Reporting on Climate Change Understanding the Science by
Bud Ward. Washington D.C., Environmental Law Institute. (2003). A guide
for journalists and researchers on basic climate change science.
Describes climate change science in “plain English” for formal and
informal educators.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Global Warming by
Michael Tennesen, Alpha Books, New York, NY. (2004). The rapid warming
of the Earth's climate has been a concern for decades. In the past,
there have been skeptics, but today almost all scientists agree that a
global warming trend is evident. The history of our climate and the
science of global warming, as well as the resulting social, economic,
and political implications of such a change are far-reaching and
complex. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Global Warming synthesizes all
this information into an easy-to-read reference that will help anyone
separate the facts from fiction, providing a fair assessment of climate
change, its costs, and even short-term benefits. The book also includes
coverage on the political challenges and possibilities such as the Kyoto
and Bonn treaties and the U.S. role with the rest of the world in
reducing pollution emissions.
Climate Change and Our Future by
Classroom Encounters, Natick, MA. (2006). Dr. William Moomaw,
atmospheric chemist at Tufts University, discusses climate change with
9th grade students at Wellesley High School in Wellesley, MA. Topics
include the science behind climate change, impacts, and solutions.
Climate Change: State of Knowledge by
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Office of Science and
Technology Policy, Washington D.C. (1997). This is a summary report
that was put out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), which summarizes the most recent information on climate change
science and the vulnerability of natural and socioeconomic systems. The
Report is packed with lots of photographers, graphs, and statistics. It
covers topics including the Greenhouse Effect-Historical Emissions,
Climate Change Over the Last 100 Years, Climate Change Over the Next 100
Years, Vulnerabilities-Potential Consequences, and the Conclusion.
Global Warming & the Greenhouse Effect by
Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA. (1990). Although this this activity guide is older it is
very teacher-friendly. It is specifically about climate change. Many
experiments and demonstrations are explained in a very useable format.
The Carbon War: Global Warming and the End of the Oil Era by
Jeremy Leggett. Routledge, New York. (2001). This book describes how
the excessive burning of oil, gas, and coal is raising Earth's
temperature to unacceptable levels.
Vital Climate Change Graphics by UNEP/GRID-Arendal, Arendal, Norway. (2005).
http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/climate2/.
This publication seeks to translate the complex subject of climate
change into material that can be useful to a broad range of readers.
Using finding’s from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC), it presents a collection of graphics focusing on the
environmental and socio-economic impacts of climate change. This updated
edition, launched in February 2005, is based on the Third Assessment
Report (TAR) of the IPCC that was published in 2001.
Down to the Wire: confronting climate collapse by
David W. Orr. Oxford University Press. (2009). This book offers an
analysis of where we are in terms of climate change, how we got there,
and what we must do. It focuses on outlining our current climate
destabilization and what we are doing to reconnect policy, science,
economy, and the environment.
Earth Under Fire: How Global Warming is Changing the World by Gary Braasch. University of Caifornia Press/ Berkeley, CA. (2007).
http://www.earthunderfire.com.
This book offers a comprehensive look at the world-wide effects of
climate change. In dynamic photographs, maps, and quotes from world
climate science leaders, this one-of-a-kind book shows how earth is
being changed right now.
Feeling the Heat by
Jim Motavalli. Routledge, New York, NY. (2004). Feeling the Heat
consists of chapter-length visits by well-known authors to actual world
"hot" spots, where people are already coping day-to-day with the
consequences of climactic disruption. The locations for the book were
strategically chosen because each represents a separate and important
global warming impact, such as rising tides, melting glaciers, evolving
ecosystems and air pollution.
Global Warming by
Sally Morgan, Reed, Chicago, IL. (2003). Young Adult Non-fiction.
Includes many pictures and charts as well as timeline, glossary, and
list for further reading. Global Warming looks at the causes of climate
change and its profound effect for life on Earth. It shows how
historical clues, such as ice cores, are evidence that temperature
fluctuation is not a new phenomenon, and how the causes of our current
changing climate are a result of human activity.
Weather Makers, The by
Tim Flannery. Atlantic Monthly Press, New York, NY. (2005). The Weather
Makers is both an urgent warning and a call to arms, outlining the
history of climate change, how it will unfold over the next century, and
what we can do to prevent a cataclysmic future. Along with a riveting
history of climate change, Tim Flannery offers specific suggestions for
action for both lawmakers and individuals, from investing in renewable
power sources like wind, solar, and geothermal energy, to offering an
action plan with steps each and every one of us can take right now to
reduce deadly CO2 emissions by as much as 70 percent.
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