Interactive information system that illustrates reasons and consequences of climate change*. It shows 3 of the most important maps of climate change and greenhouse effect. More detailed maps and explanations are implemented in 3D-GLOBE professional, a scientific atlas that will be available in the year 2010. You can get the values for any location by simply clicking on the map.

CO2-emissions
Combined maps of CO₂-emissions from fossil resources (oil, coal and gas; data from Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center) plus CO₂-emissions from recent fires (forest and shrub fires and fire clearing; data from NASA satellite gauges). For comparison purposes: In germany the per capita emission from fossil ressources is about 2.7 tons carbon per year (or 9,9 tons of CO₂).

Temperature change up to 2100
Temperature increase up to 2100 after the newest model of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Assumed by a buisness-as-usual scenario that postulates a strict continuation of all contemporary trends (IPCC SRES-A2) up to an CO₂ value of 800ppm in 2100. Land temperatures refer to 2 m above surface, sea temperatures refer to suface water.

Endangered coastal areas
1 m: Flooded land areas by 1 m waves. Small floodings or sea level increase due to climate change up to 2100/2150.
5 m: Flooded land areas by 5 m waves. Severe floodings or sea level increase due to melting of greenland ice.
10 m: Flooded land areas by 10 m waves. Severe tsunamis or sea level increase due to melting of greenland ice and the west-antarctic ice shield.
30 m: Flooded land areas by 30 m waves. Floodings caused by very strong tsunamis.
70 m: Flooded land areas by 70 m waves.  Floodings caused by megatsunamis [sometimes up to 120 m] or after the total melting of every ice shield and glacier on the earth surface.

* additional hints and explanations in separate PDF-file. >>