Lesson 1: Intro
Introduction to the Climate Guide
In this module, you will learn what the Climate Guide is and how it works.
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A witty and eye-opening book presenting 99 maps that reveal startling facts about our planet's environmental crisis.
"A Climate for Change" addresses global warming facts and misconceptions, offering a faith-based perspective from a climate scientist and a pastor.
In a post-climate change future, Kyo uncovers a diary revealing Earth's past and the events leading to humanity's downfall.
"After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene" explores the political implications of the Anthropocene era, where human impact shapes the planet.
A gripping saga of survival and hope in a post-apocalyptic world, where Myra and her daughter Pearl embark on a perilous journey to find Row.
Discover "Annihilation: A Novel," the first book in Jeff VanderMeer's acclaimed Southern Reach Trilogy. Award-winning and translated worldwide.
Generational starship travels to Tau Ceti's Aurora, questioning humanity's future in this compelling novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Essential primer on climate change by Joseph Romm, offering clear, scientific answers on the state and impact of our warming planet.
Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx explores the history and destruction of wetlands, highlighting their crucial role in preserving the environment.
Elizabeth Kolbert's updated classic on climate change, now with new chapters on ocean acidification, tar sands, and a carbon-neutral Danish town.
Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver delves into class, poverty, and climate change through a compelling and lyrical narrative.
This is the story of how we discovered the planet was warming, and why.
Roy Scranton's "Learning to Die in the Anthropocene" blends memoir, philosophy, and science to address climate change's existential threat.
Love in the Anthropocene blends fiction and philosophy to explore future environmental decline and the enduring power of love.
Bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson envisions a future New York City in 2140, where rising sea levels transform every street into a canal.
In 1983, the U.N. formed the World Commission on Environment and Development to address global sustainability, led by Gro Harlem Brundtland.
Our Only Home by The Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action, highlighting the severe impacts of climate change and advocating for a sustainable future.
A field scientist tracks Blakiston's Fish Owl in eastern Russia, revealing the challenges and beauty of their conservation.
Parable of the Sower: A New York Times bestseller by Octavia E. Butler. A gripping dystopian novel where a young woman navigates a chaotic world.
In 2075 Alaska, climate refugees flee north as global warming causes food, fuel, and shelter scarcity across the globe.
A lyrical exploration of climate change's impact on America's shores, blending personal stories and reportage to reveal stark realities.
A gripping tale of the Larsen-Hall family facing upheaval and transformation after a catastrophic hurricane upends their privileged life.
J.G. Ballard's 1962 novel "The Drowned World" envisions a future where global warming transforms London into a primal jungle dominated by giant creatures.
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz envisions Earth's future, exploring humanity's legacy through rock strata and fossilized remnants in a thought-provoking journey.
A pioneering work on climate change, blending personal reflection with scientific insight, essential for understanding our environmental crisis.
Explore Earth's past mass extinctions and survival through volcanic apocalypses and lethal oceans in Peter Brannen's insightful book.
A collection of the New Yorker's critical reporting on climate change, featuring influential works from Bill McKibben, Elizabeth Kolbert, and more.
Amitav Ghosh's "The Great Derangement" explores our failure to grasp climate change's scale through literature, history, and politics.
A contemporary tale of adventure, love, and identity set in the Sundarbans, from award-winning author Amitav Ghosh.
A visionary novel by Kim Stanley Robinson, depicting climate change through fictional accounts, chosen by Barack Obama as a favorite read of 2020.
The Overstory: A Novel intertwines diverse fables from antebellum New York to the Pacific Northwest's Timber Wars, revealing humanity's bond with trees.
Discover abrupt climate change through ice cores in Richard B. Alley's updated edition of "The Two-Mile Time Machine."
An international best seller, Tim Flannery's "The Weather Makers" offers a comprehensive account of climate change history, status, and future impact.
Incisive portrait of two scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, whose opposing views shape our future on food, water, energy, and climate change.
A visual guide to climate change with infographics on scientific findings, human impact, frequent storms, and ocean changes.
A young couple faces emotional and literal turmoil in a Vermont town threatened by a catastrophic storm in "We Are Unprepared."
The book "What About Me?" by Paul Verhaeghe explores the impact of neoliberalism and market-based society on individual identity and mental health.
Discover why scientific knowledge's social character makes it trustworthy. Naomi Oreskes defends science through history, philosophy, and expert insights.
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Individual
ImpactEffortDo the Climate Guide, a comprehensive video course on climate change and individual action. Learn about the climate crisis, its ties to daily life, and the impactful steps you can take to help mitigate it. By completing the climate actions in the climate guide, you will create the biggest impact an individual can have! Try adding this action to your account, by clicking **"🎯 I am working on it"**.
Community
ImpactEffortExpand your impact by inviting a friend to join the Climate Guide. Together, you can learn, act, and make a significant difference in tackling climate change. The more people we reach and involve in climate action, the greater the collective impact. Your invitation could set off a ripple effect of change.
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