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What is Climate Change?.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Twain, Mark,.
- Environmental Science.
- Greenhouses.
- Oceans.
- Environmental management.
- Weather.
- Climate change mitigation.
- Local Subjects:
- Twain, Mark,.
- Environmental Science.
- Greenhouses.
- Oceans.
- Environmental management.
- Weather.
- Climate change mitigation.
- Genre:
- Lecture/presentation
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : SDG Academy, 2019.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This video introduces the idea of climate change, highlighting the difference between weather and climate, and the history of natural climate change versus man-made climate change. Climate change is arguably the greatest challenge of our time. Human activity has already warmed the planet by one degree Celsius relative to pre-industrial times, and we are feeling the effects through record heat waves, droughts, wildfires and flooding. If we continue to burn fossil fuels at the current rate, the planet will reach two degrees of warming by 2050—the threshold that many scientists have identified as a dangerous tipping point. What is the science behind these projections?
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).
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