Background Documents/Resources

• Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate, published by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, June 2008
• Hope for Healing the Planet, the Chicago Botanic Garden, 2007 Annual Report
• Climate Change and Plants: Which Future, The Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI)
• NOAA Climate Program Office
• Future Snowmelt In West Twice As Early As Expected; Threatens Ecosystems And Water Reserves, Science Daily, July 16, 2008.
• Climate Change Could Cause Major Changes in U.S. Ecosystems, New Report Says, Press Release from Pew Center on Global Climate Change, December 13, 2000.
• Climate change forces plants to higher ground: study. CBCNews.ca, Thursday, June 26, 2008
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): NOAA Contributions
• The 2050 Garden: Exploring Plants and Practices in a Changing Climate