Carbon tax thingings
what is carbon sequestration
consists of ways of storing captured carbon
what is a climate model
are programs that stimulate climate processes
what is global warming
la nina
what is carbon offset
is a voluntary payment made when one person instead of reducing its own gas emmisions, it pays another group to do so
what is a proxy indicator
what is global climate change
what is thermohaline circulation
is a fee that a gov charges poluters for each unit og gg they emit
describes the charectoristis of an area
what is the greenhouse effect
natural process in which certian gases in he atmosphere keep heat near earth and prevent itfrom radiating intospace
what are two way thermohaline cir affevts out planets climates
cause equator not to be so hot anf for the poles to be warmer.
cause regions near the ocean to not have such dramatic fluctiations in climate
is the amount of co2 emiions for which an individual or group is respolnsiable for
what 3 things affect coral life
change in pH
water temp
invasive species
water pollution
what about earth makes tropial regions generally warmer
the earths tilt of its axis
list three climate regions on earth
polar, tropical, tempurature
what 4 ways show earth is warming
rising temp.
changes in precipitaion
mlting ice sheets
sea level rising