Mobile Devices
TheBrain software used to build the Climate Web has both iOS and Android versions for mobile devices, and with Premium Access you can actually download the Climate Web to your devices. We don’t generally recommend that for phones, however, given the Climate Web’s sheer size. The read-only version of the Climate Web clocks in at about 5 GB, but that’s not the primary problem. You really do want as much screen real estate as possible for the Climate Web, and while that’s available on ipads and similar devices, it’s not for phones.
That said, the Climatographers have created knowledge products specifically for mobile devices, including My First Climate Toolbox.
As with any toolbox, the idea is to provide a wide selection of tools, even if no one will necessarily need all of them. With Your Climate Change Toolbox you can:
- Scan a recent selection of climate news and reports, great Twitter Threads, and selected insightful LinkedIn posts.
- Explore why climate change progress has been slow, and the many uncertainties and variables that will determine the future of climate progress and average global temperature rise.
- Rapidly scan hundreds of climate topics with pre-populated search terms using Google, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Quora, Reddit, and more. To help organize the topics we use the following groupings:
- Wicked Problem Topics lets you dig into WHY climate change is a wicked problem, and what that implies.
- Climate Impact Topics include the many parts of the climate change fingerprint.
- Team No-Urgency Topics based on the metaphor of Climate Chess, explore barriers to tackling climate change.
- Team Urgency Topics again based on the methaphor of Climate Chess, exploring some of the MANY ways that climate change mitigation goals can be advanced.
- Individuals Topics including the searches most relevant to the “individuals and climate change” frame.
- Business Topics organizes the searches most relevant to business decision-making.
- Challenge your own assumptions through intentionally “contrary” search terms.
- Use the Skeptical Science knowledgebase to most effectively counter climate skepticism and denial.
- Access hundreds of organized Wikipedia pages to come up climate-related learning curves whenever you have a moment.
- Leverage materials taken from the Climatographers’ Climate Web, including Topical and Audience Doorways into the Climate Web, and Climate Insights pages that synthesize ongoing conversations like:
- What initiatives or technologies would make the biggest difference to climate change progress?
- Where should you spend or donate your money to have the largest impact?
- Should you buy green energy or carbon offsets, and what are the alternatives?
- Leverage hundreds of organized social media links for Facebook, LinkedIn, and Quora (a GREAT climate resource), and follow the best climate-related Twitter feeds.
- Scan Climatographer-recommended collections of books, videos, podcasts and more for rapidly coming up to speed on and tracking key climate change topics. Take advantage of climate quizzes, climate games, climate quotes, and resources for teaching climate change K-12. Or, as in the case of our recommended climate change music videos, just have some fun!
Your Climate Change Toobox is always be up to date, serving as your own personal knowledge manager! To learn more and purchase . . .