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Evaluating Climate Impacts

Driving Question: How can we think about the impacts of climate change?

Climate change is not some far-off danger. It’s here, and the effects of climate change are already being felt around the world. To be able to effectively deal with these impacts now and in the future, we must first understand how they are affecting different natural and human systems. In this lesson, you’ll learn to identify the various effects of climate change and how they may be impacting regions and communities differently.

  1. Distinguish between the direct and indirect impacts of climate change.
  2. Articulate the interconnected nature of current and potential impacts on human and natural systems.
  3. Assess how the impacts of climate change vary regionally based on factors including geography and socioeconomic conditions.
STEP 2

How Will Climate Change Continue to Affect Us? Crash Course Climate & Energy #8

Climate change is already being felt by ecosystems and communities around the world, but not always in the same ways or to the same extent. This video explores the current and potential effects of climate change.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
STEP 3