Delves into silica biomineralization in diatoms, radiolarians, and sponges, exploring their origin, distribution, and impact on the ocean's silica cycle.
Covers the principles and concepts of biomineralization, including the types of biominerals, induced vs. controlled biomineralization, and its impact on the biosphere.
Introduces atmospheric composition, focusing on geochemical cycles, atmospheric lifetimes, and the impacts of gases and aerosols on health and climate.
Covers the Earth's climate system components, interactions, and energy balance, including the impact of anthropogenic forcings and the role of the biosphere.
Delves into extreme weather events, their definitions, causes, and consequences, emphasizing the importance of understanding climate change in relation to these occurrences.
Explores the importance of climate change for snow scientists, covering definitions, effects of continentality and elevation, snow cover classification, and the state of the cryosphere.
Emphasizes the role of individual and collective actions in achieving sustainability through the Sustainable Development Goals and the successes of the Millennium Development Goals.
