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Earth Science

Serious Science via YouTube

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Explore a comprehensive series of lectures on Earth Science covering topics such as the carbon cycle, climate change, freshwater ecosystems, and human impacts on the environment. Learn from experts in the field including Mathias Disney, Ian Colin Prentice, Anson Mackay, Chris Brierley, Joanna D. Haigh, Thomas Stocker, Martin Siegert, and David Southwood. Delve into subjects like rapid climate change and species, climate modeling, radiative forcing, evolutionary optimality in plants, solar variability, biosphere-climate interactions, tropical cyclones, glaciology, forest degradation, Earth observations, El Niño, and the future of freshwater resources. Gain a deep understanding of the complex systems that shape our planet and the challenges we face in the context of global environmental change.

Syllabus

Carbon Cycle — Mathias Disney / Serious Science.
Rapid Climate Change and Species — Ian Colin Prentice / Serious Science.
Fresh Water and Climate Change — Anson Mackay / Serious Science.
Human Impact on Freshwater Ecosystem — Anson Mackay / Serious Science.
Climate Change and Human Impact — Chris Brierley / Serious Science.
Climate Modelling Joanna D Haigh.
Radiative Forcing of Climate Change Joanna D Haigh.
Evolutionary Optimality and Plants.
Solar Variability and Climate - Joanna D. Haigh.
Biosphere-Climate Interactions — Iain Colin Prentice.
Climate Science — Joanna D. Haigh.
Climate Change - Thomas Stocker.
Climate Modelling - Thomas Stocker.
Tropical Cyclone — Chris Brierley / Serious Science.
Glaciology — Martin Siegert / Serious Science.
Forest Degradation — Mathias Disney / Serious Science.
Earth Observations — David Southwood / Serious Science.
Glaciology and Climate Change — Martin Siegert / Serious Science.
El Niño — Chris Brierley / Serious Science.
Radiation and Land Surface — Mathias Disney / Serious Science.
Climate Observations — Chris Brierley / Serious Science.
When will we run out of fresh water? — Anson Mackay / Serious Science.

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  • Lakshita Bansal
    This course was fantastic as it discussed about many environmental measures like El Nino effect and when we'll have scarcity of water .. How the climate will be changing gradually
    How we can protect the climate etc etc

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