Note: With the exception of the “special websites” links, all links on this page will take you to the Division on Earth & Life Studies website.
Booklets
 Warming World: Impacts by Degree (2011)Based on Climate Stabilization Targets (2011), this booklet explains how and why human emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are causing warming and quantifies several projected impacts of climate change per degree of warming. |
 Ecological Impacts of Climate ChangeClimate change is transforming ecosystems across the United States. This booklet lays out, by region, some specific changes that have already been observed. |
 Understanding and Responding to Climate ChangeBased on more than 20 National Research Council studies, this booklet explains what is known about climate change. |
 Ocean Acidification: Starting with the ScienceThis booklet lays out what is known about ocean acidification in a very easy-to-read format. |
Special websites
 Ocean Acidification Here you’ll find several materials based on Ocean Acidification: A National Strategy to Meet the Challenges of a Changing Ocean (2010), including interviews with two members of the authoring committee and print-quality downloadable figures illustrating the ocean acidification process. |
 Earth Observations from Space This site hosts a collection of animations created from satellite observations of earth, and is currently under expansion to include materials related to the observation of ocean color from space as well. |
Reports in Brief
These are 2-8 page summaries, written in plain language to translate the findings and conclusions of reports for a wide audience.
 America’s Climate Choices report summaries:
Advancing the Science of Climate ChangeLimiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change |
Other recent report summaries
