Course Details

This course will address writing climate science for society. Climate-change research is complicated because understanding why the climate can change relies on understanding the coupled interactions between air, ocean, land, ice, and life – the earth system itself is complicated. Research spans observations, experiments, and modeling on the local and global scale. Given this complexity we need disciplinary education, for example by majoring in any of the units across the College of the Environment. However, in relation to climate change as a global issue we are typically motivated to achieve interdisciplinary understanding. The process of explaining something in common terms is a test of one’s depth and breadth of understanding. The goal of this course is for students to gain experience writing in a style that speaks to society and on scientific topics that matter to society.