May 03 2012
So, while your text does introduce the concept of carbon neutral it did not mention carbon offsets, which have become a hot ticket in “climate change mitigation.” There are many companies out there now marketing carbon offsets to reduce your “carbon footprint.” Terrapass is a popular one. You can offset one year’s worth of air [...]
Apr 30 2012
Since it is so close to the AP exam and all of you have fulfilled your scribe post obligations, I won’t start the list over. So, here is a collection of links from past classes on major air pollution issues and global climate change for those that missed class. While written a year or two [...]
Oct 15 2011
In class Friday, we talked about the fifth factor that helps determine climate: Ocean currents. These ocean currents are effected by temperature, gravity, prevailing winds, the Coriolis Effect, and the distribution of continents. The resulting phenomena are gyres, upwelling, thermo haline circulation, heat transportation across the globe, and ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation. Gyres: Gyres [...]
Oct 13 2011
Today we began talking about the Earth’s atmosphere, beginning with its composition. A mixture of gasses, the atmosphere is primarily made up of N2 followed by O2, and then 1% of other gasses. We then began talking about the structure of the atmosphere. As of right now, we are primarily concerned with the first 2 of [...]
Oct 13 2011
Today in class, we discussed why there are differences in climate among the biomes on Earth. We looked at 4 of the 5 factors that determine climate. Here are the 4 factors: 1. Unequal Heating of the Earth – A few reasons account for the uneven heating of Earth. First, Earth’s spherical shape largely influences [...]
