How Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Certain Communities
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Provided by: Rutgers Climate Institute|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video discusses the more severe impacts that climate change will likely have on low-income and minority communities and the importance of finding solutions to these problems.
Subjects: Geography, Health
Authors: Rutgers Climate Institute
Region: New Jersey
Languages: English
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Positives
- This video highlights climate inequality and how low-income and minority communities do not have the necessary resources to mitigate or adapt to the effects of climate change.
Prerequisites
- Students should have basic knowledge about climate change terms and the causes and effects of climate change, as the video only discusses how the certain communities may be impacted.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students in social studies classes can discuss adaptation solutions for the communities identified in the video.
- English language arts classes or science classes can research climate change effects in their local areas and write a blog to inform the public on the causes, current effects, and possible solutions.
- This video can be paired with the Essentials of Environmental Science: Basics of Climate Science video so that students can learn the basic terms of climate change or use one of the resources linked above.
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