Our Earth’s Future
About Course
A Course by American Museum of National History
Our Earth’s Future, Our Earth’s Future is about the science of climate change and how to talk about it. You will learn from scientists in the fields of climatology, oceanography, Earth science, and anthropology who study how climate change is affecting people, populations, and ways of life. Explore the multiple lines of evidence for the human-induced climate change that is happening today, and consider what that means for the future of our planet. At the end of this course you will be able to understand key scientific principles, identify and address misconceptions, and contribute confidently to conversations about climate change. An important counterpart to observational evidence is computer modeling, an essential tool for investigating how the climate system works and how it will respond to continued greenhouse gas buildup in the atmosphere. How do we know that a model is accurate? One way is to consider a past event, enter the historic climate data, and see if the model successfully “hindcasts” the event in reasonable detail
Course Content
Our Earth’s Future
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A Message from the Professor
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001 01_syllabus_instructions.html
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002 02_resources_instructions.html
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005 03_educator-resources_index.html
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009 01_welcome-to-our-earths-future.mp4
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012 02_what-is-science-what-is-climate.mp4
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015 03_communicating-climate-change.mp4
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016 04_energy-balance-and-the-greenhouse-effect_instructions.html
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019 05_scientists-at-work-greenland-ice-core.mp4
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023 01_welcome-to-week-two.mp4
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026 02_melting-ice-rising-seas.mp4
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029 03_oceanography-101.mp4
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030 04_the-role-of-the-ocean-in-climate-change_06conveyor.html
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036 05_arctic-sea-ice-the-new-normal.mp4
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040 01_welcome-to-week-three.mp4
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043 02_climate-change-understanding-the-forecast.mp4
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044 03_connecting-drought-in-africas-sahel-to-climate-change_instructions.html
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047 04_what-are-feedback-and-forcings.mp4
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048 05_climate-models_instructions.html
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052 01_welcome-to-week-four.mp4
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055 02_patterns.mp4
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058 03_climate-change-a-view-from-the-pacific.mp4
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059 04_the-impact-of-climate-change-on-pacific-island-peoples_instructions.html
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060 05_consequences-of-climate-change_index.html
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066 06_declining-sea-ice-affects-caribou.mp4
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071 07_protecting-wildlife-in-a-changing-climate.mp4
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075 01_welcome-to-week-five.mp4
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078 02_climate-change-risk-in-and-unknowable-future.mp4
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081 03_hurricane-sandy-in-nyc.mp4
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082 04_risk-uncertainty-and-the-future_certainty-vs-uncertainty.html
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085 01_week-five-check-your-climate-knowledge_exam.html
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088 02_educator-resources_index.html
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090 03_opportunities-for-educators_instructions.html
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091 04_support-amnh_instructions.html
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092 05_video-credits_instructions.html
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