Nuevos módulos de enseñanza por ordenador relacionados con el cambio climático

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El portal educativo COMET METED presenta varios módulos de enseñanza, esta vez dedicados al Cambio Climático actual, sus efectos, impactos y mitigaciones. Los tres presentados están en ingles. Los mostramos tal y como aparecen en las presentaciones iniciales y básicas. Son tres:

• Climate Change and Regional Impacts
• Climate Change and Extreme Weather
• Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Climate Change and Regional Impacts

Description

This short module is an overview of the different effects climate change produces in different regions of the United States. In addition to discussing impacts already being experienced, the module presents information on how climate scientists use specialized models and statistical techniques to estimate how regional climates are likely to change in the future.

Objectives

• Describe how temperatures have changed over the last 40 years as reflected in the new U.S. Climate Normals data.
• Discuss some of the effects warmer temperatures have had in various parts of the United States
• Explain why global climate models are not used to make regional climate predictions
• Describe two techniques used to make regional projections of climate change
• Discuss some of the regional changes expected due to climate change in the next century

Keywords

climate change, regional climate change, Climate normals, climate projections, dynamical downscaling, statistical downscaling, global climate models

https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=972

Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Description

This module looks at how increasing temperatures due to climate change have affected sea level rise and what effects scientist expect in the future, given rising greenhouse gas emissions. The various mechanisms of sea level rise are discussed, as well as the tools and research used to study this topic. The module also discusses how countries and communities are preparing for future increases in sea levels.

Objectives

• Discuss why increasing sea levels are a concern
• Describe the difference in the rate of change in sea levels over the last 100 years compared to the previous 2000 years
• Describe factors that contribute to sea level rise
• List tools that researchers use to study sea level rise
• Compare current trends in sea level rise along U.S. coasts
• List three methods used to adapt to sea level rise

Keywords

climate change, sea level rise, glacial melt, thermal expansion, uplift, subsidence, climate projections, global climate models, adaptation, mitigation, planned retreat, accommodation, protection

https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=974

Climate Change and Extreme Weather

Description

This module discusses how a changing climate can also lead to changes in extreme weather events on the local scale. The role of natural variability is also explained. The module describes how climate change can have both positive and negative effects, depending on the situation, location, and the vulnerability of the population. While research on climate change and extreme events is still relatively new, the module discusses what changes scientists think are likely if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.

Objectives

• In terms of temperature, discuss three ways the present climate could change in the future and what effect each might have on both high and low temperature extremes
• Describe how an increasing global average temperature can lead to changes in other elements of the climate system
• Provide an example of natural variability and how it might be manifested in extreme events
• Define "attribution science" and discuss its uses
• List several ways in which climate changes is projected to affect extreme events in the coming decades

Keywords

climate change, extreme weather, climate projections, global climate models, attribution science, heat wave, natural variability

https://www.meted.ucar.edu/training_module.php?id=973

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