• Introduction to Climate Change

  The delicate balance between the insulating effect of Earth's atmosphere and the Sun's energy is essential to life on this planet.  Unfortunately, human activities have disrupted this natural system with excess carbon emissions which have increased...

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• Greenhouse Gases and Energy Balance

  Earth's climate system is dependent on greenhouse gases which sustain the natural balance of heat absorption and release that maintains a global temperature suitable for life.  However, this process has been altered by humans, with activities like...

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• Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change

  Earth has undergone periods of cooling and heating throughout its history but these were natural changes occurring over long time periods, whereas the current global temperature increase is abrupt, rapid and caused by human activities.  This lesson...

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• Mitigation Strategies

  Scientific research has provided essential data about the causes and consequences of climate change and it is clear that human activities are resonsiible for the high levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.  Stanford University developed a teaching...

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