What makes the atmosphere behave like glass Eunice Newton Foote, 1856
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What makes the atmosphere behave like glass John Tyndall, 1861
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Understanding radiation
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Quantifying the Greenhouse effect: Svante Arrhenius 1896
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Arrhenius's conclusion
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1900
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Are human activities contributing significantly to glob warming ? Guy Stewart Callendar, 1937
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Yes, they are Guy Stewart Callendar, 1937
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Is the CO2 concentration actually increasing Charles Keeling, 1969
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Yes it is ! Charles Keeling, 1969
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The updated Keeling curve
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Paleoclimatology
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Paleo-climate: Ice core analysis
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The History of Climate is Archived in the Polar Ice
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Ice core analysis: Results
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The Naturally Changing Climate
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The Milankovitch cycles
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What we worry
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Physics based mathematical models of the climate and inferences from them: 1950-2000
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Development of climate models
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The IPCC
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AR6: Current status
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AR6: The future
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AR6: Model predictions
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AR6: Stabilization of the climate century scale
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AR6: Rough quantification of the global climate response: ECS
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Science, Ethics, Politics and Global Climate
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Nation-Nation or Rich-Poor
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Tracking human efforts: Monitor the Keeling curve
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Thank you for your attention Please keep an eye on the Keeling curve
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Q&A
Description:
Explore the history and science of climate change in this comprehensive 90-minute lecture by theoretical physicist and glaciologist R Shankar. Delve into the discovery of past climate changes, the greenhouse effect, and the role of human activities in global warming. Examine paleoclimatology techniques, including ice core analysis, and learn about the development of climate models. Understand the current status and future predictions from the IPCC's AR6 report, and consider the ethical and political implications of climate change. Gain insights into tracking global efforts through the Keeling curve and participate in a Q&A session to further your understanding of this critical global issue.