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Earth's climate has warmed, its sea levels have risen, ice masses have diminished, precipitation patterns have shifted, and acidity and salinity of bodies of water have increased, atmospheric circulation patterns are more variable, and global chemical cycles have changed.
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Case: Can the needs for environmental...
SUMMARY This case study jigsaw approach with a is based on the article "A Challenge to Consrvationists" by Mac Chapin. The case study discusses the tensions... More »
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Global warming is epic, long-term study says
(CNN) -- Global warming has propelled Earth's climate from one of its coldest decades since the last ice age to one of its hottest -- in just one century. A heat spike... More »
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Case: Impacts of Climate Change on Tribes in...
SUMMARY This is a ‘clicker’ case, to be used in conjunction with an interrupted-lecture format, or an interrupted-workshop format. intended for lower... More »
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The Thermohaline Circulation - The Great Ocean...
SUMMARY Selected for the CLEAN Collection. This NASA animation depicts thermohaline circulation in the ocean and how it relates to salinity and water density. It... More »
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for...
SUMMARY The Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Shorebird Habitat (CC-VASH) is an innovative, Excel-based assessment and decision-making tool that... More »
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Experts warn of superstorm era to come - CNN
By Tim Lister, CNN updated 2:17 PM EDT, Wed October 31, 2012 Aftermath of Superstorm Sandy STORY HIGHLIGHTS New York will be... More »
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Video: Ocean Acidification
SUMMARY Google Earth Tour - Ocean Acidification Length: 8:40 minutes See how carbon dioxide impacts ocean chemistry and learn why even small changes to... More »
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Video: TED Talks series - Pavan Sukhdev: Put a...
SUMMARY 16:31 minutes TED Talks series, FILMED JUL 2011 • POSTED DEC 2011 • TEDGlobal 2011 More »
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Water Cycle - NSF
National Science Foundation shares the insights of many scientists to develop a foundation of climate change education for the general public. The videos in this resource ... More »
Simulation: Climate Momentum
Last Updated on 2013-05-14 at 17:13
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A flash tool with fast insights. This Climate Momentum Simulation allows users to quickly compare the resulting sea level rise, temperature change, atmospheric CO2,... More »
Barents Sea
Last Updated on 2013-05-14 at 13:12
The Barents Sea is one of the Arctic seas found on the Siberian shelf; part of the larger Arctic mediterranean Sea (are mostly enclosed by land).
It is located north of the... More »
Molucca Sea
Last Updated on 2013-05-13 at 23:02
The Molucca Sea (also Molukka Sea) is a semi-enclosed sea, surrounded by a variety of islands belonging to Indonesia, most significantly the island of Sulawesi (Celebes)... More »
Simulation - C-Learn: the International Climate Change...
Last Updated on 2013-05-13 at 20:08
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Selected for the CLEAN Collection. Activity description by CLEAN reviewers.
C-Learn is a simplified version of the C-ROADS simulator. Its primary purpose is to... More »
Activity: Near-Ground Level Ozone Pollution - CLEAN
Last Updated on 2013-04-29 at 19:21
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Activity takes one to two class periods plus homework assignments. Computer with Internet access necessary.
This activity has been selected for inclusion in the... More »
Atmospheric science
Last Updated on 2013-04-22 at 17:45
Atmospheric science is the umbrella term for the study of the atmosphere — the blanket of air covering the Earth. It is a relatively new discipline that is concerned... More »
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