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Energy and Climate

Do hot neighborhoods affect everyone equally?

Researchers measured the urban heat island effect for 175 cities in the United States and found that in most places, people of color experience higher urban heat island effects than white people do.

Energy and Climate

Did atmospheric waves get wavier?

Scientists developed an index to study atmospheric waves (isohypses) and found an interesting trend over the past three decades.

Energy and Climate

How hot can corn handle it?

+ Introductory video
+ Links to lesson plans about climate change
+ Link to TED-Ed lesson on the plant’s-eye view

Energy and Climate

Cold ocean = hot summer?

+ Introductory video
+ Link to a lesson plan about the influence of oceans on weather and climate

Energy and Climate

The Arctic is melting – so what?

+ Lesson plan on Arctic sea ice and climate change
+ Powerpoint presentation based on the article
+ Link to Changing Albedo Lab by NASA

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