Further Reading for Predicted 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 Predicted Change section. They are selected for visitors who want a basic explanation of the concepts presented in this section.
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Chilling Lessons from Ice Ages Past
Researchers studying the effects of ancient climate patterns on Antarctic waters have reached an alarming conclusion: The inhabitants of those seas were able to cling to life by the thinnest of margins during past ice ages, but they might not be able to weather the temperature increases predicted for the next century.
Advanced
These articles provide expanded information about the topics in the Predicted Change section. They are selected for visitors who want to explore more in-depth information about the concepts presented in this section.
Committee on Global Change Research, National Research Council. 1999. Global Environmental Change: Research Pathways for the Next Decade. 616 pp.
Kerr RA. 2001. A Little Sharper View of Global Warming. Science 294 (5543): 765.
Kerr RA. 2001. Rising Global Temperature, Rising Uncertainty. Science 292 (5515): 192-194.
Kerr RA. 2002. Reducing Uncertainties of Global Warming. Science 295 (5552): 29-30.
Mahlman JD. 1997. Uncertainties in Projections of Human-Caused Climate Warming. Science 278 (5342): 1416-1417.
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