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Climate History and Our Future

Climate History and Our Future

For billions of years, changes in Earth’s climate have meant changes for life. As our climate changes now, we can look to history to understand how it might affect our future.

Key Ideas

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

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 01:46 Why were bacteria important to the development of early life?
  2. 03:10 How did a change in the climate help new complex societies develop?
  3. 03:51 How has climate shaped human societies?
  4. 04:40 How is the current change in climate different from previous cycles of warming and cooling?
  5. 05:46 How are societies innovating to address climate change?