Dear Anita, Granted it's still in the Arctic, but a really good exposition of potential impacts on human institutions is the Inuit petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which you can find either on the Earth Justice or Center for International Environmental Law websites. This might also help to convey the "real world" nature of these impacts to your students as we see efforts to engage legal and political institutions to address current and imminent impacts.
Dr. Wil Burns Senior Fellow, International Environmental Law Santa Clara University School of Law 500 El Camino Real, Loyola 101 Santa Clara, CA 95053 USA Phone: 408.551.3000 x6139 Mobile: 650.281.9126 Fax: 408.554.2745 [EMAIL PROTECTED] SSRN Author Page: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=240348 International Environmental Law Blog: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/intlenvironment/ -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anita Stone Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:40 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Global warming "case studies" Dear Ecologgers, The posts on climate change/global warming have been very informative, particularly since I am just covering that in one of my courses. As I get to the portion that covers the consequences of global warming (we've been over causes already), I was wondering if anyone could provide me with information/web sites on specific case studies of the effects of global warming. E.g. an area where climate change has clearly disrupted the life of individuals/caused failed crops/caused an imbalance in the food chain/extinctions/ etc. That way I can point to specific examples and make it more "real" to the students-- I know I have some skeptics in my audience. I know the polar bears losing their habitat is a start, but I need more than that... Thanks so much! Anita "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity" (Hanlon's razor)
