Reading Questions for Bush, Ecology of a Changing Planet

Ch 17: Climate Change and Global Warming

 Please complete the following questions for our film seminar on Thursday, Jan. 25. We will be watching and discussing “An Inconvenient Truth” during this class meeting. 

1. Summarize the evidence supporting the claim that rapid global warming has occurred during the past century. What problems or uncertainties exist in this evidence?

1. Summarize the evidence supporting the claim that humans are responsible for rapid global warming during the past century. What problems or uncertainties exist in this evidence?

1. Explain the connection between atmospheric CO₂ and climate change.

1. What does Mark Bush view as the most important consequences of rapid global warming?

1. How does Mark Bush think that humans should respond to rapid global warming?