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Data Visualization of GHG Emissions

Posted by TROP ICSUon September 20, 2019October 12, 2019in Environmental Sciences, General

CAIT Climate Data Explorer by World Resources Institute (WRI) showcases the world’s top greenhouse gas-emitting countries with the latest global data available till the year 2013. This interactive chart can be used to explore it by country and by economic sector, showing how the top emitters have changed in recent years.

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Tool Name	World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Discipline	Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Topic	Climate variability record, The Greenhouse Effect
Type of Tool	Data Visualization
Grade Level	High school, Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
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Developed by	Graphic by Johannes Friedrich based on work by Duncan Clark, Kiln, Mike Bostock and Jason Davies, Jamie Cotta. Data by the World Resources Institute (WRI)
Hosted at	CAIT Climate Data Explorer
Link	https://www.wri.org/blog/2017/04/interactive-chart-explains-worlds-top-10-emitters-and-how-theyve-changed
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: What are Aerosols?

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 4, 2019October 1, 2019in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, General

A quiz to understand atmospheric aerosols, their basic characteristics and impact on climate.

Reading: Water Vapour Feedback and Earth’s Climate

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 4, 2019August 28, 2019in Chemistry, Earth Sciences, General, Physics

A reading that explains the phase diagrams of water on Earth, Mars, and Venus and discusses the water vapor feedback mechanism in the atmospheres of these planets that influences the greenhouse effect.

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: Volcanoes and Climate

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 4, 2019August 7, 2019in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, General

A classroom activity that teaches students about the different atmospheric aerosols and gases released during volcanic eruptions and how they can affect climate.

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: Thermal Potential of Carbon dioxide

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 4, 2019August 8, 2019in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences, General

A classroom/laboratory activity that demonstrates the thermal properties of carbon dioxide (CO₂), a greenhouse gas, that may contribute to global warming.

Video lecture: Plant Responses to Climate Related Abiotic Stress

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 4, 2019August 8, 2019in Biological Sciences, General

A video lecture that gives an overview of how vegetation responds to climate change in terms of phenotypic plasticity, range shifts, phenology, and population changes.

Teaching Module: Plant Response to Climate related Temperature and Water Stress

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 4, 2019August 8, 2019in Biological Sciences, General

This teaching module allows students to explore the role of stomata in regulating leaf temperature and water loss from plants under different environmental and climatic conditions.

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: Photosynthesis Under Variable Environmental Conditions

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2019August 8, 2019in Biological Sciences, General

A simple simulator that allows users to change a range of variables such as the color of light, brightness of light, and carbon dioxide concentration, and then note their impact on the photosynthetic efficiency of a plant.

Reading: Photosynthesis and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2019August 8, 2019in Biological Sciences, General

A reading that discusses the effects of elevated CO₂ levels on the photosynthetic efficiency of field-grown plants.

Video micro-lecture: Phase Diagrams and Earth’s Climate

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2019August 8, 2019in Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Physics

A video micro-lecture that describes the phase diagrams of water on Earth, Mars, and Venus. It also describes the water vapor feedback mechanism in the atmospheres of these planets that influences the greenhouse effect.

Video: Permafrost and Climate Change

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2019August 8, 2019in Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geography

A video that introduces permafrost and its distribution on Earth. The video also describes the changing nature of permafrost across several regions due to higher surface temperatures and the possible impact of permafrost thawing on Earth’s climate.

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: Permafrost and Climate Change

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2019August 8, 2019in Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geography

A set of hands-on classroom and computer-based activities for students to learn about permafrost and to explore various web-based scientific data portals to investigate permafrost distribution, characteristics of permafrost, and the effects of thawing permafrost on the atmosphere and the environment.

Visualization: pH Levels of Oceans and Atmospheric CO2

Posted by TROP ICSUon July 3, 2019August 8, 2019in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

A visualization that allows students to explore changes in the pH levels of oceans for different levels of atmospheric CO₂. It includes visualizations of CO₂ concentrations corresponding to various emission scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Reading: Climate-Informed Development to Mitigate Global Poverty

Posted by TROP ICSUon June 20, 2019June 20, 2019in Economics, Social Sciences

A feature story on a comprehensive report by the World Bank that describes the threat of climate change to poor people and the ways to offset it through adaptation and mitigation strategies.

Reading: Isotopic Compositions and Ice Cores

Posted by TROP ICSUon March 26, 2019April 2, 2019in Chemistry, Earth Sciences

A reading that explains how the analyses of hydrogen and oxygen isotopes from ice cores determine past temperatures on Earth.