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Climate Change Impacts and GHGs

Jul 15, 202413 min
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Episode description

Today I explore the main impacts of climate change, a topic often covered in introductory earth science courses. I also talk about the basics of greenhouse gases like CO2 and methane, explaining how they trap heat and alter global weather patterns.

00:00 Defining Climate and Change

01:53 Major Impacts 

06:04 Major Causes

10:46 Greenhouse Gases

13:02 Final Thoughts

Sources:

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide

https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/?intent=121

https://web.archive.org/web/20181126204443/http://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg1/ar4-wg1-chapter1.pdf

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth⁠

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