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Global Warming Game on NASA's Earth Observatory

Wed, 2007-05-02 18:32 — webmaster
Global Warming: An interactive educational experience

Check out Global Warming.
You can explore the science and the consequences of global warming!
This is a fully interactive educational game you can use in your classroom. FOR TEACHERS: there is a teacher's guide that explains how the game's content aligns with standards. This game was created in Santa Barbara at a company called Planet Earth Science. Liner Tinka Sloss did the artwork.

Teacher's Resources

Tue, 2006-11-07 21:24 — admin

Here are links to Educational Materials about climate and sea level. These are linked to national standards.

The Following are from Windows to the Universe at UCAR

Mapping Ancient Coastlines

Thermal Expansion and Sea Level Rise

Ten Meter Low Elevation Coastal Zone Maps from SEDAC

Fri, 2007-05-25 00:44 — admin

The NASA data center at Columbia University (SEDAC) has posted a great new resource: maps of the 10 meter coastal zone (with urban and rural estimates) for large parts of the planet:

GO here to view the maps: LOW ELEVATION COASTAL ZONE (LECZ) URBAN-RURAL ESTIMATES

Summary:

NPR's video series about CARBON

Thu, 2007-05-03 02:44 — webmaster
Carbon Atom [image by liner Tinka Sloss]

NPR is producing a five-part series about CARBON... each video is a short (3-4 minute) introduction to how CARBON works in living things and in the atmosphere and environment.

It's all about Carbon: Episode ONE

NPR and National Geographic's new Climate Connections Program

Wed, 2007-05-02 18:22 — webmaster

A year-long series of reports on the science and the impacts of climate change, this program offers schools and the public a wealth of information.
Climate Connections
Check back every week for new content!
You can subscribe to the Climate Connections RSS Feed Here: RSS

Animation of Sea Level up to 200 meters

Tue, 2006-11-07 21:41 — admin
Animation of Sea Level up to 200 meters

This is a Quicktime VR movie. Drag up and down to change sea level, drag side to side to rotate the Earth. As sea level rises, major population centers are affected. Two-thirds of the world's population lives within 500 km of a coastline. 90% of the world's population lives north of the equator, and 80% of the world's population lives below 500 m elevation. This places an overwhelming majority of people at risk when sea levels rise.

Download and enjoy!

Credit: Paul Morin and Kent Kirkby, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota

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