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Global Climate Change http://video.pbs.org/video/2365212163/
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Overview Introduction to Climate Change Causes of Global Climate Change Debate over Global Climate Change Effects of Climate Change Melting Ice and Rising Sea Level Changes in Precipitation Patterns Effects on Organisms Effects on Human Health Effects on Agriculture Addressing with Global Climate Change
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Terminology Greenhouse Gas Positive and Negative Feedback - Homeostasis Infrared Radiation Greenhouse Effect
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Evidence for Climate Change - Temperatures
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Evidence for Climate Change - Phenologic
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Effect on Organisms – Hardiness Zones © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Wildfire in California
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Hypothesis and Model Development
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Greenhouse Gases © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Factors Associated with Climate Change
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Radiative Forcing
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Pollutants That Cool the Atmosphere Atmospheric Aerosols Both human and natural sources Tiny particles (or sulfur) that remain in troposphere for weeks or months Sulfur-laden layer in the atmosphere reduces the amount of sunlight reaching earth Complicates models of climate change © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Actions Adaptation v. Mitigation Sea Level Rise
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Changing Patterns of Precipitation
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Ecological Effects
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krill
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Mitigation Reducing Emissions Sequestration Geoengineering
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Ocean Acidification
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International Agreements http://video.pbs.org/video/2171615096video.pbs.org/video/2171615096
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