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How the World Warmed

The earth is currently at its hottest point in recorded history and sea levels continue to rise to alarming levels around the globe- how did we get to our current climate crisis? Watch to learn “How the World Warmed” throughout history: the scientific discoveries, policy decisions, and key historical events that got us to where we are today. Can looking to the past help us understand what our future looks like in an ever-warming world?

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How the World Warmed: Sources

July 26, 2018

  Script Timeline One hundred thousand years ago, the world was cold and getting colder. Buried under thousands of feet of ice, North America was descending toward the last Glacial Maximum, when the glaciers blanketing the northern hemisphere would reach…

Credits and Bios

July 26, 2018

Editor and Animator Meg Rosenburg Dr. Meg Rosenburg is a freelance science writer, artist, and filmmaker with a passion for effective communication of complex concepts through storytelling and digital media. She earned her Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology…