Introduction : is climate changing? -- Ch. 1. The birth of climate -- Ch. 2. Prehistoric climates -- Ch. 3. Climate and humankind -- Ch. 4. Human impact on climate -- Ch. 5. Too hot to handle -- Ch. 6. Melting snow and ice -- Ch. 7. Water : too much and not enough -- Ch. 8. Rising seas -- Ch. 9. Changing ecosystems -- Ch. 10. Cities under siege -- Ch. 11. Extreme weather -- Ch. 12. Our future : biome by biome -- Ch. 13. Limiting climate change -- Ch. 14. Adapt we must -- App. A chronology of climate -- App. Charting climate change.