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Remote Sensing Activities Help Current Search Limits Refine the Results Results 1 - 10 of 14 matches Climate History from Deep Sea Sediments DATA: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Core Data. Cool Cores Capture Climate Change DATA: ANDRILL Sediment Core Data. Detecting El Niño in Sea Surface Temperature Data DATA: Sea Surface Temperature (SST). Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model DATA: NASA/GISS Model II Global Climate Model. Exploring NCAR Climate Change Data Using GIS DATA: NCAR Climate Change Scenarios. Global Change in Local Places DATA: SHALDRIL Core Data; NOAA Pollen data TOOL: GeoMapApp SUMMARY: Import Antarctic sediment core data files into GeoMapApp to create maps and graphs. How Permanent is Permafrost? Investigating Climate Change Using Observed Temperature Data DATA: Historic temperature data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Is Greenland Melting? Access retired EET Chapters

Quicksilver Project Quicksilver is an experimental new data product that attempts to create the world's highest resolution real-time map of global (near-surface) air temperature. It is generated using the same source data models that power Forecast, combined with a sophisticated microclimate model that adjusts the temperatures based on the effects of elevation, terrain, proximity to water, foliage cover, and other factors. Read more about how we create these images on our blog: [COMING SOON]. Stats How to Download The GeoTIFF images can be downloaded like so: For example, the image for August 28, 2013 at 3PM UTC is: Known Issues Because this project is still experimental, there are a number of as-yet unresolved issues: Due to the nature of our ground-station and satellite-based adjustments, temperature data over oceans has a lower effective resolution and accuracy.

Global Warming Effects Map - Effects of Global Warming Sustainable Table | Genetic Engineering Genetic engineering (GE) is the modification of an organism’s genetic composition by artificial means, often involving the transfer of specific traits, or genes, from one organism into a plant or animal of an entirely different species. When gene transfer occurs, the resulting organism is called transgenic or a GMO (genetically modified organism). Genetic engineering is different from traditional cross breeding, where genes can only be exchanged between closely related species. With genetic engineering, genes from completely different species can be inserted into one another. For example, scientists in Taiwan have successfully inserted jellyfish genes into pigs in order to make them glow in the dark. What are genes? All life is made up of one or more cells. During genetic engineering processes, specific genes are removed from one organism and inserted into another plant or animal, thus transferring specific traits. GE Crops Some GE crops are actually classified as pesticides. GE Animals

ELI: Climate Change: Instructional Resources Google Earth KML Files | Videos Supplemental Homework Readings | Instructional Handouts | Power Point Files Google Earth KMZ Files Weather and Climate.kmz Investigating Weather.kmz Climate Hotspots.kmz Future World Part1.kmz Future World Part2.kmz Videos How do we know the earth is warming? Supplemental Homework Readings What is the Relationship between Climate Change and Weather? Instructional Handouts Power Point Files Weather and Climate.pptClimate Proxy PowerPoint Paleoclimate Reconstruction Using Lake Varves PowerPoint slideshow (PPT file) 2014: An Epic Year for Climate Change and Other Weather-Related Disasters Stick your hand over a lit stove and you can get a feel for 2014's overall climatic situation: scorching heat. For months, experts have been predicting this will be the hottest year in recorded history, and while in the end it might not quite achieve that ignoble record, it will be way up there (perhaps at No. 3). The thermostat could've seemed low in your neck of the woods—meaning America's East Coast and Midwest and the Falkland Islands—but temperatures were sweltering in the rest of the planet. Take a look at these abnormally high and record-hot readings, which represent a 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit deviation above the historical average. Not surprisingly, there were plenty of eye-popping weather and climate events this year, beginning with... Alaska's Big Melt A major heat wave bedeviled the nation's topmost state for the beginning of the year, leading to wet, crushing avalanches like the one above on Richardson Highway. Hallucinatory Heat in Australia The Vortex That Shall Not Be Named

