Climate science in the 1970s
5:56 | What were climate scientists thinking and publishing in the 1970s, before there was empirical evidence that the globe was warming? Daniel Bedford explains.
Principles that models are built on
4:43 | Dana Nuccitelli explains the principles that climate models are built on: fundamental physical laws. No one can know the future for certain, but these models allow us to make educated decisions looking forward.
Tendency to underestimate climate impacts
5:39 | Keah Schuenemann explains the role of the IPCC and their tendency to underestimate climate impacts.
Weather vs climate
6:23 | Keah Schuenemann explains the differences between weather models and climate models.
Ancient CO2 levels
5:48 | Observing the effects of ancient CO2 levels and their correlation to ancient climate change can inform us what to expect today.
The greenhouse effect
4:32 | Mark Richardson takes us to the Reading University Atmospheric Observatory to explain how the greenhouse effect works. He concludes by busting the myth that the greenhouse effect violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Taking up residence
5:15 | Gavin Cawley explains the carbon cycle, how human activity is causing an increase of CO2 in our atmosphere, and uses bank accounts to show how we can know humans are increasing atmospheric CO2.
Reinforcing feedback
5:33 | Ice core records tell us global warming causes the ocean to emit more CO2. More atmospheric CO2 in-turn traps more heat, making this is a reinforcing feedback loop.
Increasing greenhouse effect
4:09 | Mark Richardson examines how greenhouse gases intensify the greenhouse effect and busts the myth that our atmosphere is “saturated.”
Measuring from space
4:24 | Sarah Green explains how satellites monitor outgoing radiation to measure global warming. She concludes by busting the myth that CO2 must be unimportant in our atmosphere because it is only a trace gas.
Structure of the atmosphere
4:50 | Mark Richardson examines one of the human fingerprints being observed in the structure of the atmosphere and debunks a myth about the elusive tropospheric hot spot.
Heat in the City
6:09 | This video features Kevin Cowtan talking about urban heat and temperature records.
Wavy Jet Stream
6:23 | Keah Schuenemann explains what the jet stream and the “polar vortex” effect it is having in the United States.
Greenland ice loss
4:35 | Robert Way talks about the the effects of climate change on Greenland’s ice sheet.
Antarctic land ice vs sea ice
5:35 | Robert Way explains how Antarctic sea ice has been changing in recent years and introduces the modern mystery of how Antarctic land ice is changing.
Building a robust temperature record
6:13 | In this lecture, Kevin Cowtan explains global temperature is measured how we know the thermometer record is accurate enough to detect human-caused warming.
Shrinking Glaciers
5:59 | Robert Way describes glaciers and the way they are changing globally.
Climate change vs global warming
6:32 | “Climate change” and “global warming” are phrases that are often used interchangeably, but they do mean different things.
Hot records
6:21 | Kevin Cowtan explains the difference between two terms we use quite often, “weather” and “climate,” and what breaking records for temperature can teach us about each.
Heat Build Up
5:12 | This lecture, presented by Kevin Cowtan, covers the role that heat trapping gases play in global warming.
Consensus of Evidence
5:26 | This lecture introduces some “human fingerprints” of warming we observe in our climate system.
Vested Interests
5:31 | ExxonMobil has waged the most successful and sophisticated science denial campaign since Big Tobacco’s campaign against the dangers of smoking.
Consensus of Papers
6:50 | What does peer-reviewed literature have to say about climate change?
Consensus of Scientists
6:57 | This video covers several studies showing the high levels of agreement about anthropogenic global warming among scientists, and concludes by debunking the infamous “Global Warming Petition Project.”
Ideological Bias
6:32 | Scott Mandia describes how ideology and world views influence our beliefs about climate change.
Psychological Barriers to Concern about Climate Change
6:59 | Why is it difficult for people to care about and act on climate change? We call these psychological barriers “dragons of inaction.”
Knowledge Based Consensus
7:56 | When should a consensus be considered scientific, or “knowledge-based”?
Media Balance as Bias
7:07 | The media plays a crucial role in communicating climate science to the public, but the journalistic norm of balance, in the case of climate change, can misinform the public about the science.
Five Characteristics of Science Denial
9:16 | Find out about the Five Characteristics of Science Denial; Fake Experts, Logical Fallacies, Impossible Expectations, Cherry Picking and Conspiracy Theories.
Manufacturing Doubt
5:52 | Dr. John Cook explains some of the most common methods used to manufacture public doubt about climate science.
Scientific method
6:01 | Climate change is real, so why the controversy and debate? Learn to make sense of the science and to respond to climate change denial.