The rough guide to climate change

Part 1: The basics / Global warming in a nutshell

Climate change: a primer

The greenhouse effect

Who's responsible? Part 2: The symptoms / What's happening now, and what might happen in the future

Extreme heat

Floods and droughts

The big melt

Oceans 100

Hurricanes and other storms

Ecosystems and agriculture. Part 3: The science / How we know what we know about climate change

Keeping track

The long view

Circuits of change. Part 4: Debates and solutions / From spats to spin to saving the planet

A heated debate

The predicament

Political solutions

Technological solutions

What can you do? Part 5: Resources / Climate change books and websites.