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Climate Change Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
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"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." Quote by John Muir |
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Milankovitch cycles
Milankovitch cycles refer to long term variations in the orbit of the Earth which result in changes in climate over periods hundred of thousands of years and are related... More »
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Video: Changing Planet: Adaptation of Species...
Content Source: CLEAN SUMMARY Video length: 6:25 min. Selected for the CLEAN Collection. This video addresses the impact of climate change on several... More »
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Lab Exercise: Cloud Formation, Moisture,...
In this lab, students learn about three-dimensional aspect of the atmosphere. Air operating both horizontally and vertically results in a mosaic of weather phenomena. Through... More »
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Video: 3 Degrees Warmer: Heat Wave Fatalities
Time required: 2:19 minutes Uploaded by NationalGeographic on YouTube, on Jan 29, 2008. If the world warms by three degrees the Mediterranean and parts of Europe will wither... More »
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Module: Coastal Climate Change - UCAR COMET
SUMMARY Coastal Climate Change was developed by COMET - UCAR Skill Level: Upper High School and Undergraduate Completion Time: 2.00 - 3.00 Includes... More »
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Website: National Congress of American Indians
SUMMARY The National Congress of American Indians, founded in 1944, is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization serving... More »
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Module/Unit: Linking Climate Change to the...
Students quickly learn that climate change is linked to energy, because the major source of emissions of carbon dioxide comes from burning fossil fuels. Students must gain,... More »
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Video: Wildfires Out West - Climate Central
SUMMARY 3 min 12 sec In the American West, wildfires are essential for keeping forests healthy. But the same fires that help release nutrients and promote new plant... More »
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Video: Washington: Warming and Wildfires -...
SUMMARY 9 min 8 sec In recent years, the state of Washington, like other Western states, has seen a significant increase in wildfires. So far, almost twice as much land... More »
Language and Climate Change
Last Updated on 2013-06-06 00:00:00
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Summary of the Session: What kinds of language do different writers and speakers use to characterize climate change, and what does that language communicate to... More »
Teaching Climate Change Across the Disciplines
Last Updated on 2013-06-05 00:00:00
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Summary of the Session: Drawing on arguments put forth in Mike Hulme’s book Why We Disagree About Climate Change, we will examine sources of disagreement... More »
Climate System & Observations I: Historical Trends Analysis
Last Updated on 2013-06-05 00:00:00
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Summary of the Session: Is the climate changing, and if so why? During this workshop session we will work through and discuss lab exercises in which students use... More »
Climate System & Observations II: Proxy Indicators of Past Climates
Last Updated on 2013-06-05 00:00:00
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Summary of the Session: During this workshop session we will discuss how proxies are used to deduce what the climate was like prior to the availability of... More »
Vulnerability and Resilience of Human Populations
Last Updated on 2013-06-04 00:00:00
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This 90-minute workshop session engaged faculty in sharing ideas and resources for teaching about who is vulnerable to climate change and why. The session... More »
