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AP ENVS

AP ENVS. TUESDAY DEC 10 2013. NEWS. EXAM: Returned tomorrow Seawater Lab: Returned by Fri Friday soil lab..?? NEW MES this evening-------  Tuesday Dec 17 ( midnite ) Re-organize class notes (over Break) Term Paper Q&A: Annotated Bibliography (Thurs Dec 19)

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AP ENVS

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  1. AP ENVS TUESDAY DEC 10 2013

  2. NEWS • EXAM: Returned tomorrow • Seawater Lab: Returned by Fri • Friday soil lab..?? • NEW MES this evening------- Tuesday Dec 17 (midnite) • Re-organize class notes (over Break) • Term Paper Q&A: Annotated Bibliography (Thurs Dec 19) • Cont Chap 9, soil parameters....erosion

  3. Term Paper • Annotated Bibliography: Due Thursday Dec 19 (assignments adjusted) • What is expected? • Allowable sources? • Primary v Secondary literature? • Peer review?

  4. GLOBAL WARMING EXAMPLE • New Report Calls for Attention to Abrupt Impacts From Climate Change, Emphasizes Need for Early Warning System. News from The National Academies, 3 Dec. 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2013. http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=18373. • This is a secondary source, referring to a the full report from the National Research Council. • The article reports that some of the consequences of global warming may be more imminent than previously thought. Examples are: • Disappearance of late summer Arctic sea ice • Extinction rates for various species • Some consequences may be slower, but have an unseen “tipping point” or threshold • Early warning systems will likely utilize existing land or space-based satellite systems • This article is relevant for: • “What is the timeframe for the predicted consequences of global warming?” • “What steps can be taken to avoid or manage the consequences of global warming?”

  5. Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change; Anticipating Surprises. Committee on Understanding and Monitoring Abrupt Climate Change and Its impacts, Board on Atmospheric Studies and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council, Prepublication Copy, Web. 10 Dec 2013. http://www.nap.edu/download.php?record_id=18373. • This is a primary, committee-prepared and reviewed source, with the final publication date in “late 2013”. • The main thrust of the report is to call to attention the possibility that some of the consequences of global warming and climate change may not be as gradual as previously assumed, and that some of these effects may be more “abrupt”. • The report is a call to action that the world scientific community, and governments, need to step up their preparations for harmful situations that may occur without much or any notice. • It is organized by abrupt changes in the: atmosphere, ocean, high latitudes, and ecosystems. • The report addresses the following Scoping Questions:

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