Climate Change
The name of the process where gases trap heat in Earth's atmosphere
What is the Greenhouse effect?
The term for widespread removal of trees from an area
What is Deforestation?
Climate change can exacerbate air pollution, leading to respiratory illnesses increasing the risk of this disease
What is asthma?
The long-term change in average weather patterns, including rising temperatures and changing precipitation
What is climate change?
This term describes a system's ability to withstand and recover from shocks, like extreme weather events, and maintain its essential functions
What is Climate resilience?
Name the gas produced by cows that is a potent greenhouse gas
What is methane?
Activity that releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse effect
How do fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) impact climate change?
As average global temperatures rise, this is becoming more common, causing wildfires and disrupting ecosystems
What are heat waves?
The process of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases
What is climate mitigation?
The term for a community working to restore a degraded ecosystem, like a riverbank, to improve its ability to absorb storm surges
What is ecosystem restoration?
Name the gas that is responsible for the largest percentage of the warming effect
What is Carbon Dioxide?
Daily activity that emits large amounts of greenhouse gases
How does transportation impact climate change?
This is an example of what? During Hurricane Katrina, over 1 million people were displaced from their homes. The neighborhood of Lower Ninth Ward was hit the hardest due to lack of insurance, savings and transportation to evacuate.
What is example of poverty of displacement
The process of and adapting to the impacts of climate change
What is climate adaptation?
This group of people can help improve early warning systems for extreme weather or develop and communicate emergency plans
How can local governments help build climate resilience?
This term refers to the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, organization, or activity
What is the carbon footprint?
These activities produce emissions through fossil fuels to produce energy for things such as cement, iron, steel, electronics, plastics, and clothes
How does manufacturing and industry impact climate change?
Many species are struggling to adapt to changing temperatures and habitats, which is resulting in declines in population size
What is biodiversity loss?
This term refers to the goal and actions aimed at reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to below 300 parts per million
What is climate restoration?
Ensuring the equitable benefits and addressing vulnerabilities
Why is it important to include marginalized communities in climate resilience planning?
The process where the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, leading to acidification
What is ocean acidification?
Name of the natural and cyclical changes in Earth's orbit that affect the amount of solar radiation received by the planet
What are the Milankovitch cycles?
The movement of water in the oceans, including currents and tides, is directly affected by climate change
How do these changes affect sea life?
The process of capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or industrial emissions and storing it to prevent it from entering the atmosphere.
What is Carbon Sequestration?
This organization provides global policy framework for climate resilience
How can the United Nations help with climate resilience?