Introduction to Earth’s climate system; natural and anthropogenic drivers of climate change; effects of climate change on earth’s atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere, and terrestrial environments; potential impacts of climate change; mitigation and adaptation strategies especially as applied to New York City.
| Monday | Wednesday | ||
| 08/28 | Introduction to Course and First-Year Seminar | 08/30 | Drivers of Climate Part 1 (Insolation, Greenhouse Effect, Heat Budget) |
| 09/06 | Drivers of Climate Part 2 (Hadley Cells, Ocean Currents, Orbital Cycles) Personal Work Schedule Due | ||
| 09/11 | Data Collection Methods Part 1 (Direct Measurements, Models) Class Notes Due | 09/13 | Data Collection Methods Part 2 (Dendrochronology, Sclerochronology, Palynology, Oxygen Isotopes, Ice and Sediment Cores) |
| 09/18 | Geological Time and Earth History Class Notes Due | 09/20 | Key Climate Events in Geological History |
| 09/27 | Analyzing Scientific Papers 1 (Geology) (Group Work) Presentation Phase 1 Due | ||
| 10/02 | The Anthropocene? The Age of Humans | 10/04 | Archaeological Perspectives on Climate Change and Its Societal Effects – Part 1 Class Notes Due |
| 10/10 (Tues) | Archaeological Perspectives on Climate Change and Its Societal Effects – Part 2 | 10/11 | Analyzing Scientific Papers 2 (Archeology) (Group Work) |
| 10/16 | The Industrial Revolution and Fossil Fuels | 10/18 | Open Group Work Time Personal Carbon Footprint Report Due Final Date for First Media Report |
| 10/23 | Summary of Recent Climate Change Observations (IPCC Report) Class Notes Due | 10/25 | Summary of Predictions of Future Climate Change (IPCC Report) Presentation Phase 2 Due |
| 10/30 | Critically Evaluating Climate Media (Misconceptions and Fallacies) | 11/01 | Critically Evaluating Climate-Related Articles (Group Work) |
| 11/06 | Open Group Work Time | 11/08 | Observed and Predicted Impacts of Climate Change (IPCC Report) |
| 11/13 | Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change (IPCC Report) | 11/15 | New York Reginal Climate Predictions, and Proposed Adaptation and Mitigation |
| 11/20 | Green Energy Alternatives | ||
| 11/27 | Open Group Work Time Class Notes Due | 11/29 | What Can We Do Individually and Collectively? (Group Work and Discussion) Final Date for Second Media Report |
| 12/04 | Regional Climate Change Presentations | 12/06 | Regional Climate Change Presentations |
| 12/11 | Final Discussion, Wrap Up, and Review | ||
Edit/Delete this Page from Dashboard > Pages
This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
