How much are the glaciers melting? Does global warming cause more hurricanes? How does cap and trade really work?

With the U.N. conference on climate change just around the corner, we've launched a new course to help you get the answers you need to cover all the angles. Covering Climate Change is your guide to science, policymaking and story ideas behind this important topic.

The climate change story is as big as the world and as local as your back yard. This free, self-directed course is designed to help you get the info you need to tell stories with accuracy, fairness and context.

Covering Climate Change was developed in partnership with Internews, an international media development organization. The course author is Tom Yulsman, an associate professor at the University of Colorado's School of Journalism & Mass Communication, where he co-directs the Center for Environmental Journalism. You can also follow his blog about science, the environment, policy and journalism at CEJournal.

Check out the course at www.newsu.org/ClimateChange.