# Our Best Posts on the Basic Science of Global Warming

*Published:* 2008-01-09
*Author:* Sheryl Canter

![Sheryl Canter](/climate411/wp-content/files/2007/12/sheryl_canter.png)*This post is by Sheryl Canter, an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense.*

When we first launched the Climate 411 blog, we posted a lot of useful articles on the basic science of climate change. I often want to link to them in other posts, but I have trouble finding them. If I have trouble finding them, you all certainly must, so here are the links, all in one place.

[The Greenhouse Effect Explained](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/07/25/greenhouse_effect/ "The Greenhouse Effect Explained")  
[The Water Vapor Fallacy](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/28/water_vapor_fallacy/ "The Water Vapor Fallacy")  
[Picturing a ton of CO2](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/ "Picturing a Ton of CO2")  
[Picturing 21 Million Barrels of Oil](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2008/01/07/pools_of_oil/ "Picturing 21 Million Barrels of Oil")

**How We Know Humans Cause Global Warming**  
1\. [A 175-year-old Puzzle](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/06/14/human_cause-1/)  
2\. [What Chemistry Tells Us](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/06/21/human_cause-2/)  
3\. [Causes of Past Climate Change](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/06/29/human_cause-3/)  
4\. [The Medieval Warming Period](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/07/05/human_cause-4/)  
5\. [The Only Explanation Left](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/07/12/human_cause-5/)

**Action Needed to Stop Global Warming**  
1\. [How Warm is Too Warm?](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/07/tipping_point/)  
2\. [Worldwide Emissions Target](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/14/worldwide_emissions/)  
3\. [U.S. Emissions Target](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/21/us_emissions/)  
4\. [Technologies to Get Us There](https://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/03/28/green_technologies/)