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    Our Earth's Future

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    American Museum of Natural History via Coursera

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    Mode

    Online

    Duration

    3 Weeks

    Fees

    Free

    Quick Facts

    particular details
    Medium of instructions English
    Mode of learning Self study
    Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
    Learning efforts 2 Hours Per Week

    Course and certificate fees

    Type of course

    Free

    certificate availability

    Yes

    certificate providing authority

    Coursera

    certificate fees

    ₹2,421

    The syllabus

    Module 1: Climate Change Is Happening: See It

    Videos
    • Welcome to Our Earth's Future
    • What is science? What is climate?
    • Communicating Climate Change
    • Scientists at Work: Greenland Ice Core
    Readings
    • Syllabus
    • Resources
    • Educator Resources
    • Energy Balance and the Greenhouse Effect
    Practice Exercise
    • Week One: Check Your Climate Knowledge

    Module 2: It All Comes Down to the Ocean

    Videos
    • Welcome to Week Two
    • Melting Ice, Rising Seas
    • Oceanography 101
    • Arctic Sea Ice: The New Normal
    Reading
    • The Role of the Ocean in Climate Change
    Practice Exercise
    • Week Two: Check Your Climate Knowledge

    Module 3: Climate Change is Happening: Model It

    Videos
    • Welcome to Week Three
    • Climate Change: Understanding the Forecast
    • What are Feedback and Forcings?
    Readings
    • Connecting Drought in Africa's Sahel to Climate Change
    • Climate Models
    Practice Exercise
    • Week Three: Check Your Climate Knowledge

    Module 4: Living with Climate Change

    Videos
    • Welcome to Week Four
    • Patterns
    • Climate Change: A View from the Pacific
    • Declining Sea Ice Affects Caribou
    • Protecting Wildlife in a Changing Climate
    Readings
    • The Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Peoples
    • Consequences of Climate Change
    Practice Exercise
    • Week Four: Check Your Climate Knowledge

    Module 5: Mitigate, Adapt, or Suffer?

    Videos
    • Welcome to Week Five
    • Climate Change Risk in and Unknowable Future
    • Hurricane Sandy in NYC
    Readings
    • Risk, Uncertainty, and the Future
    • Resources
    • Educator Resources
    • Opportunities for Educators
    • Support AMNH
    • Video Credits
    Practice Exercise
    • Week Five: Check Your Climate Knowledge

    Instructors

    Dr Debra Tillinger
    Instructor
    American Museum of N...

    Ph.D

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