Find out more about the dynamics behind climate change, and the world of climate prediction with our experts' viewpoints:
Basics of climate prediction - follow our series of animations to discover how we can be more confident about what the climate is doing, even if we sometimes can't tell if tomorrow will be raining.
Economic impact - temperatures rise; ice melts; sea rise: what does it mean for economies around the planet?
Grassroots climate prediction - how did a search for life in space inspire a global initiative to predict the extent of climate change - and how can you join in?
Taking the temperature - you can't just stick a thermometer in the air to measure what's happening to the climate; so how do you take a planet's temperature?
What shall we tell the children? - when is comes to climate change, politicians and the media have treated us like kids. Find out what they're not telling us.
Climate Change in more depth:
The basics of climate prediction
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How can we say with any degree of certainty what the climate will be like in the future? Here's an introduction to the basics. Read more : The basics of climate prediction
The climateprediction.net story
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As the results are announced, we look back at the rollercoaster ride of the experiment. Bob Spicer tells the climateprediction.net story Read more : The climateprediction.net story
Economic impact of climate change
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If the world's climate changes what does that mean for the economic future of the planet? Read more : Economic impact of climate change
Grassroots climate prediction
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The development of the climateprediction.net climate model was almost as involved and intricate as the climate it sought to map. Bob Spicer recalls the inspirations... Read more : Grassroots climate prediction
Taking the temperature
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How do you go about taking the temperature of the entire globe throughout the last 1000 years? Stephen Peake explains the detective work involved Read more : Taking the temperature
What shall we tell the children?
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The public have been badly served by politics and the media on climate change. The presence of a David Attenborough blockbuster on the topic in... Read more : What shall we tell the children?
Creative Climate
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Join thousands of diarists in charting people's responses to environmental change. Read more : Creative Climate
Energy House
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We look at how to improve your house, and be energy saving at the same time Read more : Energy House
Is your trip killing the planet?
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Use this interactive to compare journeys and their environmental effects Read more : Is your trip killing the planet?
Climate Change on the BBC
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Understand the science, get the results of the experiment, and watch reports from the front line with Climate Change on bbc.co.uk. Read more : Climate Change on the BBC
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