Our Earth’s Future

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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

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Our Earth’s Future

A Message from the Professor
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015 03_communicating-climate-change.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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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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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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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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Course Content

Our Earth’s Future

A Message from the Professor

001 01_syllabus_instructions.html

002 02_resources_instructions.html

005 03_educator-resources_index.html

009 01_welcome-to-our-earths-future.mp4

012 02_what-is-science-what-is-climate.mp4

015 03_communicating-climate-change.mp4

016 04_energy-balance-and-the-greenhouse-effect_instructions.html

019 05_scientists-at-work-greenland-ice-core.mp4

023 01_welcome-to-week-two.mp4

026 02_melting-ice-rising-seas.mp4

029 03_oceanography-101.mp4

030 04_the-role-of-the-ocean-in-climate-change_06conveyor.html

036 05_arctic-sea-ice-the-new-normal.mp4

040 01_welcome-to-week-three.mp4

043 02_climate-change-understanding-the-forecast.mp4

044 03_connecting-drought-in-africas-sahel-to-climate-change_instructions.html

047 04_what-are-feedback-and-forcings.mp4

048 05_climate-models_instructions.html

052 01_welcome-to-week-four.mp4

055 02_patterns.mp4

058 03_climate-change-a-view-from-the-pacific.mp4

059 04_the-impact-of-climate-change-on-pacific-island-peoples_instructions.html

060 05_consequences-of-climate-change_index.html

066 06_declining-sea-ice-affects-caribou.mp4

071 07_protecting-wildlife-in-a-changing-climate.mp4

075 01_welcome-to-week-five.mp4

078 02_climate-change-risk-in-and-unknowable-future.mp4

081 03_hurricane-sandy-in-nyc.mp4

082 04_risk-uncertainty-and-the-future_certainty-vs-uncertainty.html

085 01_week-five-check-your-climate-knowledge_exam.html

088 02_educator-resources_index.html

090 03_opportunities-for-educators_instructions.html

091 04_support-amnh_instructions.html

092 05_video-credits_instructions.html

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