Global Warming Basics

• New Science Demonstrates Need for Agressive Cap on Carbon Pollution (362 Kb)

• Hurricanes and Global Warming (162 Kb) - How hurricanes are increasing in intensity, duration and storm surge due to global warming

• IPCC reports on global warming - Ecosystems factsheet (189 Kb) - The IPCC reports are the latest and most comprehensive scientific reports on how global warming will impact wildlife and human life on earth. This factsheet summarizes the ecosystem impacts. For more information, visit NWF's IPCC website.

• Heavy Rainfall and Increased Flooding Risk: Global Warming’s Wake-Up Call for the Central United States (204 Kb)

• Increased Risk of Catastrophic Wildfires: Global Warming’s Wake-Up Call for the Western United States (449 Kb)

• Increasing Vulnerability to Hurricanes: Global Warming's Wake-Up Call for the U.S. Gulf and Atlantic Coasts (369 Kb)

• Oil Shale: Bad for Wildlife, Water, Climate Change, and the Western Way of Life (621 Kb)

Policy Solutions

• Investing in America's Natural Resources: The Urgent Need for Climate Change Legislation (1.3 Mb)

• Recharging America's Economy (317 Kb)

• Support the Climate Security Act (458 Kb)

• 2% Solution: National Policy Options (171 Kb) - What we need in global warming legislation

• State Actions on Climate Change (216 Kb) - What regional and state programs exist to help confront global warming

• Climate Solutions for Coral Reefs (381 Kb) - How the Climate Stewardship Act will help coral reefs

• Anglers for Climate Solutions (142 Kb) - Why anglers are worried about global warming and think the McCain-Lieberman legislation is the best way to protect angling

• Higher Ground (2.27 Mb) - On voluntary property buyouts in the nation’s floodplains

• NWF Energy Policy (1.2 Mb) - 81 pages of comments National Commission on Energy Policy submitted in October 2004

Individual Solutions

• Individual Solutions to Global Warming (1.5 Mb) - Quick ideas on what you can do in your home, community and at the state or federal level

• The Gardener's Guide to Global Warming (1.5 Mb) - Find out how gardeners are seeing the impacts of global warming in their daily life and get tips on changing your gardening habits to confront global warming. See also the Gardener's Guide website.

Wildlife and Global Warming

• A New Era for Conservation: Review of Climate Change Adaptation Literature (521 Kb) - This literature review summarizes recent science on climate change adaptation in the context of natural resource management and fish and wildlife conservation.

• Wildlife at Risk (529 Kb) - An overview of how wildlife are affected by global warming and what you can do to help

• Helping Wildlife Survive Global Warming (797 Kb) - This 4-page document is a tool for professional wildlife managers about how they can help wildlife survive the impacts of global warming as part of their daily wildlife management work.

Regional Reports

• Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Habitats of the Chesapeake Bay (589 Kb) - 12 page summary

• Sea-Level Rise and Coastal Habitats of the Chesapeake Bay (10.3 Mb) - Technical Report

• Preparing For A Sea Change In Florida (4.44 Mb) - Full Report

• Preparing For A Sea Change In Florida (1.59 Mb) - Executive Summary

• On The Edge: Protecting California’s Fish and Waterfowl from Global Warming

• Chesapeake Bay and Global Warming (1.7 Mb) - A summary of current science on how wildlife will be affected in this national treasure - for more information, visit the Chesapeake Bay website

• Sea-level Rise and Coastal Habitats in the Pacific Northwest (3 Mb) - This report crunches huge amounts of data to build maps showing which habitats will go underwater first - for more information, visit the Pacific Northwest Coast website

• Global Warming and the Florida Panther (212 Kb)

• An Unfavorable Tide: Coastal Habitats & Sportfishing in Florida (1.8 Mb) - This report also features maps showing how sea-level rise will impact the Florida coast

• Western Wildlife Report: Fueling the Fire (1.4 Mb) - How policies in the Western United States are impacting wildlife and increasing the impacts of global warming

Reports about Specific Types of Wildlife

• Waterfowler's Guide to Global Warming (2.4 Mb) - How ducks and other waterfowl are impacted by global warming

• Fish Out of Water (1.4 Mb) - How global warming is affecting rivers and fish in the Pacific Northwest region

• A Great Wave Rising: Solutions for Columbia and Snake River Salmon in the Age of Global Warming (1.5 Mb) - a detailed review of the effects of global warming on Columbia and Snake River salmon

• Low Flows, Hot Trout: Climate Change in the Clark Fork Watershed (4.4 Mb) - how climate change is impacting the Clark Fork Basin in western Montana and northern Idaho

• Global Warming & Cold Water Fish (760 Kb) - How global warming is affecting cold water fish, such as trout and salmon

• The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming (This links to another website.) - A state-by-state guide about how songbirds are affected by global warming

• Coral Reefs and Climate Change (2 Mb) - This October 1999 report still has lessons for us today.