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Earth's Changing Climate

Course Credit: 5

Course Curriculum

 

Earth's Changing Climate
Video Lectures Taught by Richard Wolfson
Middlebury College
Ph.D., Dartmouth College

 

 

Course Description

This Course reviews the most up-to-date research on climate change, explaining the concepts, tools, data, and analysis that have led an overwhelming number of climate scientists to conclude that Earth is warming and that we humans are in great part responsible.

Some of the topics covered are:

 

The difference between climate and weather

 

The concept of energy balance, which governs the natural warming of the planet by the Sun and is the key to a stable climate

 

The greenhouse effect, which makes Earth warmer and more hospitable than it would otherwise be due to naturally occurring gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and water vapor

 

The carbon cycle, which controls the rate at which carbon dioxide released by fossil-fuel combustion accumulates in the atmosphere, and how long it remains to enhance the natural greenhouse effect.

 

Student will calculate his home's carbon footprint and make recommendations for improvement.

 

 

Course Lecture Titles

 

Is Earth Warming?

 

Butterflies, Glaciers, and Hurricanes

 

Ice Ages and Beyond

 

In the Greenhouse

 

A Tale of Three Planets, Global Recycling

 

The Human Factor8.Computing the Future

 

Impacts of Climate Change

 

Energy and Climate

 

Energy-Resources and Alternatives

 

Sustainable Futures?