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Abrupt Climate Change: Should We Be Worried?
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Abstract: This whitepaper from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, focuses on the possibility of abrupt and dramatic climate change and the effects of such a shift. The whitepaper includes several useful scientific visualizations and animations describing the global conveyor belt and its connection ... More »
Climate Change
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Abstract: This video segment adapted from NOVA explains the difference between weather and climate and features groundbreaking analysis revealing that Earth's climate has changed much faster than previously believed.
Climate change
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Abstract: Climate change is a key issue on today's social and political agenda. This unit explores the basic science that underpins climate change and global warming.
Climate Change, Wildlife, and Wildlands: A Toolkit for Teachers and Interpreters
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Abstract: Use this site to learn about the science of climate change and its potential effects on our nation's wildlife and their habitats.
Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
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Abstract: In this activity, users download and graph modeled climate data to explore variability in climate change. Most people know that climate changes are predicted over the next hundred years, but they may not be aware that these changes are likely to vary from region to region. Using data from the University ... More »
Earth Observatory: Data and Images
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Abstract: This Earth Observatory site contains data and images from NASA's Earth Observatory project. The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide an accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is ... More »
Energy Balance Climate Model
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Abstract: Students explore a Global Energy Balance Climate Model Using Stella II. This Stella model focuses on global energy balance and creating a useful climate model. Students can explore how the model planetary surface and atmospheric temperatures respond to variations in solar input, atmospheric and surface ... More »
Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes
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Abstract: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations "virtual field trip" that examines the causes and effects of changes in sea level, both short-term (as a result of storms) and long-term (as a result of climate change).
Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy, Spring 2007
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Abstract: Introduces scientific, economic, and ecological issues underlying the threat of global climate change, and the institutions engaged in negotiating an international response. Develops an integrated approach to analysis of climate change processes, and assessment of proposed policy measures, drawing on ... More »
Global Warming -- Visitor Center
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Abstract: This site features materials teachers can use in presentations and classroom activities on climate change science. A kids' site includes animations of global warming and earth processes (for Grades 5-9). A calculator lets students estimate their household's greenhouse gas emissions and explore ways to ... More »
The Economics of Climate Change
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Abstract: Thank you for your interest in this event. An archive of the live event will be available for on-demand viewing within two business days. Please check back here for updates. The Economics of Climate Change: Is tackling climate change a pro-growth strategy for California?" - a talk by Sir Nicholas Stern, ... More »
The U.S. Supreme Court Confronts Global Warming: Deconstructing Massachusetts v. USEPA
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Abstract: Join a panel of distinguished scholars and expert environmental lawyers for a panel discussion of the U.S. Supreme Court's April 2, 2007, decision in the groundbreaking climate change case, Massachusetts, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . In Massachusetts , a divided Supreme Court ... More »
What Should We Do About Global Warming?
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Abstract: This 3-4 week science module is designed for introductory college courses and uses data to tackle questions related to global warming. The module includes short and long term temperature trend data, along with IR spectra, concentration trend data for greenhouse gases, and information about the Kyoto ... More »