Natural Sciences 191CNS10 - FYS - Kicking the Climate Syst

There is a lot of debate surrounding climate change, a topic that is frequently in the news and often presented as either a 'hoax' or as the most important issue facing humanity in the coming decades. In this course we will explore how the Earth's climate has changed in the past on a range of time scales, from centuries to millions of years. The concept of the Earth as a system will be introduced and we will learn how this system has responded in the past to natural changes and how it is likely to respond in the future due to the activities of humans. This course will enable students to make their own informed decisions about this controversial topic.

Open to Natural Sciences Freshman with a declared major or on the Natural Sciences Exploratory Track who are in CNS Connect RAP in Kennedy Hall.