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.