Global Climate Crisis

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Anthropogenic climate change has created an unparalleled environmental crisis for our planet. Scientific evidence tells a sobering story of the ways in which climate change impacts are already being felt around the globe, and provides dire warnings about the ways in which our planet and modern civilization will be affected under future climate change in the absence of significant action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The current climate crisis is a multi-faceted problem, with no easy solutions—but the students of today are the problem solvers of tomorrow. Students in this course will 1) gain an understanding of the science behind climate change 2) discover the impacts of climate change, while learning about possible adaptation and mitigation strategies, and 3) develop the skills needed to further discussion of this important issue and possible ways to address it.