Get the truth about climate change, with plant scientist Bert Drake of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. In this 6-part series, discover how we got here, how we move forward, and what climate change could mean for our food our coastlines and our homes. Learn more at serc.si.edu/making-sense-of-climate-change. Lecture 2: Global Warming, Rising Seas and Extreme Weather Discover how rising temperatures have the power to expand seas, increase flooding, and create weather and climate extremes. Credits: Opening images courtesy of NASA, Chesapeake Bay Program, USAID and the U.S. Department of Energy Thumbnail Image Courtesy of Chesapeake Bay Program Music: "Ruckus 3" by Dave Depper From The Free Music Archive Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/