pH of the ocean is now 0.1 lower (more acidic) due to the increased CO2 concentration in the atmosphere and the subsequent increase of the amount of CO2 absorbed by the ocean. 14 Feedbacks between the ...

should look at Project Bud Burst [ and GLOBE's Seasons and Biomes [ and involve students in the projects if appropriate. Very good background material for educators. Visualizations from space show stu ...

so this activity promotes depth of understanding. The educator will need to provide context in order for students to understand the relevance. Easy to use, all necessary materials are provided. Activi ...

in the second winter of a double-dip La Niña? And are there any differences in how the atmosphere responds to La Niña in the second winter relative to the first? Well if either of those questions ever ...

in the soil. Students should also know that releasing CO2 increases greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which is causing climate change. The podcast discusses both nature-based solutions to carbon sto ...

by increasing the abundance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, human activities are amplifying Earth's natural greenhouse effect. Virtually all climate scientists agree that this increase in heat- ...

diagram of the positive and negative feedback loops related to increasing CO2 in the atmosphere. One drawback is no answers provided and may be conducive to teachers imposing their own misconceptions. ...

quoted as saying that the current season is shaping up to be the one of the most severe seasons in recent years. Most recently, the Elephant Hill fire in British Columbia's more rural interior blew up ...

Rising air temperature and fuel availability over the past 41 years indicate that conditions in Earth's largest terrestrial biome are becoming more favorable for intense burning and fire growth. This ...

Montreal Protocol signed today aims at stopping the deterioration of the ozone layer in the atmosphere…. " . Sjöberg:. Susan Solomon's work with research on ozone depletion was an important contribu ...