Climate change: Earth's giant game of Tetris - Joss Fong
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There's a game of Tetris happening on a global scale: The playing space is planet Earth, and all those pesky, stacking blocks represent carbon dioxide -- a greenhouse gas that is piling up ever more rapidly as we burn the fossil fuels that run our cars, factories and power plants. Joss Fong outlines how this overload of CO2 leads to climate change and reminds us that, unlike Tetris, we won't get an opportunity to start over and try again.
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Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (EPA)
Climate Kids: NASA’s Eyes on the Earth
A Student’s Guide to Global Climate Change (EPA)
Here are some great videos to watch to learn more about climate change.
Climate 101 with Bill Nye (Climate Reality)
Formation of Fossil Fuels (Earth: The Operators’ Manual)
Six Decades of a Warming Earth (NASA)
Arctic Sea Ice 1979-2012 (NSIDC)
Climate Change is Simple: David Roberts (TEDx Talk)
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Climate 101 with Bill Nye (Climate Reality)
Formation of Fossil Fuels (Earth: The Operators’ Manual)
Six Decades of a Warming Earth (NASA)
Arctic Sea Ice 1979-2012 (NSIDC)
Climate Change is Simple: David Roberts (TEDx Talk)
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