vGIFT22 Session 2:  Climate
Channel: European Geosciences Union
Date: 2022-04-27

EGU's annual Geoscience Information for Teachers (GIFT) workshop was held between April 4 and 8 2022, and was composed of five virtual sessions. The theme for the 2022 workshop was "How the planet shapes history.- Geosciences, human society and civilizations", and explored some of the key ways in which geological and climatic processes impacted human society and civilizations throughout history. GIFT workshops include topical presentations from scientists at the cutting-edge of research together with hands-on teaching activities.

Session 2 was composed of three experts talking on the theme of "Climate". These speakers were:

Hishashi Hayakawa, Assistant Professor, Institute for Space–Earth Environmental Research, Department of Environmental Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan - "An Overview Of The Historical Space Climate, As Seen From The Historical Archives And Classics. Records Of Aurorae From Ancient Mesopotamia And Greece To Austrian Monasteries Sunspot Records During The Dalton Minimum."

Laura Epp, Junior Professor, University of Konstanz, Germany - "Molecular paleoecology to track the history of species and ecosystems."

Elena Xoplaki, Senior Scientist,  Justus-Liebig-University Giessen - "The Medieval Climate Anomaly And Byzantium: A Review Of The Evidence On Climatic Fluctuations, Economic Performance And Societal Change."

Cover image features 'Terraces' by Cheng Su, https://imaggeo.egu.eu/view/1386/

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Time-stamps:
00:00 - Introduction
3:49 - An Overview Of The Historical Space Climate, As Seen From The Historical Archives And Classics. Records Of Aurorae From Ancient Mesopotamia And Greece To Austrian Monasteries Sunspot Records During The Dalton Minimum by Hishashi Hayakawa
47:23 - Molecular Paleoecology To Track The History Of Species And Ecosystems by Laura Epp
01:51:32 - The Medieval Climate Anomaly And Byzantium: A Review Of The Evidence On Climatic Fluctuations, Economic Performance And Societal Change by Elena Xoplaki