Course: Climate Change: The Science

The human race stands at the dawn of a new epoch of Earth’s history. An epoch which could see changes in the Earth’s climate that will change the face of …

What evidence do we have of the signals of climate change, including an increase in extreme weather events? Professor Mat Collins will be showing you how observing our weather and …

We will now look at how climate change might affect our oceans. Dr Ceri Lewis starts off by visiting a rocky shoreline to uncover the causes of ocean acidification, what …

This video, produced by the UK Met Office, is an excellent introduction to understanding the climate system and, in particular, the key differences between weather and climate.

Let’s take a look at climate change that has happened more recently. In this video, Professor Dan Charman brings the history of the changes in the Earth’s climate up-to-date and …

The final component of the Cryosphere that we’ll examine is permafrost. Permafrost is soil in the high latitudes that remains below freezing all year round. Around 15% of Northern Hemisphere …

In this section, we will explore some of the key gases that contribute to ‘blanket earth’ Earth’s atmosphere is largely composed of Nitrogen (78%) and Oxygen (21%). Trace elements such …

Climate models are used to project global warming based on potential ‘Representative concentration pathways’. These are four scenarios produced by the IPCC to span a range of emissions trajectories for …