Category: Climate Change

Staying current for Chapter 3 { Climate Change Contents } See Non-chronological resources for this chapter (bottom of page). 2024-04-15. Northern Permafrost Region Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than It Captures. By Saima May Sidik, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: Permafrost underlies a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere. A comprehensive analysis shows that the area may have shifted from […]

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 […]

Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } Governments are often looked to for the regulation of the “commons,” finite resources that are owned by no one but consumed by all. Global warming affects all countries to varying degrees. However, the issues are complex and controversial.  What constitutes the “commons” and what actions ought governments take […]

Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } Two of the controversial scientific questions from the previous chapter merit a chapter unto themselves—the ones that concern the effects of global warming:  I. Has the Warming Caused Any Noticeable Effects So Far? A variety of environmental changes have been observed by scientists around the globe that provide strong […]

{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } You may also download this Worksheet as: PDF. Name _____________________________________________________ Class Period ______________ Evidence that is causing scientists and others concern about the state of our global environment is: The average global temperature is going up. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are increasing. Many human activities […]