Week 8

1. What are the most important themes you have learned? Anthropocene is the epoch when humans have changed earth's geology.
2. What aspect(s) did you find difficult? Understanding what exacerbates urban heat islands. I thought building height, drainage, light-colored paved areas, and air conditioning. But, maybe light-colored paved areas reflect heat?
3. What did you find most interesting? And why? The Anthropocene because it's simply staggering that humans are the only species that could create its own geological epoch.
4. Was there something that you learned that prompted you to do your own research? I looked into the snowball earth a bit more.
5. Are there any web sites or other online resource that you found particularly useful in furthering your knowledge and understanding? The IPCC website, NASA, and EPA were all useful.