TSSP - Global Warming,
Energy and Atmospheric Change
An introduction
to the ways in which people use natural and man-made sources of energy,
including the origin of fossil fuels, the history of their use by human
societies, and the impact of the use of fossil fuels on the
environment. Alternative sources of power will be considered,
including nuclear and solar power, and hydrogen fuel cell technology.
The nature and importance of global warming will be considered in
detail, including an introduction to how past
climate history is measured, the nature of the Ice Ages, and the role
of clouds as sources of uncertainty in global warming models. The
series will conclude with an
examination of the effects that global warming will have on the Gulf
Coast states and the city of New Orleans.