Nye recorded a short YouTube video (as himself, not his TV persona) advocating clean-energy climate-change legislation on behalf of Al Gore's Repower America campaign in October 2009.
In 2015 video, Bill Nye the Science Guy is featured in a National Geographic’s 101 Series video explaining what causes climate change, how it affects our planet, why we need to act promptly to mitigate its effects, and how each of us can contribute to a solution.
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Fig 1. Hidden Creek Glacier, 1916 and 2004, with particulary noticeable change | Top: S.R. Capps, USGS. Bottom: NPS Photo
Discussion
Discuss the following in a group or as a class:
- How would you describe the Earth's changing climate?
- What is a long-term and a short-term trend in terms of data?
- In what ways is the Earth different today than 100 years ago?
Video
Please watch the following video.
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Exercise
Open the Exercise to continue.
