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Climate Science, Risk & Solutions

An online entry-level introduction by MIT Professor Kerry Emanuel to the basics of climate change: how we know humans are changing the Earth’s climate, the history of research on this subject, the risks to humanity and the natural world, and what questions are still unanswered. Through 11 chapters, the primer provides essential information, plus interactive quizzes, charts, graphics, videos and more to let readers go deeper on the topics that...

Keywords:: carbon dioxide, wildfire, hurricane, global warming, greenhouse gas, extreme weather, geoengineering, sea level rise, renewable energy, fossil fuels, paleoclimate, carbon capture, natural disaster, climate action, climate change, methane

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Science and Technology / Agriculture and Environmental Sciences / Environment and Natural Resources

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: October 1, 2021
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 12, 2025
Author:: Kerry Emanuel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Submitter:: Curt Newton
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International