ATM 200 - Natural Disasters

Ch 12 – Climate Change

Monday, 16 November 2015

Daily Announcements:

1) Exam #3 Review Class is Friday, Nov. 20, in LC-18 at 3:40 PM.

2) Exam #3 is Monday, Nov. 23. (Bring #2 pencils, pencil sharpener, eraser.)

3) Exam #3: Ch. 8, 12, 17, & M17 and lecture material (videos too!)

4) Complete the Geologic Timeline by Friday, Nov. 20.

5) Optional Geologic Timeline Mini-Workshop: Wednesday at 8:45 AM, LC-2.

Song #1: “Too Hot” by Kool and the Gang

Song #2: “Cold As Ice” by Foreigner

Text Source Today: Chapter 12 (p. 324-326, 341-356)

· Global Warming versus Greenhouse Effect Notes Template

· Natural versus Anthropogenic Global Warming PDF DOC

· The Global Warming Debate

· “Tipping Points”

· International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

· Choosing the Proper Human Response

Study Guide Material (Stacey’s Guide) :

1) What is the current temperature trend over the past 30 years?

2) What is up for debate in the current global warming?

3) Know the difference between greenhouse effect and global warming.

4) What are the two types of global warming?

5) What is a “tipping point” in regards to world climate?

6) What did the IPCC recently conclude?

7) What is the best stance to take in regards to the global warming debate?

8) What are the two “best” human responses to global warming?

9) †What likely led to the fall of the great Mayan civilization in Mexico?

10)†What gives the Stradivari violins their superior acoustical properties?