Earth's Changing Climate
The Climate Impact Map uses temperature data and climate models to show expected outcomes of climate change. Some of the map features are still under construction. Check it out.
Use the map below to explore what climate could be like in select US cities. Our closest city is New York City.
Carbon Cycle
Use the link to access an interactive version of the carbon cycle poster. Information can be collected by clicking on the arrows.
How does human activity affect carbon flows?
How does turning on a light bulb in Bremerhaven change the climate in Niger?
Between 2004 and 2006, Bremen-based architect Axel Werner undertook a journey to discover the global climate connections among locations along the 8th meridian, a line of longitude that runs through Bremerhaven, Germany.
Traveling with Israeli-American filmmaker B.Z. Goldberg, Werner talked to people on five continents as Goldberg captured the stories of people living along the 8th meridian. Throughout the journey, Werner and Goldberg focused on local climate and the effects of climate change on the local environment and people. Their documentary captured the unexpected and unintended consequences of human activities that affect climate on a global scale.
Goldberg's 81 documentary film segments are the focal points for exhibits at the Klimahaus, a unique interactive experience on the 8th meridian in Bremerhaven, Germany. Opened in 2009, Klimahaus interactive experiences are constantly updated to reflect the latest scientific findings. To do so, Klimahaus partners with some of the most prestigious climate research organizations in Germany, including the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, the German Weather Service, and the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research.
Visitors to the museum explore climate and climate change mechanisms. Although you will not be able to experience the Klimahaus in person, you can take a virtual tour. As you travel through the virtual tour, take notes. Use the tour as an inspiration for a journey you will be creating for a walk along your longitude line.
Take a virtual tour around the world along the 8th longitude. Take notes as you travel. Pay close attention to climate, climate change, human impacts, and global connections. Note that videos are in German and in the native languages of the people who live in the places featured in the videos. As you view the videos, pay attention to the visual details. Listen carefully. You may be able to understand a few words or discern meaning by careful observation.
Photo credit: Klimahaus
How does turning on a light bulb in Wyckoff affect the climate somewhere else?
Using the Klimahaus for inspiration, discover climate and climate change along your longitude. Each group will be assigned a location to research. Your location group will produce a virtual EMS Climate House room using Thinglink and Flipgrid. Focus your research on climate and climate change. Together we will use the EMS Climate House stories to discover the global connections among the locations and the impact of our everyday activities on distant locations.