Think Tank
How will the changing seas and oceans affect you, and the area you live in?
Find out what experts, school teams and staff here at the National Marine Aquarium have to say; think about what could happen and then create your own web page on your school website.
Send us a link to thinktank@national-aquarium.co.uk and we’ll add it to the gallery!
News stories
Climate change in the news
- news.bbc.co.uk
‘A people dependent on coral’ – story about how coral bleaching is affecting the lives of people in Belize - news.bbc.co.uk
BBC news story about how warming causes coral bleaching - news.nationalgeographic.com
Currents – the Ocean Conveyor, ocean ‘conveyor belt’ sustains sea life, study says - news.nationalgeographic.com
how warming oceans will affect us - cnn.com World meteorological Organisation study says world is experiencing record numbers of ‘extreme weather events’
- news.bbc.co.uk
News story from 2005 – researchers ‘reluctant’ to link climate change to extreme weather - www.guardian.co.uk
Heatwaves ‘reflect climate change’ says scientist - news.bbc.co.uk
Will tropical fruit grow in Manchester? - news.bbc.co.uk
hottest July day ever in England - news.bbc.co.uk
Antarctic ice is ‘melting faster’ - timesonline.co.uk
Polar bears drown as ice shelf melts - timesonline.co.uk
Problems with the Kyoto Protocol
Photo gallery
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Video podcasts
Click the thumbnails to watch
Douglas HerdsonFish - 02:35
Caroline JohnsonClimate Change - 00:27
Dr Jason Hall SpencerAcid Oceans - 03:32
Dave PesselFishing Industry - 02:14
Professor Chris ReidPlankton - 02:26
Interviews
Paul Cox & Dr. HopArctic explorationUseful Links
Sites to help you investigate global warming and the oceans
- Xplora
- Eur-Oceans
- WWF’s climate bill
- Greenpeace defending oceans
- Climate change in your area
- ExplorOcean
- Oceans Alive
Partner schools
Links to participating schools projects
What do you think about climate change and the oceans?
Here are some challenging projects for you to think about
Ages 7-11
Ages 11-14