Environmental Concerns Part I

Date: 01/28/2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Credit: 1 Hour

COURSE INTRODUCTION & OUTLINE:
 

Global Warming From Fossil Fuels

2023 was the hottest year on record, with global average temperatures at 1.46C above pre-industrial levels and 0.13C higher than the eleven-month average for 2016, currently the warmest calendar year on record. The year was marked by six record-breaking months and two record-breaking seasons.
The alarming increased emissions of greenhouse gases have led to a rapid and steady increase in global temperatures, which in turn is causing catastrophic events all over the world – from Australia and the US experiencing some of the most devastating bushfire seasons ever recorded, locusts swarming across parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, decimating crops, and a heatwave in Antarctica that saw temperatures rise above 20C for the first time. Scientists are constantly warning that the planet has crossed a series of tipping points that could have catastrophic consequences, such as advancing permafrost melt in Arctic regions, the Greenland ice sheet melting at an unprecedented rate, accelerating sixth mass extinction, and increasing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, just to name a few.

Course Number:  LWP012825
Field of Study: Environmental
Level: Basic
Presenter:
Ronald Finger
Prerequisites: 
None