Climate scientists say this will be the hottest year on record, for a second year in a row. It will also exceed a worldwide pledge to keep global warming under 34.7 degrees Fahrenheit.
A recent poll found that 74% of Minnesotans want schools to teach about the causes of climate change, its consequences and potential solutions. Just this year, Minnesota started requiring high school students to learn about climate change.
Inside Megan Hall’s AP Environmental Science Course at Open World Learning in St. Paul, students are getting a hands-on look at climate change.
“So we’re going to be looking at ecosystems through data analysis today,” said Hall to her class. “And we’re going to work on introduction now that all this climate shift species stuff is fresh in your mind.”
Students are writing reports after field trips to nearby Crosby Farm Regional Park, then Gooseberry Falls State Park.
“How many of you noticed disturbance in either of the forests that you visited,” asks Hall.
“It was kind of nice to go out in nature. It was very quiet. We kind of just took some data from the forest, and now we’re using it to write these lab reports,” said Open World Learning student Grace Stender.
“We were talking about how, because of climate change, the biomes in Minnesota are slowly moving north,” said Open World Learning student Charlie.
Pennsylvania passed a requirement for environmental education, I think in 1993. Not sure if there are any climate requirements. I’m guessing there are other states with some requirements.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/17/texas-climate-textbooks-education-SBOE/
That is SO frightening!
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While a temperature measurement of 1.5°C corresponds to it being 34.7°F (just above freezing), a temperature increase of 1.5°C corresponds to an increase of 2.7°F. The ratio of Celsius degrees to Fahrenheit degrees is 5/9.