Our Earth's Future at Coursera Overview
Duration | 8 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Our Earth's Future at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Our Earth's Future at Coursera Course details
- Our Earth?s Future is about the science of climate change and how to talk about it. You will learn from scientists in the fields of climatology, oceanography, Earth science, and anthropology who study how climate change is affecting people, populations, and ways of life. Explore the multiple lines of evidence for the human-induced climate change that is happening today, and consider what that means for the future of our planet. At the end of this course you will be able to understand key scientific principles, identify and address misconceptions, and contribute confidently to conversations about climate change.
Our Earth's Future at Coursera Curriculum
Climate Change Is Happening: See It
Welcome to Our Earth's Future
What is science? What is climate?
Communicating Climate Change
Scientists at Work: Greenland Ice Core
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Energy Balance and the Greenhouse Effect
Week One: Check Your Climate Knowledge
It All Comes Down to the Ocean
Welcome to Week Two
Melting Ice, Rising Seas
Oceanography 101
Arctic Sea Ice: The New Normal
The Role of the Ocean in Climate Change
Week Two: Check Your Climate Knowledge
Climate Change is Happening: Model It
Welcome to Week Three
Climate Change: Understanding the Forecast
What are Feedback and Forcings?
Connecting Drought in Africa's Sahel to Climate Change
Climate Models
Week Three: Check Your Climate Knowledge
Living with Climate Change
Welcome to Week Four
Patterns
Climate Change: A View from the Pacific
Declining Sea Ice Affects Caribou
Protecting Wildlife in a Changing Climate
The Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Peoples
Consequences of Climate Change
Week Four: Check Your Climate Knowledge
Mitigate, Adapt, or Suffer?
Welcome to Week Five
Climate Change Risk in and Unknowable Future
Hurricane Sandy in NYC
Risk, Uncertainty, and the Future
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Educator Resources
Opportunities for Educators
Support AMNH
Video Credits
Week Five: Check Your Climate Knowledge
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