Videos

Reconstructing Past Climates

1. The UK's Meteorological Office briefly explains: what is climate, and how does it differ from weather? 

2. The UK'S Met Office with a brief video about climate change past and present: 

3. BBC Video: "An Animated Journey through Earth's Climate History."

A quick guide to climate's past, present and future: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2009/copenhagen/8386319.stm

4. Decoding Antarctica's Climate History: 

5. How Penguins can teach us about the history of Earth's climate:

6. Connecting Roman and Medieval Climate and Historical Change:

Understanding Global Warming

1. A short history of milestones in climate science: 

2. An interesting angle on our understanding of past and future climates: 

3. An important talk by Naomi Oreskes, author of Merchants of Doubt, that explores American attitudes towards global warming and climate change research:

4. Hot Planet?, a BBC documentary that explores what increases in temperature may mean for life on earth. 

5. A Selective History of Sea Ice Observations: