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Impacts of Climate Change in the Pacific Region

Explore four impacts of climate change—sea level rise, higher air and ocean temperatures, changing rain patterns, and ocean acidification— that can cause major damage. Learn how ecosystems and human system services are affected by these four impacts, and explore how climate adaptation strategies can reduce the damage caused by climate change. Background Essay, Discussion Questions, […]

Earth’s Energy Flows and Climate

Learn how Earth’s climate results from the ways that energy enters, circulates within, and flows out of the Earth system. Explore the flows of energy in regional locations and then at the global level to understand how the increased greenhouse effect causes global warming. Background Essay, Discussion Questions, & Teaching Tips [PDF] An introductory interactive […]

Carbon Dioxide and the Carbon Cycle

Explore how human activities alter the carbon cycle and cause atmospheric carbon dioxide to increase. Learn about the reservoirs and flows of the carbon cycle and how human activities increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and ocean. This increased atmospheric carbon dioxide causes global warming. Background Essay, Discussion Questions, & Teaching Tips […]