EPISODE · Sep 15, 2022 · 23 MIN
#298 | A Brief History of Climate Change
from English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English · host Leonardo English
For thousands of years, humans have had ideas about mankind's potential impact on the climate.In this episode, we look at how these ideas have changed, the men and women who have contributed to them, and ask ourselves why it has taken so long to start paying attention.Ancient ideas about mankind's impact on the climateThe North American "rain follows the plough" theoryJoseph Fourier & The Greenhouse EffectEunice Newton Foote's discovery about CO2The theory that burning coal might be causing temperatures to riseSvante Arrhenius & global heatingGuy Callendar, the amateur meteorologistThe fear of a return to the Ice AgeThe Great Smog of 1952 in LondonCharles David Keeling attributes human activity to climate changeWere rising CO2 levels good or bad?The establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeModern climate change theoriesThe role of the oil & gas industryClimate change deniers in US politicsFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-climate-change ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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For thousands of years, humans have had ideas about mankind's potential impact on the climate. In this episode, we look at how these ideas have changed, the men and women who have contributed to them, and ask ourselves why it has taken so long to start paying attention. Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-climate-change
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