The thinking person's 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 --

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 and spin to protecting the planet. A heated debate --

The predicament --

Political solutions --

Technological solutions

Part 5. What can you do? : reducing your footprint and working for action.

Getting started --

Home energy --

Transport and travel --

Shopping --

Offsetting.