Week 4 Course Materials

Assignments due

• Atmosphere Module
• Week 4 Team Roles: all roles but Reporter due on Canvas before your quiz section; Reporter notes/summary due by Friday 11:59 p.m.

Atmosphere L1: Atmosphere RAQ

Readiness Assessment Quiz 2 will be on this date. This RAQ will cover the Atmosphere Module on Canvas.

Additional Resources:

• Ch. 8 "Climate Change Science" in Elemental Geosystems (8th Ed.) Download Ch. 8 "Climate Change Science" in Elemental Geosystems (8th Ed.)

Atmosphere RAQ Overview

Atmosphere QS1: Trees

Think about how the information about ecosystems and climate change science come together in this week's readings about trees. How is climate change going to impact trees and forest ecosystems? Does planting more trees help solve climate change?

Read:

• "Trees" in Robbins, Hintz & Moore (2014) Environment & Society: A Critical Introduction. Wiley Blackwell. | E-book link Links to an external site. | PDF Download PDF
• Holl, K. and P. Brancalion. (2021, April 27) "Arbor Day: Why planting trees isn't enough." The Conversation. LINK Links to an external site.

Optional:

• Montaigne, F. (2019, October 15). "Why keeping mature forests intact is key to the climate fight." Yale Environment 360. LINK Links to an external site.

Atmosphere L2: Climate Change Impacts

Building on what we learned about the science of climate change for Tuesday's RAQ, we will discuss the impacts of climate change - current and projected - across a number of co-produced social and physical domains.

Atmosphere L2 Climate Change Impacts (.ppt) Download Atmosphere L2 Climate Change Impacts (.ppt)