Climate Change: Resources

Section	Name	Description
Module 1: Lesson 1: Core concepts and components of climate change	Definition of weather	Read the entire web page. (6 minutes) Britannica
	Differences between weather and climate	Read the content under the heading "What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?", "What Weather Means", and "What Climate Means". (11 minutes) NASA
	Meet the Experts: Weather vs. Climate	Watch the video. (7 minutes) European Space Agency (ESA)
	The Science of Climate Change	Read the content under the heading "What is climate change" on pages 6-7. (12 minutes) Australian Academy of Science
	Climate change	Read the content from the beginning of the page until the heading "The Earth System". (9 minutes) Britannica

Module 1: Lesson 2: Influence of weather in climate change	The Earth system	Read the content under the heading "Earth system" and "Feedback". (11 minutes) Britannica
	Earth systems models: climate, ecosystems and planetary futures	Read the content under the headings "Earth system models" and "Planetary stresses and climate feedbacks" on the pages 1-3. (18 minutes) Science Journals-AAAS
	Climate change: Evidence for climate change	Read the content under the heading "Causes of climate change" until the section "Feedback". (10 minutes) Britannica
	Causes of Climate Change	Read the entire web page. (28 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency
	Climate Change and Variability - NRES Seminar Series	Watch the entire video. (47 minutes) Kansas State University
	Environmental Impacts of Foods in the Adventist Health Study-2 Dietary Questionnaire	Read the entire web page. (43 minutes) Science Journals- Sustainability

Module 2: Lesson 1: Causes of rapid climate change	The Science of Climate Change	Read the content under the heading "How has climate changed?" on pages 8-11. (19 minutes) Australian Academy of Science
	Climate Change: Climate Change since the Emergence of Civilization	Students can read the content under the heading "Climate Change Since The Emergence Of Civilization", "Climate Change Since The Advent Of Humans", and "Climate Change Through Geologic Time". (46 minutes) Britannica
	Industrialization and its Backlash: Focus on Climate Change and its Consequences	Read the content under the heading "Link Between Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gases, Industrialization and Climate Change", "Observable Trend of Global Average Temperature Rise", and "Contribution of Industrialization to Emissions Rate". (15 minutes) Science Alert (Journal of Environmental Science and Technology)
	Richard Alley - 4.6 Billion Years of Earth’s Climate History: The Role of CO2	Watch the video (24 minutes) National Academy of Sciences

Module 2: Lesson 2: The impact of human activities on the environment	Climate Change - Feedback and Human Activities	Read the content under the heading "Human Activities" and "Climate Change Within A Human Life Span" until the heading "Seasonal Variation". (7 minutes) Britannica
	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Observed Changes	Read the content under the heading "Past and recent drivers of climate change" and "Attribution of climate changes and impacts" (Click on 1.2 and 1.3 on the left of the screen). (46 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Greenhouse effects	Read the entire web page. (2 minutes) Australian Government (Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment)
	Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Overview of Greenhouse Gases	Read the content under the headings "Overview", "Carbon Dioxide", "Methane", "Nitrous Oxide", and "Fluorinated Gases". (30 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Climate Change Indicators: Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases	Read the entire web page. (13 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Climate Change Indicators: Greenhouse Gases	Read the entire web page. (9 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Greenhouse gas emissions: drivers and impacts	Read the content under the heading "Key impacts of greenhouse gas emissions". (3 minutes) Government of Canada

Module 2: Lesson 3: Consequences of abnormal climate change	On the causal structure between CO2 and global temperature	Read the content under the heading "Abstract", "Introduction", and "Conclusion". (9 minutes) Scientific Reports
	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Observed Changes	Read the content under the heading "Observed changes in the climate system" (Click on 1.1 on the left of the screen). (22 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	The Effects of Climate Change	Read the entire web page. (8 minutes) NASA

