Most of the slides from the global climate change portion of this presentation came from Katharine Hayhoe's website (she is a professor in the Tech Political Science Dept and the link to her website is listed on the presentation).
Global Carbon Cycle and Global Climate Change
http://www.slideshare.net/secret/C6iDTujQlIh73C
Further Reading
Climate Change FAQ- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Climate_change_FAQs
Causes of Climate Change- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Causes_of_climate_change
Economics of Climate Change- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Economics_of_climate_change
Mauna Loa Curve- http://www.eoearth.org/article/Mauna_Loa_curve
Expected Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course a fully engaged student should be able to
- identify the major reservoirs of carbon
- discuss the two most important biological processes that result in a movement of carbon from one reservoir to another
- discuss the three ways that human activity has altered the global carbon cycle
- explain the Mauna Loa Curve
- discuss why climate scientists have concluded that global temperatures have increased
- discuss why cllimate scientists have concluded that this increase in temperature is most likely caused by humans
- discuss some potential consequences of global climate change
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