Who will be impacted by Climate Change? It is widely known that climate change will not impact our Earth at the same rate nor will it affect all humans to the same degree. Certain regions of our Earth that are densely populated by humans will see significant impact from a changing climate, other regions might see the same impact, but not have the same population density. The spatial distribution of humans is important when discussing climate science and global climate change. One question continues to be asked when we are exposed to climate predictions is: “Who will be impacted by these predicted climate changes?” The lessons developed through this project explore this specific question by providing access to both climate and human data through a customized and enhanced NASA World Wind tool. Students and educators are able to investigate a variety of climate science and climate change datasets and the potential impacts on humans using several human health themes. Lesson Themes The lessons will enable students to explore the effects of climate change predictions of their local environments and compare and contrast their findings with the effects predicted for other regional, national, and international environments. The Lesson Themes investigating global climate change impacts on human health are:

• Desertification
• Disease
• Food
• Migration
• Natural Disasters
• Rising Sea Levels
• Water

These lessons are designed by IAGT and CIESIN with help and feedback from high school science teachers. While the lessons are designed to meet the education standards for High School Students, these lessons can be adapted for use in all classrooms. Use of Geospatial Technologies to understand Climate Change impacts This project takes advantage of geospatial visualization technologies as an enhanced learning mechanism to provide a more intuitive and deeper understanding of the climate science and the impacts on humans across the Earth. The use of geospatial technologies enables patterns to become visible that would otherwise not be seen though just the use of charts, graphs and text. Combining geospatial visualization technologies with climate science data and world population estimates, we can explore the question of “who will be impacted by these predicted climate changes?” By knowing what areas of the Earth will see and increase or decrease in precipitation, what areas will see an increase in the frequency of cyclones, or the expansion of suitable habitats for disease carrying insects, we can see just how many people will be exposed to these changes.