Module 3: Lesson 1: Climate change predictors	Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis The Working Group contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)	Read section 1.3.4 under the heading "Climate Change Indicators" on pages 136-137. (10 minutes) IPCC
	The Art of Climate Modeling Lecture 01 - Overview / History	Watch the entire video. (23 minutes) University of California, Davis Climate and Global Change group
	Global Climate Indicators 2018	Read and scroll down through the custom map. (6 minutes) The Global Climate Observing System
	How do we observe today's climate?	Read the content under the heading "Monitoring Weather at the Surface", "Monitoring Weather from Above", and "What Variables Do We Monitor?". (2 minutes) Climate.gov
	Air - Atmospheric Climate Variables	Read the entire web page. (8 minutes) Climate.gov
	Land - Terrestrial Climate Variables	Read the entire web page. (8 minutes) Climate.gov
	Ocean - Oceanic Climate Variables	Read the entire web page. (7 minutes) Climate.gov

Module 3: Lesson 2: Models for climate change prediction	Future of Climate Change	Read the content under the heading "Future temperature changes", "Future precipitation and storm events", "Future ice, snowpack, and permafrost", "Future sea-level change", and "Future ocean acidification". (15 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Climate Models	Read the entire web page. (6 minutes) Climate.gov
	Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis The Working Group contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)	Read the content under the heading "9.1 Climate Models and Their Characteristics" on pages 746-753. (53 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Climate Policy is Health Policy: Making Your Case with a Powerful Online Modeling Tool	Watch the entire video. (58 minutes) Energy Innovation

Module 3: Lesson 3: Limitations of climate change predictors	What are the uncertainties and their implications?	Read the entire page. (5 minutes) Science.org
	The scientific challenge of understanding and estimating climate change	Read the entire page. (25 minutes) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Module 4: Lesson 1: Vulnerable groups to climate change	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Observed Changes	Read the content under the heading "Exposure and Vulnerability" (Click on 1.5 on the left of the screen). (3 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Fourth National Climate Assessment	Read the content under the heading "Key Message 1 Climate Change Affects the Health of All Americans" and "Key Message 2 Exposure and Resilience Vary Across Populations and Communities" on pages 543-548. (19 minutes) U.S. Global Change Research Program
	Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Climate Impacts	Watch the entire video. (95 minutes) Environmental and Energy Study Institute
	Impact of extreme weather events and climate change for health and social care systems	Read the content under the heading "Review findings regarding observed impacts of extreme weather on health service infrastructure", until the heading "Findings regarding potential future impacts of extreme weather on health services in light of projected climate change and potential for adaptation". (9 minutes) BioMed Central Limited

Module 4: Lesson 2: The impact on human health	Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Environmental Health: Implications for the Nursing Profession	Read the content under the heading "Environmental and Health Consequences of Climate Change" on pages 607-608 including "Table 1. Health Concerns Related to Climate Change". (5 minutes) Journal of Nursing Scholarship
	Climate Change and Health	Read the content under the heading "Climate Change and Health" on page 3 of 7 accessing through the menu on top of the webpage or by clicking "Next" 2 times at the bottom of the webpage. (28 minutes) Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
	Climate Change Impacts	Read the entire web page. (29 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Climate Change and its Impact on Mental Health	Read the content under the heading "Mental Health Impacts" on pages 2-3. (8 minutes) European Parliament
	Beyond Storms and Droughts: The Psychological Impacts of Climate Change	Read the content under the heading "Effects of More Gradual Climate Impacts" on pages 22-24. (7 minutes) American Psychological Association
	Climate Psychiatry: The Diverse Challenges of Climate to Mental Health	Watch the entire lecture video The video explores the impact of climate change to mental health and substance use/abuse. (60 minutes)
	Indigenous Mental Health in a Changing Climate: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Global Literature	Read the content under the heading "Discussion" on pages 11-12. (11 minutes) Environmental Research Letters

