This interdisciplinary book offers an in-depth examination of the history of the Earthâ s climate and how historians and citizens can influence contemporary climate debate and activism. This book is meant for use by teachers in high school elective or an introductory college course settings.
This interdisciplinary book offers an in-depth examination of the history of the Earthâ s climate and how historians and citizens can influence contemporary climate debate and activism. This book is meant for use by teachers in high school elective or an introductory college course settings.
Alan J. Singer is a teacher educator at Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, a former New York City high school teacher, and a life-long political activist starting with the anti-war and Civil Rights movements of the 1960s.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Climate Vocabulary 1. "Our House is on Fire" 2. Responsibility of the Historian as Public Intellectual 3.Tipping Points 4. Great Climate Migration 5. Earth's Past Climates 6. Climate Change and Human Evolution 7. Extreme Heat 8. Four Billion Years of Climate History 9. Mass Extinctions 10. "Clocking" Climate Change 11. Diseases Carried by Mosquitoes or Hidden in the Ice 12. Climate Change Deniers and Minimizers 13. A Short Cold Snap of about 500 Years 14. Power of Ice 15. Climate Repercussions 16. Water Scarcity, Water's Vengeance 17. Technology Debate 18. Saving the Amazon Rainforest 19. Capitalism vs. the Climate 20. Climate Activism (Where do we go from here?) Appendix 1: Annotated Bibliography Appendix II. Resources for Teaching about Climate Change
Introduction Climate Vocabulary 1. "Our House is on Fire" 2. Responsibility of the Historian as Public Intellectual 3.Tipping Points 4. Great Climate Migration 5. Earth's Past Climates 6. Climate Change and Human Evolution 7. Extreme Heat 8. Four Billion Years of Climate History 9. Mass Extinctions 10. "Clocking" Climate Change 11. Diseases Carried by Mosquitoes or Hidden in the Ice 12. Climate Change Deniers and Minimizers 13. A Short Cold Snap of about 500 Years 14. Power of Ice 15. Climate Repercussions 16. Water Scarcity, Water's Vengeance 17. Technology Debate 18. Saving the Amazon Rainforest 19. Capitalism vs. the Climate 20. Climate Activism (Where do we go from here?) Appendix 1: Annotated Bibliography Appendix II. Resources for Teaching about Climate Change
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