This is a collection of websites and services that monitor or analyze the temperature of the Earth with regular, public updates. Data Collectors and Analysis: NASA: Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP) Make your own GISTEMP Plot NOAA: [...]
This is a collection of blogs and resources about what individuals can do about climate change. From The Complete List; What Can I Do? (4) (20130421) 1. Efficiency 2. Food 3. Alternative Energy 4. Waste Management 5. Behavior, Conservation and Reduced Use [...]
This is a collection of climate change web sites collected by me, Richard B (Ricky) Rood. It is by no means comprehensive. Plus, as climate is of growing concern, there are many other news sources arriving and a few that leave or [...]
I am asked about different climate change advocacy and information organizations. The ones listed below are ones that I have used their materials or to which I have contributed. This is collection by Richard B (Ricky) Rood. All links checked on 20201227 [...]
Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Problem Solving (3 Credits) Instructor: Richard B. (Ricky) Rood email: rbrood@umich.edu phone: 734-647-3530 (office) office: email for appointment Meeting Time and Location: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 - 11:30 For Winter 2023 the course is remote and [...]
This lecture was presented at the Biennale di Venezia, Italian Pavilion, on October 5, 2021. The lecture strives to make several points. As a species we have adapted to large climate change, especially at the end of the ice age. Compared to [...]
Early in my career, at NASA, I became a manager of organizations that employed scientists and computational specialists. I did not aspire to management. In fact, among my friends, management was looked down upon; it was not "science." My recruitment into management [...]
Uncertainty Introduction (30:34 Minute Lecture, slides, pdf): Science does not produce facts; it produces knowledge with a description of uncertainty. Knowledge is imperfect for many reasons. This lectures describes and categorizes different sources of uncertainty, and introduces how to use different sources [...]
Image: Rood family cabin, intact but moved, on the Neuse River, North Carolina, after Hurricane Florence and before Hurricane Dorian (August 2019). What is its future? This course was designed for the Climate and Space (CLaSP) MEng in Applied Climate. It [...]
Image: Long's Peak and the Colorado Front Range, Boulder County, Colorado: This is a set of resources that I (Richard B. (Ricky) Rood) have collected for my classes and the Applied Climate program at University of Michigan. Recorded Lectures: Link to [...]