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Intro lecture
How much warmer than today was th...,
How much colder than today was th...,
What was the global mean co2 abun...
5
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Intro to atmosphere
How much energy does the equator ...,
Coriolis effect,
What are the doldrums
8
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Atmospheric composition and climate
Greenhouse effect,
Whats the equilvalence of one mol...,
What is a sink for methane
10
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Air quality and human mortality
What classes as air pollution,
How many deaths globally are caus...,
Is ozone good or bad
7
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Contemporary climate change
When was ipcc set up,
Evidence for contemporary climate...,
Thermosteric rise
8
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Climate impacts
Are impacts linear or not,
Geological impacts,
Human impacts
7
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The Sceptics
Is scepticism political,
Why are there sceptics,
Whats the dunning kruger effect
7
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Water 1
What of earths water is freshwater,
What is mesopotamia and where was...,
Why do people settle near rivers
28
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Water 2
Where is the vulnerable ares in t...,
Whats the itcz,
When was there a long term sustai...
23
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Water contamination
What do we need water for,
Contamination,
Pollution
26
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Grand challenge of natural resource use
Define ecosystem services,
Coastal ecosystem services,
How to make a sustainable community
7
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Fisheries
How many fishers are there globally,
Where accounts for over 90 of glo...,
How many livelihoods depend on fi...
20
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Microplastic pollution
What classes as a microplastic,
Types of microplastic,
How many microplastic particles d...
12
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Oceans
What do oceans and the atmosphere do,
What is global over turning circu...,
What causes coral bleaching
20
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Global land cover change and monitoring tools
Whats land cover,
Land use,
Policy driven change
13
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Ecosystems
Whats an ecosystem,
Ecosystem processes,
Ecosystem functions
20
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Urban ecosystems
Are we more rural or urban as a p...,
Are urban areas ecosystems,
Does air pollution from roads aff...
12
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Silent spring and beyond
Who wrote silent spring and when,
What did silent spring lead to,
What is the idea behind silent sp...
19
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Hacking in envtl science
What is science,
Whats dogma,
Whats a flux tower
10
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Human health and the environment
Top 5 environment and health issues,
How are the environment and healt...,
What can the quality of out built...
16
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Climate and epidemiology
Top climate and health issues,
Whats epidemiology,
Types of epidemiology
13
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Extreme weather events
Important research areas,
Reasons for increase in extreme e...,
Whats a hazard
33
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Renewable energy
Is there an agreed stance on rene...,
What did smalley highlight as hum...,
Have the top 10 threats canged
25
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Mining
What is mining,
Importance of mining,
Types of mining
28
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Cities
When did the number of people liv...,
Do ledcs see more people migratin...,
What of people living in cities b...
17
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Envtl impacts of textile industry
How much cotton produced each year,
What of pesticides globally does ...,
How much water to make on t shirt...
25
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UN cc negotiations debate and simulation
When was ippc established,
When was rio earth summit,
When was kyoto protocol
10
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Miss communicating science
Why is it difficult to communicat...,
Science,
How scientists view uncertainty
19
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