Category: Climate Change

Staying current for Chapter 7 { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources (bottom of page). 2025-08-13. Science On A Sphere: Aerosols in the Air. By ScienceAdviser. Excerpt: NASA satellites and computers have provided us with these mesmerizing swirls that cover our planet—but this isn’t star stuff. Each color represents a different aerosol that was […]

Staying current for Chapter 6. { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources (bottom of page). 2025-07-30. When Rain Falls in Africa, Grassland Carbon Uptake Rises. By Saima May Sidik, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: Africa is a source of uncertainty in carbon cycle calculations. By some estimates, the continent’s landscapes emit 2.1 billion tons more carbon dioxide than they […]

Staying current for Chapter 5. { Climate Change Contents } See Non-chronological resources for this chapter (bottom of page). 2023-02-06. Battling Lava and Snowstorms, 2.5 Miles Above the Pacific. [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/climate/mauna-loa-carbon-dioxide-eruption.html] By Raymond Zhong, The New York Times. Excerpt: Two and a half miles above the Pacific, with the combined exhalations of a vast swath of […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 { Climate Change Contents } See Non-chronological resources for this chapter (bottom of page). 2025-07-01. Methane tracker lost in space. By Warren Cornwall, Science. Excerpt: Less than 15 months into a scheduled 5-year mission, a pioneering satellite built to track rogue emissions of planet-warming methane has been lost. The demise […]

Staying current for Chapter 2. { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources for this chapter (bottom of page). 2016-12-13. NASA Releases New Eye-Popping View of Carbon Dioxide. By NASA.  Excerpt: …The 3-D visualization reveals in startling detail the complex patterns in which carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, decreases and moves around the globe over […]

Staying current for Chapter 1 { Climate Change Contents } Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 on climate change and the greenhouse effect. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp-WiNXH6hI] Youtube. 2021-10-05. Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Study of Humanity’s Role in Changing Climate. Source: By Cade Metz, Marc Santora and Cora Engelbrecht, The New York Times. Excerpt: The work of Syukuro […]

{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } Most laws are made to promote the well-being of the country’s citizens, but in practice, it is not that simple. Legislators and voters must ask, “Whose well-being are we looking out for, and what is the best way to accomplish our goals?” There are often […]

Chapter 10 { Climate Change Contents } We have considered actions by the U.S. government and other governments to slow global climate change. It’s important to recognize, however, that it is not just government officials who can make a difference. Every person in the world contributes to the changing atmosphere, and people in industrialized countries […]

{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } In the United States, the Kyoto Protocol received mixed reviews. President Clinton signed the agreement. However, in order to have the force of law, the protocol needed to be ratified by two-thirds of the 100 members of the Senate. Various views were expressed. Sen. Joseph […]

{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } In November 1993, a Congressional hearing was conducted to consider the president’s plan. The people asking questions are members of Congress—not scientists. They ask and expect the scientists to give them answers they can understand. Although this material is now more historical in nature, the […]