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Does Climate Change Cause Extreme Weather?

Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: November 8, 2023
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12, ap-college

Synopsis

  • This video examines the difference between climate and weather, the connection between climate change and extreme weather events like Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Harvey, and how scientists use climate models to substantiate attribution science.
  • Students will learn that climate and weather differ based on time, climate change increases the severity and frequency of extreme weather events, and climate models can be useful for comparing different carbon emission scenarios.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: CLEAN, Above the Noise, KQED
Region: North America, USA - South, United States, Global, Louisiana, Texas
Languages: English

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CLEAN
The CLEAN Network is a professionally diverse community of over 630 members committed to improving climate and energy literacy locally, regionally, nationally, and globally in order to enable responsible decisions and actions. The CLEAN Network has been a dynamic group since 2008 and is now led by the CLEAN Leadership Board established in 2016. 

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