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Sea Level Rise Can No Longer Be Stopped, What Next? - With John Englander

The Royal Institution via YouTube

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This course discusses the urgent need for intelligent adaptation to rising sea levels, as it is a significant aspect of climate change with profound long-term impacts on coastal communities and the global economy. The course covers scientific aspects of sea level rise, projections for the coming decades, and the revolutionary impacts it will have. The intended audience includes individuals interested in climate change, oceanography, and environmental science. The teaching method involves a lecture format with insights from an expert in the field. Learners will gain knowledge about sea level change, the causes of sea level rise, the impacts on coastlines, and projections for the future.

Syllabus

Intro
Climate Change
How to get the graph
The Milankovitch Cycle
Orbital Variations
Warming Period
Sea Level Change
Florida
Post glacial era
Human history
Current sea level
Exponential growth
The football stadium
Whats the drop
What causes it
Arctic Sea Ice Decline
What Causes Sea Level Rise
Greenland and Antarctica
Greenland
Melting glaciers
Rivers of ice
Antarctica
Six Glaciers
Antarctica Melting
The Physics
The Projections
NOAA Report
US Sea Level
Dr James Hansen
The IPCC
Key Points
Ice Ages
San Francisco

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The Royal Institution

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