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Where do you think is a good place to put this image?

Donnetta Elsasser

I like this image because I think it speaks to how certain areas are more vulnerable to climate change than others. It also speaks to what happens when we don't have enough vegetation. But it's not really about emissions or the grand challenges.

How should I best use it in the course?

  • Agreed, this image is really useful. I like that it's pretty intuitive, even if the students aren't very familiar with Celsius. 

    Climate wasn't even on my radar for my classes yet because I'm aligned more with WHP 1200, but I'm thinking when I teach about the Sahel region in Unit 2 this might be a good "think about it" type of image to start the lesson.

  • in reply to Will Nash

    That's a good idea,  . 

    When you talk about the Sahel, do you look at it from an ancient perspective, a current geological region, or a climate evolution?

  • in reply to Donnetta Elsasser

    In 1200, historically I've been focused on Mali/Songhai. I'm going to try to get out of my comfort zone this year and look at it a little more holistically, especially because I want to talk about the Coup Belt at the end of the year and link it to climate change.

  • in reply to Will Nash

    That sounds interesting,   

    In a nutshell, how will you go about linking coups to climate?

  • This is a great image  . I have been previewing a lot of the materials for Unit 2 recently and I think this image would go really well with 2.2 - Direct Impacts of Climate Change. The Infographic explains how much of an impact even half a degree can have. The rest of the sources discuss how the effects of climate change will impact some parts of the world more than others. I would use this image either as an introduction or as a closure one day to really drive home that point. 

    Did you wind up using the image yet? How did you fit it in?

  • in reply to Will Nash

    Hey Will- I love this. I think it fits into the bigger conversation of the Anthropocene. Sometimes students get the feeling that pre-industrial societies were altruistic but we have always been using resources. Man has always desired more resources//energy. We can look at the industrial revolution as speeding up climate change and making the desire for energy being more consequential.