Ricardo Cavicchioli, et al. | Nature Reviews in Microbiology, 2019 | Article
From the abstract: "This Consensus Statement documents the central role and global importance of microorganisms in climate change biology. It also puts humanity on notice that the impact of climate change will depend heavily on responses of microorganisms, which are essential for achieving an environmentally sustainable future."
Elizabeth Kolbert | Picador, 2015 | Book
Winner of a Pulitzer prize, this beautifully written book details the many ways past and present that humans are reassembling living systems on our planet.
Craig Santos Perez | The New Republic, 2017 | Article
Published in The New Republic in 2017, these are love poems in the seascape of climate change from a poet originally from Guam and now rooted in the Hawaiian Islands.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2017 | Article
"Tiny Organisms with a Toxic Punch" — if you want to learn about harmful algal blooms in your region of the United States, this is the place to start.
Nathaniel L. Bindoff, et al., | International Panel for Climate Change, 2019 | Article
Interested in reading how life in the sea is affected by climate change? Do you like to get your information from an international panel of experts and you want to understand our data gaps and uncertainties? The IPCC is written for policymakers and the general public alike. Head to Chapter 5 for the Ocean report.
Kate Marvel | On Being, 2018 | Article
Written by a climate scientist deeply knowledgeable about model projections of a changing climate, this is a pair of essays describing ocean change and a call for courage and hope.
David Attenborough, et al. | BBC Studios, 2001 | Watch
Narrated by David Attenborough, the Blue Planet series is beautifully shot, years in the making, and a forever classic illustration of the natural history of the world’s oceans.