Adapting to New Normals: The Heat’s On
http://www.climatecentral.org/videos/web_features/the-new-normals-philadelphia/

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This video describes the impact of extreme heat on Philadelphia in the summer of 2011 and how the city is adapting to new expectations about its weather. It uses this example to introduce the new national climate normals, released by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) that summer.


Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Recent climate data, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Recent climate data, Environmental Science:Policy, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Special Interest: Hazards
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Public Policy, Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Hazards, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Weather