Bibliography
This bibliography is by no means all inclusive but will be a dynamic site where readings are offered for those interested in deeper investigation of a given speaker's work or related topics.
California Air Resources Board web site concerning AB32-Chair Mary Nichols California's major initiatives for reducing climate change or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are outlined in Assembly Bill. These efforts aim at reducing GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 - a reduction of about 25 percent, and then an 80 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2050. http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/cc.htm
Jeremy B. C. Jackson
Ecological
extinction and evolution in the brave new ocean.
The great mass extinctions of the fossil record were
a major creative force that provided entirely new kinds
of opportunities for the subsequent explosive evolution and diversification
of surviving clades. Today, the synergistic effects of
human impacts are laying the groundwork for a comparably great
Anthropocene mass extinction in the oceans with unknown
ecological and evolutionary consequences. Proceedings of National Academy,
Aug 11, 2008
What was natural in the coastal oceans? Humans transformed Western Atlantic coastal marine ecosystems before modern ecological investigations began. Paleoecological, archeological, and historical reconstructions demonstrate incredible losses of large vertebrates and oysters from the entire Atlantic coast. Untold Proceedings of National Academy, Aug 11, 2008.
Elizabeth Kolbert
The
Climate of Man - I [Abstract from Annals of Sciance], about
the effect of global warming on the Arctic. Part one of a
three-part series. New Yorker, April 25, 2005.
The Climate of Man - II [Abstract from Annals of Sciance], about paleoclimatology and the use of geolocigal and archaeological data and climate models to predict changes in the earth’s climate. Second of a three-part New Yorker, May 02, 2005
The Climate of Man - III [Abstract from Annals of Sciance], about global warming and the Bush Administration. Part three of a three-part series. New Yorker, May 09, 2005
Michael E. Mann
The
Value of Multiple Proxies. Reconstructions of Northern Hemisphere
(NH) temperatures in past centuries provide evidence that
the warming of the late 20th century is unprecedented in
at least the past millennium (1–4). But
how are these reconstructions obtained? And how reliable
are they? SCIENCE VOL 297 30 AUGUST 2002
Climate Over Past Millennia. Jones, P.D., Mann, M.E. Evidence for climate change over the past several millennia from instrumental and high-resolution climate ‘‘proxy’’ data sources and climate modeling studies, a focus on changes over the past 1 to 2 millennia. Reviews of Geophysics, 42, RG2002, 2004. holocene.meteo.psu.edu/shared/articles/JonesMannROG04.pdf
Charles Mann
1491.
Before it became the New World, the Western Hemisphere was
vastly more populous and sophisticated than has been thought—an
altogether more salubrious place to live at the time than,
say, Europe. New evidence of both the extent of the population
and its agricultural advancement leads to a remarkable
conjecture: the Amazon rain forest may be largely a human
artifact.
Robert Socolow
Good
enough tools for global warming policy making. We present a simple
analysis of the global warming problem caused by the emissions
of CO2 (a major greenhouse gas) into the atmosphere resulting
from the burning of fossil fuels. We provide quantitative
tools which enable policymakers and interested citizens to
explore the following issues central to the global warming problem.
A plan to keep Carbon in Check. R. H. Socolow* and S. H. Lam. Scientifc American, September 2006. Getting a grip on greenhouse gases is daunting but doable. The technologies already exist. But there is no time to lose.
General References
International Panel on Climate Change Fourth Assessment Report. The IPCC prepares at regular intervals comprehensive Assessment Reports of scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of human induced climate change, potential impacts of climate change and options for mitigation and adaptation. Four Assessment Reports have been completed in 1990, 1995, 2001 and 2007. The Fourth Assessment Report "Climate Change 2007" is composed of 4 volumes and various contributions. The fourth and last volume - the Synthesis report - was launched in November 2007.
The Discovery of Global Warming. This Website created by Spencer Weart supplements his much shorter book, which tells the history of climate change research as a single story.
RealClimate. Commentary on climate science news by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists.
Pew Center on Global Cliamte Change. This year, the Center celebrates 10 years of working as a leading voice for climate action to provide credible information.
National
Geographic Magazine Online Climate Connections Hub.
Sites Specifically for Teachers
Climate Change and Our Planet. NOAA Education - Coolsites for Everyone. Educational graphics on Global Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect. This site can help teachers with more than 50 figures to graphically depict climate change.
Thinking Through Climate Change. West Midlands Regional Broadband Consortia. Links to view and / or print relevant Teachers' Notes as PDF files. Responses to Climate Change, Extension Opportunities, etc.
Teachers Guide on Climate Change and Global Warming. Given all this confusion and controversy, it is particularly important that teachers and students have access to reliable information about climate change.
Hundreds of links to great resources at http://climatechangeeducation.org/
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