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Climate Science

The physics of the greenhouse effect (Fourier, Tyndall, Arrhenius), the Keeling curve, how much warming so far and why we know it's human-caused, climate sensitivity, feedbacks, and scenarios from the IPCC.

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Introduction to the Science of Climate Change Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability · 45 min
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Prereqs: Energy in reactions; waves & light. Next: Energy: fossil, nuclear, renewables. Sources: IPCC AR6 Working Group I (2021); NOAA Mauna Loa CO₂ record; Crash Course Climate & Energy #1.
Next: 1. The physics

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