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R. Alexander Bentley, Professor of Anthropology, University of Tennessee

Exposure to perceptible temperature rise increases concern about climate change, higher education adds to understanding

Higher education can train students to carefully consider the evidence around them. Adam Crowley/Tetra Images/Getty images

Years ago, after taking an Earth science class, I found myself looking at the world differently. It was the 1990s, and lakes in Wisconsin where I lived at the time were beginning to freeze later in winter and thaw earlier in spring, and flowers seemed to bloom a bit earlier.

That geology class helped me understand the gradual warming that was underway, warming that has accelerated since then.

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