Climate Change and Game-Based Learning Teaching about complex interconnected systems like global climate change can be difficult. There are many unseen pieces affecting the greater whole that young people (and many adults) might not understand. One approach to lifting this conceptual curtain for students is assigning the BrainPOP video on the topic prior to class, flipping the instruction. Try BrainPOP's Make-a-Map tool, which is an open-ended concept map, a playful assessment, to have students demonstrate interconnections. Making Climate Change Games At a recent conference, I learned about EcoChains: Arctic Crisis. When students make their own climate-themed games, they will gain a deeper understanding of the topic. This spring I took part in Climate Game Jam: Water, organized by NOAA. Changing precipitation patterns Freshwater supply and sources Ocean acidification Polar issues Human use of water Marine/freshwater ecosystems There were also different game categories: Game Jamming to Learn About Complex Systems

Global Warming Natural Cycle — OSS Foundation Is global warming a natural cycle? Or is global warming affected by human influence? What does the science say? Both are true. In the natural cycle, the world can warm, and cool, without any human interference. For the past million years this has occurred over and over again at approximately 100,000 year intervals. The difference is that in the natural cycle CO2 lags behind the warming because it is mainly due to the Milankovitch cycles. Where are we currently in the natural cycle (Milankovitch cycle)? The natural cycle is understood by examining the paleo records. Natural Cycles The National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Board on Atmospheric Science and Climate Present 'Climate Change: Lines of Evidence - Natural Cycles' The Natural Cycle - Climate Minute Rapid Climate Change In The Natural Cycle 9,000 Years 12,000 Years The Holocene temperatures peaked around 8,000 years ago. Source: Links

3B: CO2 - My Life's Story Part B: CO2—My Life's Story Atmospheric CO2 and temperature data taken from Vostok Ice Cores. Image source: Bowman Global Change and The Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institute of Oceangography, UCSD The carbon cycle has changed over Earth's history Imagine if fossils didn't exist. Take several minutes to examine the graph pictured above and then answer the Checking In questions below. Discuss The ice core CO2 and temperature data you just explored raises some interesting, more complex questions. To help you answer these important questions, focus on the following topics as you watch the video: Ice cores come from every place in the world where ice accumulates over time. Stop and Think 1: Describe the relationship between carbon dioxide, temperature and ice ages. A slow acting geologic carbon cycle is key to reducing the concentration of atm CO2 over very long time scales (hundred thousands of years to millions of years). The Long Term Geological Carbon Cycle Provenance: Dr. Checking In

How Much Does Human Activity Affect Climate Change? The Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. Scientists trying to find out what’s causing climate change work like detectives, gathering evidence to rule out some suspects and to ascertain just who is responsible. It’s clear, based on over a century of scientific investigation, that humans are responsible for most of the climate change we’ve seen over the last 150 years. Humans are not the only suspects. The climate has changed throughout the Earth’s history, well before humans evolved. Carbon dioxide is rising because of human actions: Scientists can measure the increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide over the last 150 years. The potential for human beings to alter climate was first proposed over a century ago, building on research in the 1850s by John Tyndall. For over 100 years, scientists have regarded humans as the prime suspect in current climate changes. In the 1950s, scientists began methodically measuring global increases in carbon dioxide. Further reading

Greenhouse Emissions Reduction Role-Play Exercise This activity was selected for the On the Cutting Edge Reviewed Teaching Collection This activity has received positive reviews in a peer review process involving five review categories. The five categories included in the process are Scientific Accuracy Alignment of Learning Goals, Activities, and Assessments Pedagogic Effectiveness Robustness (usability and dependability of all components) Completeness of the ActivitySheet web page For more information about the peer review process itself, please see This page first made public: Apr 8, 2010 Summary When the science is so clear, why is it so difficult to make agreements that will reduce our impact on climate change? Learning Goals Content: Climate change science and climate change policy-making Goals: For students to explore the complexity and subtle aspects of the issue of climate change and eliminate black-and-white thinking about this issue. Context for Use Teaching Materials Teaching tips

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