Topic Resources: Climate Change

Introduction

Climate theories point to human activity, not natural warming
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_climate-warming-is-global-and-fast--say-swiss-experts/45117564

Resource: Fall in wine production volume due to extreme climate
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41728536

Resource: Can we afford to tackle climate change?
Web Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2017/jan/19/can-we-afford-to-tackle-climate-change-video

Resource: Six graphics that explain climate change
Web Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-5aceb360-8bc3-4741-99f0-2e4f76ca02bb

Resource: Global emissions well above 2C climate change target
Web Link:  http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34135202 

Resource: Need for dramatic change in fuel use
Web Link:  http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/02/rapid-carbon-emission-cuts-severe-impact-climate-change-ipcc-report

 

Resource:  Accusation that humans are cause of climate change

Web Link:  http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/so-bad-it-will-be-good-global-warming-report-will-scare-countries-to-action-says-un-review-head-8837189.html

Resource: Scientists certain that humans cause climate change

Web Link:  http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/ipcc-report-scientists-are-95-certain-humans-causing-climate-change-8843573.html

Resource: 2015 and 2016 predicted to be hottest years on record
Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/2015-will-be-the-hottest-year-on-record--but-experts-predict-2016-will-be-even-warmer-10499220.html

Resource: 2016 second lowest level of Arctic ice
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37373414

 Global Perspectives

Resource: Teenagers in the Arctic circle fear losing their homes

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-54572400

Resource: The 'Trump effect' on global attitudes to global emissions
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46384828

Resource: India's worst levels of flooding
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-45231222

Resource: Army called in to provide urgent supplies for villagers in UK

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-floods-army-deployed-to-somerset-levels-as-military-planners-and-specialist-vehicles-provide-support-to-victims-9094223.html

Resource: Record snowfalls hit Massachusetts 
http://ktla.com/2015/02/10/record-snow-hits-massachusetts-buries-buildings-causes-school-closures/

Resource: Natural causes of global warming
http://weather.about.com/od/globalwarming/tp/The-Whys-of-Global-Warming.htm

Resource: Level of carbon emissions stalled in 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31872460

Resource: Flooding in Chile and Peru March 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32081748 

Resource: California drought explained in pictures
http://www.bbc.com/weather/features/32162890

Source: Great barrier reef at risk due to climate change
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-36080615

Source: Coral bleaching worse than ever
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38127320

Source: Islands disappearing due to climate change
http://www.sciencealert.com/climate-change-just-caused-five-islands-to-disappear-in-the-pacific

Scenarios

Resource: Jakarta - the fastet sinking city
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44636934

Resource; Arctic Glacier likely to melt
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36327250

Resource: Predicted loss of permafrost by 2070
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34540414

Resource: How climate change will affect human health

http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e1359
 

Resource: Stable Greenland ice sheet starts to melt

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/fears-of-faster-rising-global-sea-levels-as-stable-greenland-ice-sheet-starts-to-melt-9195769.html

Resource: Rapid loss of Antarctic ice sheet predicted
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/antarctic-ice-sheet-disappearing-at-twice-the-rate-predicted-9398468.html

Resource: How Europe will get wetter in future

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/melting-arctic-sea-ice-meansits-only-going-to-get-wetter-for-northern-europe-8909587.html

Resource: What Europe will look like if ice melts

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/the-life-aquatic-how-the-earth-would-look-if-all-the-ice-melted-8925734.html

Resource: Likely consequences of climate change
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/climate-change-leaked-draft-of-un-ipcc-report-predicts-global-warming-will-cause-violent-conflict-displace-millions-of-people-and-wipe-trillions-of-dollars-off-the-global-economy-9198171.html 

Resource: Parts of Asia will suffer most from climate change
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/22/global-warming-hit-asia-hardest 

Resource: Climate change threat to food supply
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/31/climate-change-threat-food-security-humankind 

Resource: Threat to fresh water and food supplies, loss of species and price rises
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/ipcc-report-climate-change-is-happening-andno-one-in-the-world-is-immune-9224777.html 

Resource: Effect of severe drought in California (Summer 1994)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/californian-drought-is-so-severe-its-causing-the-ground-to-move-9697114.html 

Resource: Effect of climate change on the Skiing Industry in the Alps
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/nov/07/snow-climate-change-effect-on-skiing 

Resource: US at risk of mega-drought future
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31434030 

Resource: Water shortage will be next source of conflict
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/08/how-water-shortages-lead-food-crises-conflicts

Courses of Action

Resource: China pans to ban petrol and diesel cars
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-41218243

Resource: Carbon tax and renewables drive down carbon levels
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39181753

Resource: Plans to combat global warming by cooling planet artificially

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plan-to-avert-global-warming-by-cooling-planet-artificially-could-cause-climate-chaos-9043962.html

Resource: Ways of solving future climate issues

Web Link: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/lets-play-god-the-scientific-experiments-that-might-save-the-world-or-destroy-it-8884386.html

Resource: Letter to newspaper with ideas how to reduce pollution and climate change
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/global/2014/apr/29/guardian-weekly-letters-climate-change 

Resource: USA and China pledge to cut greenhouse emissions
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/12/china-and-us-make-carbon-pledge

Resource: Major countries donate to poorer countries to help them cope with climate change
Web Link: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/20/uk-to-give-720m-to-help-poor-countries-cope-with-climate-change

Resource: World's most eco-friendly cities
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20141215-living-in-the-worlds-most-eco-friendly-cities

Resource: First solar powered flight around the world
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31772140

Resource: Tesla introduces solar powered battereies that store energy
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32545081

Resource: Denmark produces a solar powered e-bike
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20150501-from-denmark

Resource: A house that rises with flood levels
web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32619159

Resource: Paris aims to become capital of cycling by 2020
Web Link: http://www.france24.com/en/20150405-paris-cycling-world-capital-pollution

Resource: Can eating less meat reduce climate change?
Web Link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34899066