BBC series: “State of the Earth”

1. BBC series:“State of the Earth”

2. BBC Quiz • What is the underlying cause of most of the environmental problems facing humankind today? • Identify two (of the several) “ecosystem services” discussed in the BBC series. • What are the predictions for climate change impacts on food production? • What is the chief chemical culprit involved global warming? What country is the biggest emitter of this pollution?

4. Global Carbon Cycle http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/sci_nat/04/climate_change/html/carbon.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4224272.stm

6. Evidence for global temperature increases http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4061871.stm (see “evidence” pull-down feature) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4275729.stm

7. Global temperature increases http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/sci_nat/04/climate_change/html/climate.stm

9. CO2 effects on photosynthesis • C4 > C3 at low CO2 • But, C3 > C4 at high CO2

10. *At high CO2, C3 more efficient than C4 at all temps. (photosynthesis only, not other processes)

11. BBC Series Introduction-Part I http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3686106.stm

12. BBC Series Introduction-Part II http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4391835.stm

13. BBC- Can the planet feed us? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4038205.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4217480.stm

14. BBC- Climate change: uncharted waters. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4061871.stm

15. BBC- U.S. climate (in)action http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4254877.stm

16. BBC articles for in-class quiz & discussion http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4038205.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4061871.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3686106.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4391835.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4224272.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4217480.stm