Videos
- How do we know the earth is warming? (24 MB) Duration 1:31
- How does the sun's energy get into the climate system? (14 MB) Duration 0:45
- Keeling Curve explained (Quicktime movie)
- Keeling Curve animation (Quicktime movie)
- What does carbon dioxide have to do with global warming? (Quicktime Movie) (29 MB) Duration 1:20
- Why is it important to reconstruct the long history of the earth's climate, and how can we do that? (Quicktime Movie) (85.8 MB) Duration 1:20
- What is the source of the increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere? (Quicktime Movie) (39 MB) Duration 2:04
Supplemental Homework Readings
- What is the Relationship between Climate Change and Weather? (PDF)
- Are the Increases in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Other Greenhouse Gases During the Industrial Era Caused by Human Activities? (PDF)
- What Factors Determine Earth's Climate? (PDF)
- What is the Greenhouse Effect? (PDF)
- How is Precipitation Changing? (PDF)
- Has there been a Change in Extreme Events like Heat Waves, Droughts, Floods and Hurricanes? (PDF)
- Do Projected Changes in Climate Vary from Region to Region? (PDF)
- How are Temperatures on Earth Changing? (PDF)
- What Caused the Ice Ages and Other Important Climate Changes Before the Industrial Era? (PDF)
- Is the Current Climate Change Unusual Compared to Earlier Changes in Earth's History? (PDF)
- How do Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change and How do They Compare with Natural Influences? (PDF)
- Is the Amount of Snow and Ice on the Earth Decreasing? (PDF)
- Is Sea Level Rising? (PDF)
- How Reliable Are the Models Used to Make Projections of Future Climate Change? (PDF)
- Are Extreme Events, Like Heat Waves, Droughts or Floods, Expected to Change as the Earth's Climate Changes? (PDF)
- How Likely are Major or Abrupt Climate Changes, such as Loss of Ice Sheets or Changes in Global Ocean Circulation? (PDF)
- If Emissions of Greenhouse Gases are Reduced, How Quickly do Their Concentrations in the Atmosphere Decrease? (PDF)
Power Point Files
- Paleoclimate Reconstruction Using Lake Varves PowerPoint slideshow (PPT file)