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Week 4
Readings
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2019. Global Climate Change: Frequently Asked Questions.
- Martina Igini. 2024. The tipping points of climate change: How will our world change? Jan 11, Earth.org.
- Porter Fox. 2024. Hurricane Milton is terrifying, and it is just the start. Oct 9, New York Times.
- Climate Reality Project. 2019. The climate denial machine: How the fossil fuel industry blocks climate action. Sept 5, climaterealityproject.org.
Video lectures
(access with your EOU account)
Lecture pages
- Is the earth warming?
- But is it a social problem?
- What is the greenhouse effect?
- What’s driving the changes?
- Outline: the case (summary)
- Outline: What to do? (summary)
Video links (watch a few, but critically)
- Bill McKibben does the math (on global warming and fossil fuels)
- The Corporation. 2011. The metaphor of flight (Ray Andersen).
- Greg Craven. 2007. How it all ends.
- PBS Terra. 2022. What will the Earth look like when these 6 tipping points hit? PBS.org.
- Heartland Institute. 2013. Unstoppable Solar Cycles.