Climate change global resources

As the number of resource listings increases this page might be developed by grouping resources into the main more specific topics. For place specific resources please see article for the relevant area, or start one if necessary.

Resources

 * How We Can Save the Planet, Mayer Hillman, 2004, Penguin Books, ISBN 0141016922
 * The Weather Makers - by Tim Flannery. ISBN 0871139359
 * Heat, George Monbiot, 2006, Penguin (Allen Lane), ISBN 0713999233

Video
A Global Warning..., about 6 mins., added November 23, 2006 iJTDSEPSfhk

Random facts

 * At its lowest point during the 2007 summer melting season, sea ice coverage in the Arctic stood at 1.59 million square miles, compared with the previous low of 2.05 million square miles in 2005. The long-term average between 1979 and 2000 is 2.60 million square miles. Source: National Snow and Ice Data Centre, USA topic, Polar ice packs


 * Of the 33 cities projected to have at least 8 million residents by 2015, at least 21 are coastal cities that will have to contend with sea-level rise from climate change. Source: Worldwatch Institute