The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released the most comprehensive synthesis of what climate scientists know about how we’re currently affecting the Earth’s climate. Start with the summary overview.
The IPCC has also released a big report on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, health, cities, and so on. The summary is here.
The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme runs an excellent site providing a wealth of information on ocean acidification.
Skeptical Science is a helpful site offering an accessible breakdown of a variety of climate-science questions — and answers to climate skeptics.
The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2013 has an excellent overview of energy trends in the world — and what would need to happen for the world to curtail its greenhouse gas emissions and avoid significant global warming.
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What is global warming?
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How do we know global warming is real?
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How do we know humans are causing global warming?
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Where do greenhouse gas emissions come from?
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How has global warming affected the world so far?
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How high will global temperatures rise?
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What impacts will global warming have in the future?
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What is sea-level rise?
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What is ocean acidification?
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Is it “dangerous” to have more than 2°C of global warming?
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What happens if the world heats up more drastically — say, 4°C?
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How do we stop global warming?
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Can’t we just adapt to global warming?
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What are the UN climate talks?
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What is geoengineering?
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Did climate change cause today’s awful weather?
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What is climate skepticism?
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It’s cold outside! Does that disprove global warming?
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Has global warming slowed down recently?
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