GEOG-G 444 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS (3 CR.)
Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases are causing climate to change at an unprecedented rate. This course will explain how and why anthropogenic activity is causing climate to change, how this impacts society and options for adaptation and mitigation, plus the potential to reduce climate change through geoengineering.
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Spring 2024
Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
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LEC | 3 | 30296 | Closed | 1:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | TR | SB 005 | Ficklin D |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 30296: Total Seats: 33 / Available: 5 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) N&M Breadth of Inq
- This course meets with GEOG-G544
- COLL (CASE) N&M Breadth of Inquiry credit
Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases are causing climate to change at rates that are among the fastest in Earth¿s history. This course provides a broad but deep introduction into how recent climate change is affecting natural and human systems. Many of these changes are expected to intensify through the middle of the 21st century regardless of what action is taken to reduce emissions. Therefore, it is vital to understand the range of possible impacts, many of which are complex in their spatial pattern and how they affect society. This courses introduces background material on the scientific basis of course topics and then we will have discussions based on our review of findings from recent summary chapters and journal articles.