AIR RESOURCES

People have been talking alot about "climate change" lately. If you're ready to find out what all the hubbub's about and what it means for the New York metropolitan region, go to the brand new Climate Change Information site created by Columbia University's Earth Institute:
http://ccir.ciesin.columbia.edu/nyc/

Want to figure out how much pollution you send into the air? All it takes is a few calculations on the personal emissions calculator at www.airhead.org. The site is filled with information about clean air and how people mess it up.

The Environmental Protection Agency's air site for kids provides basic information about clean vs. dirty air, the air quality index, clean air and health and ways kids can make a difference. Big plus: the entire site is available in Spanish. Head to www.epa.gov/airnow/aqikids

The City's cleaner air initiative Web site has games for kids and information on the NYC Dept of Transportation's "It all adds up to cleaner air" campaign. Check it out at www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/masstran/cleanair.html

New York City's top resource for ozone information, including history, data, technical explanations for adults and kids, online games and quizzes and a real time indicator of the city's current ozone is www.ozoneny.org

This amazing site has an online interactive air pollution simulator for kids that allows you to set environmental, population, weather and land-use conditions to see their combined impact on the ozone levels: www.smogcity.com