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Forests are highly sensitive to climate change and up to one third of currently forested areas could be affected by climate change in some way, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—a group of more than 2,500 of the world's leading scientists.

Global warming poses myriad threats to the survival of rainforests. Warmer temperatures and changing rainfall patterns may create the conditions for increased forest fires. In addition, as global temperatures rise, tree species may not be able to shift their range fast enough to survive. [more]

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A Matter of Degrees: A Primer on Climate Change - An extensive primer covering atmospheric science, climate, and the issues surrounding global warming. Produced by Environment Canada.
Climate Ark - Climate change news & information portal and archive dedicated to promoting policy that addresses Global Climate Change through reductions in carbon emissions, energy conservation, alternative energy sources and ending deforestation.
Climate, Biodiversity, and Forests - Issues and opportunities emerging from the Kyoto Protocol. World Resources Institute report.
ENN Climate Change - News, polls, chats, and background on climate change from the Environmental News Network.
EPA: Global Warming and Forests - Assessment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of how global warming could affect U.S. forests.
Global Climate Change Briefing Book - Online resource produced by the U.S. Library of Congress, includes background information, U.S. policy, and scientific evidence.
Global Resource Information Database (UNEP) - Reports and graphics on climate change.
Grist Magazine: Your One-Stop Climate Shop Editor's Pick - News, links, articles, top climate news stories, and more.
Hadley Centre for Climate Prediction and Research - Information on climate change experiments, as well as the historical temperature records that provide evidence of the global warming trend.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Editor's Pick - The IPCC is the most authoritative scientific body providing up-to-date scientific, technical and socioeconomic research in the field of climate change. 'Climate Change 1995,' the IPCC Scientific Assessment Report, is divided into three major sections: the science of the climate system, impacts and response options, and economic and social dimensions of climate change. Each of the sections can be read or downloaded from this site, and the full copy can be ordered via this site.
Life in the Greenhouse - Special online edition of Time Magazine covering climate change and global warming including the latest political issues.
Rainforests and Global Warming - Fact sheet from Rainforest Action Network simply and clearly explains the relationship between climate change and rainforest destruction.
SafeClimate Editor's Pick - Challenges individuals and organizations to calculate the size of their own carbon dioxide (CO2) footprint and pledge to reduce it by taking one or more actions outlined on the site.
Science of Global Warming - From the Union of Concerned Scientists, this fact sheet covers the basics of climate change and includes links to other relevant information.
Tropical Forests and the Greenhouse Effect: A Management Response - Paper from Norman Myers and Thomas Goreau.
World Meteorological Organization - United Nations agency focusing on weather, climate, water, and atmosphere.
World Rainforest Movement: Carbon Sink Plantations - Index of articles on the problems of carbon sink plantations as a solution to climate change.