We at ScienceWiz™ have been concerned about climate change and our renewable energy options for a number of years.

ScienceWiz: Energy was published in 2001.
In the introduction we wrote:

"The progress of the last 200 years
may well be remembered most
for the burden it has placed
on our environment and
the damage it has done to our planet.

Yours is the generation
that must clean up the mess.

Here is a guide to some of the solutions.
We place them at your fingertips.
Have fun and save the world!"

The window of opportunity is closing. All of us must work together now to solve the planetary wide crisis.

For our part, we are introducing a new title for older students in 2008 to help contribute to awareness on global warming and its solutions.

Updates provided on this web-site are intended to keep our information current.

One topic of concern is the status of ice sheets world wide, as this relates most immediately to the potential rise in sea level. The models that scientists have used to predict the melting of ice have proven to be seriously inadequate. We want to help you stay informed on the most recent observations.

1. The status of the Arctic Ice Sheet:
The Arctic underwent an abrupt and unprecedented loss of sea ice this summer (2007) to the point that the fabled Northwest Passage actually opened. What you need to be most concerned about is the magnitude and suddenness of this change. As this meltdown is 40-70 years ahead of the predicted schedule, you might wonder what this portends for other ice sheets.

2. The status of the ice in Western Antarctica: This portion of that continent is thought to be the most vulnerable to catastrophic collapse. If it dumps its payload of ice completely into the sea it would contribute about 24 feet or 8 meters to sea levels. You need to understand what 24 feet would mean to our coast lines world wide.

3. The status of the ice in Greenland:
If the ice stored on Greenland melts completely, it would contribute about 20 feet or 6.6 meters to sea levels.

Our books and kits focus on the solutions to climate change and we are hoping there still is time to prevent disaster. Each of us makes decisions everyday that impact our carbon footprint. Each of us can modify our life styles to reduce our individual carbon emissions.

Join the race to save the planet!