
What is a flood? find out this as well as lots of other information about flooding like causes, types, and effects
Rising sea levels
ABC Splash website with information and videos about rising sea levels
National Geographic website on sea levels, sea level rise, and rising sea level map
NASA website on global climate change, with current sea level measurement, causes of change and local effects
BBC website with information about how far seas could rise thanks to climate change
15 facts about sea level rise from from CNN
The melting of the Arctic, Antarctic ice shelves and the northern permafrost
ABC Splash website with information about melting ice shelves and the northern permafrost
NASA global climate change website, with sections on global ice viewer, land ice, and Arctic sea ice
European Environment Agency on the melting Arctic
National Snow and Ice Data Center information on iceshelves, sea ice, frozen ground, and the state of the crysphere
International Cryosphere Climate Initiative information on the Arctic and Antartica
Five reasons we need to act now on climate change by National Geographic
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
National Geographic encyclopedia entry with information, pictures and vocabulary definitions
Why is the world's biggest landfill in the Pacific Ocean?
Marine debris program website with a video explaining what the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is, and information about how big it actually is
Frequently Asked Questions about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, including what can be done about it
Student fact sheet about the Great Pacific garbage patch
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