Section: Module 3: Lesson 1: Climate change predictors | Climate Change and Public Health

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Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

Describe the characteristics of the indicators used in climate change prediction models.

Explain how ground, earth, and space observations are used to monitor climate change data.

Approximate time required to complete the readings (at 144 words/minute) and assignments for this lesson: 2 hours and 3 minutes.

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- Select activity Required Learning Resources and Activities
  
  Required Learning Resources and Activities
- Select activity Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis The Working Group contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
  
  Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis The Working Group contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read section 1.3.4 under the heading "Climate Change Indicators" on pages 136-137. (10 minutes)
  IPCC
- Select activity The Art of Climate Modeling Lecture 01 - Overview / History
  
  The Art of Climate Modeling Lecture 01 - Overview / History URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Watch the entire video. (23 minutes)
  University of California, Davis Climate and Global Change group
- Select activity Global Climate Indicators 2018
  
  Global Climate Indicators 2018 URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read and scroll down through the custom map. (6 minutes)
  The Global Climate Observing System
- Select activity How do we observe today's climate?
  
  How do we observe today's climate? URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the content under the heading "Monitoring Weather at the Surface", "Monitoring Weather from Above", and "What Variables Do We Monitor?". (2 minutes)
  Climate.gov
- Select activity Air - Atmospheric Climate Variables
  
  Air - Atmospheric Climate Variables URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire web page. (8 minutes)
  Climate.gov
- Select activity Land - Terrestrial Climate Variables
  
  Land - Terrestrial Climate Variables URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire web page. (8 minutes)
  Climate.gov
- Select activity Ocean - Oceanic Climate Variables
  
  Ocean - Oceanic Climate Variables URL
  
  Students must
  
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  Read the entire web page. (7 minutes)
  Climate.gov

Introduction

Course Registration

Peer Corner

Pre-Test

Module 1: Lesson 1: Core concepts and components of climate change

Weather

What is the difference between weather and climate?

Meet the Experts: Weather vs. Climate

Climate Change And Variability

Climate change

Module 1: Lesson 2: Influence of weather in climate change

The Earth system

Earth systems models: climate, ecosystems and planetary futures

Climate change: Evidence for climate change

Climate change: Evidence for climate change

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying

What Is Climate Change?

Basics of Climate Variability and Change (Optional)

Environmental Impacts of Foods in the Adventist Health Study-2 Dietary Questionnaire

Discussion Forum: Impact of natural and human activities in climate change variability

Module 2: Lesson 1: Causes of rapid climate change

Carbon dioxide now more than 50% higher than pre-industrial levels

Ice Sheets, Rising Seas, Floods

Global and regional impacts of climate change at different levels of global temperature increase (Optional)

Climate Change: Global Temperature

Causes of climate change over the historical record

Industrialization and its Backlash: Focus on Climate Change and its Consequences

Causes of climate change over the historical record (Optional)

A Graphical History of Atmospheric CO2 Levels Over Time

What’s the difference between climate change and global warming?

Module 2: Lesson 2: The impact of human activities on the environment

Climate Change - Feedback and Human Activities

IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Observed Changes

Greenhouse effects

Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Overview of Greenhouse Gases

Climate Change Indicators: Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases

Climate Change Indicators: Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse gas emissions: drivers and impacts

Module 2: Lesson 3: Consequences of abnormal climate change

On the causal structure between CO2 and global temperature

IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Observed Changes

The Effects of Climate Change

Discussion Forum: Evidence of abnormal climate change

Asynchronous Learning Activity 1: The greenhouse effect and its influence on Earth's climate system.

Quiz: Module 2

Module 3: Lesson 1: Climate change predictors

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis The Working Group contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

The Art of Climate Modeling Lecture 01 - Overview / History

Global Climate Indicators 2018

How do we observe today's climate?

Air - Atmospheric Climate Variables

Land - Terrestrial Climate Variables

Ocean - Oceanic Climate Variables

Module 3: Lesson 2: Models for climate change prediction

Future of Climate Change

Climate Models

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis The Working Group contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Climate Policy is Health Policy: Making Your Case with a Powerful Online Modeling Tool

Module 3: Lesson 3: Limitations of climate change predictors

What are the uncertainties and their implications?

The scientific challenge of understanding and estimating climate change

Discussion Forum: Importance and limitations of climate change prediction models

Quiz: Module 3

Module 4: Lesson 1: Vulnerable groups to climate change

IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Observed Changes

Fourth National Climate Assessment

Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Climate Impacts

Impact of extreme weather events and climate change for health and social care systems

Module 4: Lesson 2: The impact on human health

Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Environmental Health: Implications for the Nursing Profession

Climate Change and Health

Climate Change Impacts

Climate Change and its Impact on Mental Health

Beyond Storms and Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change

Climate Psychiatry: The Diverse Challenges of Climate to Mental Health

Discussion Forum: Impact of climate change on vulnerable population’s health (300 minutes)

Indigenous Mental Health in a Changing Climate: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Global Literature

Module 4: Lesson 3: Climate change, policy, and politics

About Adaptation and Mitigation

IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Pathways

The Effect of Dietary & Transportation Choices on Climate Change