State of the Climate 2009
http://www.climate.gov/news-features/videos/state-climate-2009
http://www.climate.gov/news-features/videos/state-climate-2009
StormCenter Communications, NOAA, NOAA
Video length: 1:54 min.
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Climate Literacy
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4b Climate is not the same thing as weather – defining difference
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Climate change vs. climate variability and patterns
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Changes in climate is normal but varies over times/ space
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Global warming and especially arctic warming is recorded in natural geological and historic records
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Climate change has consequences
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The earth's climates have changed in the past, are currently changing, and are expected to change in the future, primarily due to changes in the amount of light reaching places on the earth and the composition of the atmosphere. The burning of fossil fuels in the last century has increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which has contributed to Earth's warming.
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- Might be a good short summary/video introduction to what scientists observed in 2009 as predictions of climate in the coming decade. NOAA has just released its report for 2011, which could be used in conjunction with this video
- Replace with 2011 report video when available.
- Could use as a quick introduction to climate change in middle school.
About the Science
- The report the video describes presents a very general summary of Earth's climate in 2009 and establishes the last decade as the warmest on record.
- Discusses how reduced extent of Arctic sea ice, glacier volume, and snow cover reflect the effects of rising global temperature.
- Report is dated. There is a 2011 report available via a link.
- Comments from expert scientist: The video talks about the document published by NOAA reporting the state of the climate in 2009. It explains in a simple way some important conclusions that scientists obtained analyzing the climate conditions of the last decades. The video was built on a solid scientific basis and is a reliable source of information.
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