Climate Change

This open access book on climate change assesses past climatic change from a geoscience perspective and directly and effectively addresses common misconceptions on climate and climate change. A geoscience perspective on the multiple causes, rates, and consequences of climate change is essential cont...

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description This open access book on climate change assesses past climatic change from a geoscience perspective and directly and effectively addresses common misconceptions on climate and climate change. A geoscience perspective on the multiple causes, rates, and consequences of climate change is essential context to assess modern climate change and our role in it, as well as forecasting future climate conditions. Yet, most textbooks on climate change focus only on the very recent past (e.g., last century), are not sufficiently engaging for non-scientists, or explore paleoclimate science at a level too challenging for introductory students. In addition, a wide range of misconceptions and confusion exists in the general public about climate change. Correcting misconceptions is an essential aspect of education, but educational research has shown that it is challenging to achieve. This textbook includes introductions to each thematic Part, that directly identify relevant misconceptions and refute them with clear, concise messages (i.e., learning goals) that are grounded in science and expanded on in the supporting chapters. Such refutation-style approaches have been shown to be effective at addressing misconceptions. The book offers a clear trajectory of fundamental climate science concepts, which are most beneficially combined to provide a valuable geoscience perspective on the causes, rates, and consequences of climate change. It frames the collection of climate science chapters with impactful, relevant social science context: starting the book with a chapter that explores the reasons behind the disconnect between the scientific and public understanding of climate change, and ending the book with a discussion of the intersection of ethics and climate change. Short topical expansions or excursions are included as “boxes” within selected chapters. This book will serve as a basic resource for learning about the lessons that the paleoclimate record offers to evaluate the seriousness of modern and future climate change.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1665942025-09-20T05:04:34Z Climate Change St. John, Kristen Krissek, Lawrence Open Access Understanding Climate Change Paleoclimates Climate Record Global Warming in the past Climate Change Mitigation Strategies Climate Change and Ethics Climate Change Disconnect Paleoclimate Perspective on Climate Change Differential Vulnerability Readiness to Adapt to Climate Change Climate Modeling Perception of Climate Change Understanding Climate Systems Climate Change Misconceptions thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBX Palaeontology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TC Biochemical engineering::TCB Biotechnology This open access book on climate change assesses past climatic change from a geoscience perspective and directly and effectively addresses common misconceptions on climate and climate change. A geoscience perspective on the multiple causes, rates, and consequences of climate change is essential context to assess modern climate change and our role in it, as well as forecasting future climate conditions. Yet, most textbooks on climate change focus only on the very recent past (e.g., last century), are not sufficiently engaging for non-scientists, or explore paleoclimate science at a level too challenging for introductory students. In addition, a wide range of misconceptions and confusion exists in the general public about climate change. Correcting misconceptions is an essential aspect of education, but educational research has shown that it is challenging to achieve. This textbook includes introductions to each thematic Part, that directly identify relevant misconceptions and refute them with clear, concise messages (i.e., learning goals) that are grounded in science and expanded on in the supporting chapters. Such refutation-style approaches have been shown to be effective at addressing misconceptions. The book offers a clear trajectory of fundamental climate science concepts, which are most beneficially combined to provide a valuable geoscience perspective on the causes, rates, and consequences of climate change. It frames the collection of climate science chapters with impactful, relevant social science context: starting the book with a chapter that explores the reasons behind the disconnect between the scientific and public understanding of climate change, and ending the book with a discussion of the intersection of ethics and climate change. Short topical expansions or excursions are included as “boxes” within selected chapters. This book will serve as a basic resource for learning about the lessons that the paleoclimate record offers to evaluate the seriousness of modern and future climate change. 2025-09-19T05:02:12Z 2025-09-19T05:02:12Z 2025-09-18T16:14:04Z 2025 book ONIX_20250918T180551_9783031828690_36 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/106066 9783031828690 9783031828683 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/166594 eng Earth and Environmental Science; Earth and Environmental Science (R0) open access image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/106066/1/9783031828690.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/106066/1/9783031828690.pdf Springer Nature 10.1007/978-3-031-82869-0 10.1007/978-3-031-82869-0 9fa3421d-f917-4153-b9ab-fc337c396b5a 9783031828690 9783031828683 512 Cham open access
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Understanding Climate Change
Paleoclimates
Climate Record
Global Warming in the past
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change and Ethics
Climate Change Disconnect
Paleoclimate Perspective on Climate Change
Differential Vulnerability
Readiness to Adapt to Climate Change
Climate Modeling
Perception of Climate Change
Understanding Climate Systems
Climate Change Misconceptions
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thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBX Palaeontology
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TC Biochemical engineering::TCB Biotechnology
Climate Change
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topic Open Access
Understanding Climate Change
Paleoclimates
Climate Record
Global Warming in the past
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change and Ethics
Climate Change Disconnect
Paleoclimate Perspective on Climate Change
Differential Vulnerability
Readiness to Adapt to Climate Change
Climate Modeling
Perception of Climate Change
Understanding Climate Systems
Climate Change Misconceptions
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thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBX Palaeontology
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TC Biochemical engineering::TCB Biotechnology
topic_facet Open Access
Understanding Climate Change
Paleoclimates
Climate Record
Global Warming in the past
Climate Change Mitigation Strategies
Climate Change and Ethics
Climate Change Disconnect
Paleoclimate Perspective on Climate Change
Differential Vulnerability
Readiness to Adapt to Climate Change
Climate Modeling
Perception of Climate Change
Understanding Climate Systems
Climate Change Misconceptions
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thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences
thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBX Palaeontology
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TC Biochemical engineering::TCB Biotechnology
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