The Ocean & Climate Change (Part 1)

Final episode of the upcoming TALK | Climate Change series. It summarizes the previous episodes (yet to be released), and focusses on the ocean — the hydrosphere.

In Part 1, we take a look at ocean circulation patterns, and greenhouse gasses trapped in the depths, and what these mean.

The continuation of this video (Part 2) can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4C08q-wKcs

Climate change has received publicity for decades already. We have known for a long time, but there has not been a reasonable response by governments, corporations and individuals. There is no scientific contest to whether or not the recent global warming is 'real' and human-induced. It is a scientific fact...

(A bibliography of the utilized sources, images and videos will be made available soon.)

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ocean
• global
• warming
• climate
• system
• change
• hydrosphere
• thermohaline
• methane
• hydrate
• clathrate

[digitalimpulse]

Where is the rest of the series? :|

[rudidas89]

@digitalimpulse Thanks for asking. Regarding the other series: this was for a uni assignment to make one episode of a five-part series... I have outlines on the other 4 and might make them :)

[digitalimpulse]

@rudidas89 oh ok I'll go ahead and sub then.

[rudidas89]

@digitalimpulse hehe thanks - can't promise on when itll be though! :P busy

[werecow2003]

I just want to comment on the thermohaline circulation bit and the possibility of an imminent new ice age: while it's true that it seems to be theoretically possible for the circulation to be altered in this way, and that this has indeed likely happened in the past, it should be pointed out that the contention that this could happen in the near future is controversial among climate scientists. Potholer54 did a great video on this just the other day: watch?v=kmECHrOcFlc (his latest on this topic)

[rudidas89]

@werecow2003 Thanks for bringing that up. That's a good video you've linked to!

[werecow2003]

@rudidas89 I recommend the whole series. }|:o)