Duke University
Climate Science for Everyone
Duke University

Climate Science for Everyone

Prasad Kasibhatla

Instructor: Prasad Kasibhatla

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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7 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
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Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

7 hours to complete
3 weeks at 2 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Describe the observational evidence for climate change

  • Explain the physical science basis of climate change

  • Identify the drivers and trends of greenhouse emissions

  • Explain how the climate could change in the future

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August 2024

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Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

Welcome to Climate Science for Everyone! We’ll begin this week by introducing the course and explaining why understanding climate change science is important to you. Then, we’ll quickly discuss a short history of climate change science. Finally, you will learn about the increase in global average surface temperature since the pre-industrial era in the context of international agreements to limit warming. This will provide foundational knowledge for the rest of the course material.

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3 videos11 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

This week, you will learn about the energy balance of the earth system and how the increase in global average temperature since the pre-industrial era can be explained in terms of changes in this energy balance.

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3 videos4 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This week, you will learn about how human activities have changed the atmospheric concentrations of the two main greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide and methane. We will also touch on how the atmospheric concentration of anthropogenic sulfate aerosols, which have offset some of the warming from greenhouse gasses, is changing because of pollution control measures.

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4 videos5 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This week, you will learn how global average surface temperature will evolve over the course of this century under various greenhouse gas emission scenarios. Additionally, we will give you a chance to reflect on what you’ve learned in the course and how you can take action to help with climate change both personally and professionally.

What's included

4 videos10 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

Instructor

Prasad Kasibhatla
Duke University
1 Course1,531 learners

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Duke University

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