Monday, October 10, 2016

Websites: Scholarly vs Popular Articles

Scientific

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/geh/climatechange/health_impacts/index.cfm

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/materials/a_human_health_perspective_on_climate_change_full_report_508.pdf
-This URL links to the NIH (National Institutes of Health) page that talks about the health impacts of climate change. The URL below is a direct PDF link to the scholarly article published by Environmental Health Perspectives and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The NIH is reputable for being a legitimate research institution that publishes only peer-reviewed scientific articles.

Popular
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-change
-This URL links to a popular article regarding climate change. This site has many ads, uses simple language, is not peer-reviewed, and mostly contains opinions/subjective articles on a diverse variety of topics.

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