The idea that human activities could influence global climate first emerged more than a hundred years ago, when the Swedish scientist Arrhenius warned that burning coal could lead to global warming. The tracks on this album take a historical look at the systematic study of weather and climate, from…
The Open University

Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album.

The Mannheim group of amateur scientists starts to systematically gather data about the weather.

Transcript -- The Mannheim group of amateur scientists starts to systematically gather data about the weather.

What scientific and natural records reveal about global climate over the last 150 years.

Transcript -- What scientific and natural records reveal about global climate over the last 150 years.

What sediment cores from the world's oceans reveal about climate patterns.

Transcript -- What sediment cores from the world's oceans reveal about climate patterns.

The influence of natural phenomena on global climate.

Transcript -- The influence of natural phenomena on global climate.

Dealing with discrepancies between climate models and observable data.

Transcript -- Dealing with discrepancies between climate models and observable data.