The Rising   Journeys in the Wake of Global Warming

Links

In one way or another, all of these links are related to The Rising: Journeys in the Wake of Global Warming.

• Global Warming
  • Larson B Photos Amazing satellite photo sequence showing the huge breakup of the Larson B Ice Shelf, including the three-day event of March 5-7, 2002.
  • Pentagon Catastrophic Scenario Report (PDF) A spine tingling "think piece" commissioned by the Pentagon as a scenario planning report for the National Defense if the thermohaline current in the North Atlantic collapses soon.
  • West Antarctic Ice Sheet Excellent graphics and scientific information about what is happening to the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, including citation of the famous 1998 Oppenheim report.
  • USGS Rising Ocean Level Estimates The USGS estimates of how much sea level would rise if various bodies of ice around the globe were to melt.
  • Solve Global Warming Excellent current news feed. Every link you could imagine. Updates daily.
  • Stop Global Warming A virtual march. Things you can do, extensive educational information, very active web site.
  • Compilation of Reports, Reviews and Other Resources The Hal Hinkle Foundation, doing its part.
• The New Yorker
  • A three-part series on climate change (April/May 2005) and a yearend update:
  • Part I—How the earth is changing.
  • Part II—The curse of Akkad.
  • Part III—What can be done?
  • December 12, 2005—Global Warming Cover Story .
• Climate News
  • Environment News Service, the original daily international wire service of the environment, is independently owned and operated. It “exists to present late-breaking environmental news in a fair and balanced manner.”
  • RealClimate.Outstanding commentary site on climate science by working climate scientists for the interested public and journalists. “We aim to provide a quick response to developing stories and provide the context sometimes missing in mainstream commentary.”
• Geology
  • Live Volcanos A great volcano site.
  • Global Hotspots About crustal hotspots.
  • California Central Aqueduct Includes information about the California Central Aqueduct.
• Places
  • Black Rock Desert, CA Great information about this amazing, remote wilderness where the infamous Burning Man festival takes place.
  • NORAD Fascinating public information about the NORAD fortress carved into the Rocky Mountains above Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • Alturas, CA The town in Northern California that served as the prototype for the Novel's fictional town of Flat River.
  • Flagstaff, AZ The daily newspaper of Flagstaff, AZ. An excellent place to start your acquaintance with this gem of the great American Southwest.
  • South Warner Wilderness, CA Fabulous collection of photographs of the South Warner Wilderness in Modoc County, CA, the prototype setting for the novel's fictional homestead, Maxwell Acres.
  • Sudbury Valley School The most educational school on the Globe.
• Topics Featured as Subplots in The Rising: Journeys in the Wake of Global Warming
  • Art Theft Real data on major art thefts.
  • Commercial Barges of the Midwest River System Highly informative web site about life on the great commercial barges that travel up and down the Mississippi/Missouri/Ohio River system.
  • Lost River Massacre Includes the story about the massacre of Native Americans in the late 1800s in remote Northeast California, which many consider to be the "Masada" of modern Native American history.
• Survival
  • Solar Gardening How to do intensive solar gardening, like the characters do at the fictional homestead in the novel.
• Spiritual/Religious
  • The Monroe Institute Not avowedly “spiritual,” this community will guide one to his/her own spirit and the universal spirit more individually than any other I know (TP).
  • Rinpoche Information about the collection of spiritual centers in Crestone, Colorado.
• Friends & Colleagues
  • Tim Holmes Beautiful display of the sculpture and other artwork of Tim Holmes, who created the Novel's cover art and divider page monotypes.
  • Gaby Brink One of America's top branding houses. And, happily, one of our good friends.
  • Joe Gallenberger Joe leads experiential training toward psychokinesis and manifestation.