Category: Global Systems Science
Online curriculum books for high school science pertinent to key societal issues
CC9C. 2020-What Are Governments Doing About Climate Change?
Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2020 Stay current index page for Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } 2020-12-21. Climate Change Legislation Included in Coronavirus Relief Deal. By Coral Davenport, The New York Times. Excerpt: WASHINGTON — In the waning days of the 116th Congress, lawmakers have authorized $35 billion in spending on wind, solar […]
CC9C-2013-What Are Governments Doing About Climate Change?
Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2013–2019 Stay current index page for Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } 2019-12-15. U.N. Climate Talks End With Few Commitments and a ‘Lost’ Opportunity. By Somini Sengupta, The New York Times. [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/climate/cop25-un-climate-talks-madrid.html] Excerpt: In what was widely denounced as one of the worst outcomes in a quarter-century of […]
CC9C. 2008-What Are Governments Doing About Climate Change?
Staying current for Chapter 9 Articles from 2008–2012 Stay current index page for Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } 2012 December 27. Carbon Taxes Make Ireland Even Greener. By Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times. Excerpt: …Ireland… imposed taxes on most of the fossil fuels used by homes, offices, vehicles and farms, based on each […]
CC8C. Staying Current—What Are the Consequences of Global Warming?
Staying current for Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources {2023–2024}-{2022}-{2021}-{2020}-{2013–2019}-{2006–2012} Articles from 2025 2025-08-19. A Debilitating Virus Surges Globally as Mosquitoes Move With Warming Climate. By Stephanie Nolen, The New York Times. Excerpt: A mosquito-borne virus that can leave infected people debilitated for years is spreading to more regions of the […]
CC8C. 2020—What Are the Consequences of Global Warming?
Staying current for Chapter 8 Articles from 2020 Stay current index page for Chapter 8. { Climate Change Contents } 2020-12-23. This experimental vineyard seeks to save wine from climate change. By Sarah Kaplan, The Washington Post. Excerpt: French scientists are hard at work, trying to find varieties of grapes that will thrive in warm weather…. […]
CC8C. 2013—What Are the Consequences of Global Warming?
Staying current for Chapter 8 Articles from 2013 to 2019 To Stay current index page for Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } 2019-12-27. What Do You Get When You Cross a Thunderstorm with a Wildfire? By Jenessa Duncombe, Eos/AGU. [https://eos.org/articles/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-a-thunderstorm-with-a-wildfire] Excerpt: There are few things more ominous than a looming thundercloud. Add a wildfire to […]
CC8C. 2006—What Are the Consequences of Global Warming?
Staying current for Chapter 8 Articles from 2006–2012 Stay current index page for Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } 2012 December 07. Global Change session at American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, titled The Anthropocene: Confronting the Prospects of a +4C World: (2 hours) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98M4i6tNgJ8&feature=player_embeddedIncludes (session GC51H): 01. Temporal and spatial scales of an Anthropocene Series – Jan […]
CC7C. Stay Current—What Is the Controversy About?
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 […]
CC6C. Stay Current—How Is the Atmosphere Changing?
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 […]
CC5C. Stay Current—How Is Carbon Dioxide Measured?
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 […]