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Staying current for Chapter 10 Articles from 2023 Stay current index page for Chapter 10 { Climate Change Contents } 2023-12-12. A Transformative Carbon Sink in the Ocean? [https://eos.org/opinions/a-transformative-carbon-sink-in-the-ocean] By Doug Reusch, Kayleigh Brisard, Gil Hamilton and Carson Theriault, Eos/AGU/AGU. Excerpt: Effectively lowering atmospheric carbon levels will require a range of actions, from individuals making hard decisions about lifestyle changes to […]

Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2023 Stay current index page for Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } 2023-12-13. In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/climate/cop28-climate-agreement.html] By Brad Plumer and Max Bearak, The New York Times. Excerpt: For the first time since nations began meeting three decades […]

2024-12-27. Climate crisis exposed people to extra six weeks of dangerous heat in 2024. By Damian Carrington, The Guardian. Excerpt: The climate crisis caused an additional six weeks of dangerously hot days in 2024 for the average person, supercharging the fatal impact of heatwaves around the world. The effects of human-caused global heating were far worse for […]

Student Books and Themes The target audience for this course encompasses the entire range of high school students from grades nine through twelve. This free series of Student Books may be used in a one-year integrated science course; or individual guides may be incorporated into existing high school biology, physics, chemistry, Earth science, or social […]

The GSS google group receives “Stay Current” weekly emails with excerpts and links to articles. To join, email gssmail@berkeley.edu with subject line “Join GSS” and in the body your name, city, state, country, and school (if any). “Stay Current” links are in the Contents table in each book. If a news source limits the number […]

The GSS email list (google group) receives “Stay Current” articles (excerpts and links to the source articles). To receive them email gssmail@berkeley.edu with subject line “Join GSS”. Please give your city, state, country, and your school (if you’re a teacher). See also “Stay Current” links in each book’s Contents table. Some news sources limit the […]

Staying current for Chapter 10 Articles from 2022 Stay current index page for Chapter 10 { Climate Change Contents } 2023-12-31. Greta Thunberg ends year with one of the greatest tweets in history. [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/31/greta-thunberg-andrew-tate-tweet] By Rebecca Solnit, The Guardian. Excerpt: On 27 December, former kickboxer, professional misogynist and online entrepreneur Andrew Tate, 36, sent a boastfully hostile […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 { A Changing Cosmos Contents } Articles from 2008–2020 2020-12-21.  Habitability and the Evolution of Life Under Our Magnetic Shield. By Manasvi Lingam, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: …The existence of a global magnetic field raises questions about how it affects habitability and life. This is a question wide in scope, and the discussion […]

Staying current for Chapter 2 Articles from 2008—2020 Stay current index page for Chapter 2 { Climate Change Contents } 2024-11-07. Africa’s Breaking Heart. By Paul Voosen, Science. Excerpt: Botswana—Nearly all rivers flow into the sea. Coursing through the middle of Africa is a curious exception: Botswana’s Okavango River. It flows hundreds of kilometers across […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 Articles from 2008–2021 Stay current index page for Chapter 7 { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2021-12-21. Sea spray is belching toxic chemicals back on land. By Elizabeth Gribkoff, Science Magazine. Excerpt: Scientists and policymakers are puzzling over how to get rid of a group of toxic chemicals found in streams […]