From ice cores to tree rings : understanding climate change from a geological perspective / David M. Dobson -- Beyond the horizon : understanding the atmospheric physics of climate change / Richard B. Kay and Jonathan A.R. Rall -- Ecosystems in danger : an ecological perspective on climate change / Susan Herrod-Julius and John McCarty -- Cultural paradigms and challenges : an anthropological perspective on climate change / Celeste Ray -- Money, markets, and priorities : an economic perspective on climate change / Eban Goodstein -- Negotiating our climate : understanding the politics of climatic change / Marvin S. Soroos -- The long road ahead : concluding thoughts on climate change / Sharon L. Spray and Karen L. McGlothlin.