What are Saharan dust clouds? Every year during the summer, large amounts of dust are lifted off of the Saharan Desert in northern Africa and float west over the Atlantic […]

This page contains the following sections: Where is Arabic spoken? Climate education in: Egypt Jordan Morocco Climate and culture in: Egypt Jordan Morocco References and additional resources Where is Arabic […]

Content warning: This film contains explicit language. Rated PG-13 Spoiler warning: This webpage provides mild plot spoilers. Interstellar is a science fiction epic released by Paramount Pictures in the United […]

Metronome’s Climate Clock (image above) is a public art installation displaying the time left until it is too late to reverse the effects of global warming at our current rate […]

This page contains the following sections: Where is Spanish spoken? Climate education in: Mexico Dominican Republic Colombia Climate and culture in: Spain Argentina Peru Language practice References and additional resources […]

Land Acknowledgement This Climate Literacy Resource is being developed at Smith College in the town currently known as Northampton, Massachusetts. Below we offer the land acknowledgment of the college. Such […]

Introduction to Climate in Human History  Climate events have played a major role in shaping the course of human history. Numerous examples of such events are listed below, and their […]

What is an atmospheric river? An atmospheric river is a large band of moisture in the atmosphere, usually thousands of miles/kilometers long and hundreds of miles/kilometers wide. Atmospheric rivers transport […]

Land Acknowledgement This Climate Literacy Resource is being developed at Smith College in the town currently known as Northampton, Massachusetts. Below we offer the land acknowledgment of the college. Such […]

Abbreviations: BCE = Before Common Era CE = Common Era c. = circa (approximately) Introduction to Climate in Human History  Climate events have played a major role in shaping the […]