Further Reading for Causes of Change
These articles and books have been selected by members of the Global Warming Facts Our Future Expert Content Group as resources for additional information. The National Academies does not endorse and is not responsible for material found in these articles.
Introductory
These articles provide background information about the topics in the Causes of Change section. They are selected for visitors who want a basic explanation of the concepts presented in this section.
Science NOW Magazine
Planet’s CO2 Production Surges
An international team of scientists has taken another look at how rapidly Earth's atmosphere is absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2)--the biggest greenhouse gas in terms of volume--and the news is not good: A high-flying world economy is pumping out the gas at an unprecedented rate. Current CO2 production is outstripping the best estimates used by modelers to predict future climate trends.
National Academies, 2005, December 8. Additive in Animal Feed Reduces Methane Emissions. Science Behind Today's News.
Masibay KY. 2002, January 21. Does My Gas Cause Global Warming? Science World 8 (58): 18.
Weiss R. 2003, September 8. Fungi Find May Alter View of Global Warming. Washington Post. p. A08.
Advanced
These articles provide expanded information about the topics in the Causes of Change section. They are selected for visitors who want to explore more in-depth information about the concepts presented in this section.
Committee on the Science of Climate Change, National Research Council. 2001. Climate Change Science: An Analysis of Some Key Questions. 42 pp.
Karl TR, Trenberth KE. 2003. Modern Global Climate Change. Science 302 (5651): 1719-1723.
Kerr RA. 2001. It's Official: Humans Are Behind Most of Global Warming. Science 291 (5504): 566.
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