Module 4: Lesson 3: Climate change, policy, and politics	About Adaptation and Mitigation	Read the entire web page. (2 minutes) WHO
	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Pathways	Read the content labeled as "Future Pathways for Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainable Development" (Click on the left of the screen). (3 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Public Health Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change	Read the content under the heading "Public Health Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change". (16 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Health co-benefits of climate action	Read the entire web page. (8 minutes) The Lancet Planetary Health
	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Pathways	Read the content under the heading "Interaction among mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development" (Click on 3.5 on the left of the screen). (3 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	What does science say about options to address climate change?	Read the entire web page. (6 minutes) Australian Academy of Science
	How You Can Stop Global Warming	Read the entire web page. (8 minutes) Natural Resources Defense Council
	Integrating Public Health into Climate Change Policy and Planning: State of Practice Update	Read the content under the heading "1. Introduction", "2.1 Assessment", and "2.2 Policy Development" until the heading "2.3 Assurance". (43 minutes) National Center for Biotechnology Information - U.S. National Library of Medicine
	Meat Analogs from Different Protein Sources: A Comparison of Their Sustainability and Nutritional Content	Read the entire web page (23 minutes) Science Journals- Sustainability
	The Effect of Dietary & Transportation Choices on Climate Change	Read the entire document. (12 minutes) Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP)
	Potential effects of the next 100 billion hamburgers sold by McDonald’s	Read the entire document (8 minutes) American Journal of Preventive Medicine
	Nutritional Content	Read the entire web page (9 minutes) The Lancet Planetary Health

Module 5: Lesson 1: Adaptation strategies and climate change	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Adaptation and Mitigation	Read the content under the heading "Response options for adaptation" (Click on 4.2 on the left of the screen). (12 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Various approaches to long-term adaptation planning	Read the content under the heading "Various approaches to long-term adaptation planning" and "Incremental versus transformational change" on pages 6-9. (10 minutes) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
	Responding to Climate Change as Public Health Professionals	Watch the entire video. (60 minutes) Creating Healthy and Sustainable Environments
	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Adaptation and Mitigation	Read the content under the heading "4.4.Policy approaches for adaptation and mitigation, technology and finance" (Click on 4.4 on the left of the screen and scroll down). (59 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Module 5: Lesson 2: Mitigating the impact of climate change	IPCC Summary for Policymakers - Adaptation and Mitigation	Read the content under the heading "Response options for mitigation" (Click on 4.3 on the left of the screen). (17 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Initial Recommendations for Involving Public Health in Climate Change Policy	Read the content under the heading "Why Public Health Involvement Is Critical to Climate Change Planning" on pages 9-12. (12 minutes) Public Health Law & Policy
	The Critical Roles of Health Professionals in Climate Change Prevention and Preparedness	Read the entire article. (6 minutes) National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, NIH.
	Sustainability of plant-based diets: back to the future	Read the entire article. (37 minutes) The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
	Climate Effects on Health	Click on the different sites under the heading "National Health Topics" to become familiar with the Climate Effects on Health. Spend at least 2 minutes on each site: This resource provides links to Air Pollution, Allergens and Pollen, Diseases Carried by Vectors, Food and Waterborne Diarrheal Disease, Food Security, Mental Health and Stress-related Disorders, Floods, Temperature Extremes, and Wildfires. (23 minutes) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Module 5: Lesson 3: Implementation of adaptation and mitigation strategies	Community-Based Adaptation to a Changing Climate	Read the content of the document. (14 minutes) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
	Sustainable Lifestyle	Read the entire web page. (7 minutes) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
	Social impacts of climate change mitigation policies and their implications for inequality	Read the content under the heading "Inequality, equity and climate change mitigation". (7 minutes) Taylor and Francis Group
	AR5 Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability	Read the content under the heading "Economical Constraints", "Financial Constraints", and "Social and Cultural Constraints" on pages 914-916. (14 minutes) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Fourth National Climate Assessment	Read the content under the heading "Key Message 4 Benefits of proactive adaptation exceed costs" on the pages 1322-1324. (8 minutes) U.S. Global Change Research Program
	Fourth National Climate Assessment	Read the content under the heading "Key Message 2 The Risks of Inaction" on pages 1357-1358. (5 minutes) U.S. Global Change Research Program

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