Climate Change

The Most Important Things You Can Do about Rapid Climate Change:

1. Understand the Problem
2. Do Something Today to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This website will help you learn the connection between human-made Carbon Dioxide and rapid climate changes and negative effects around the world. The hard fact is that despite what many nations, companies, cities and people are starting to do to reduce their global warming emissions, the world is putting more CO2 into the air than ever before. The current amount is 385 parts per million (ppm) -- higher than ever in the past 800,000 years.

At the same time, renowned American climatologist Dr. James Hansen of NASA says we already have too much CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the air: "If humanity wishes to preserve a planet similar to that on which civilization developed and to which life on Earth is adapted ... CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to at most 350 ppm."

This is scary and controversial, but Dr. Hansen and others believe we must act fast-- as a world of concerned people and leaders taking every action we can to limit greenhouse emissions. 350.org is a new movement of citizens from around the world which I recommend for its clarity of purpose and worthy goal.

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HOW WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT OUR CHANGING CLIMATE: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming.
Photographer and writer Gary Braasch and children's environmental book writer Lynne Cherry collaborated on this new book, which combines many photos from World View of Global Warming with the stories of scientists researching about global warming. The book also shows kids who are already studying weather and climate and what some of them have done with this knowledge in their schools and communities. Publisher Dawn Publications is also releasing a Teacher's Guide to information and curriculum on climate change.

Please see this book's preview and teacher resource site, HowWeKnowClimateChange.com

Teachers, school leaders, parents and kids
should know about

Climate ClimateChangeEducation.Org

Portal Web Site Dedicated to:
• Global Warming Education
• Climate Change Education
• Science, Solutions -- Resources Directory

An unparalleled resource for curriculum, lessons, classroom gear, and
books on climate and global warming.

This site is run by a volunteer organization of docents and interns at California science centers and museums; and students, scientists and staff at the University of California, Berkeley