SUMMARY

UC Irvine scientist Jim Randerson talks about how fires influence climate.

GOALS

Discuss the role of fires in our climate and their effect of climate change.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS

WATCH>>  Fire: The Climate Change Connection

TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE

This video can be used to generate discussion about how natural disasters like fires influence our climate.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is at the discretion of the educator and how this video is applied and the participation expected.

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=116636001