Heat Waves
What is another name for heat waves?
Hot waves
How many inches have sea levels rose since 1800?
8 - 9 inches
What are the 2 condition global warming in cautising that affects animals?
Ice Melting and Forest Fires
How long does volcanic activity last?
Can last up to severaly days
What happens to the glaciers when temps start to rise?
They melt
How long do heat waves last?
Several Days
What parts of the US are rising sea levels most common?
Coastlines
Name 4 animals that are more affected then others
Polar Bears, Arctic Fox, American Pikas, Walruses, Fish, Squarrels, Deer, Koala, and Mice
After a volcano what can influance the climate patterns for many years?
massive outpouring of gases and ash
How do glaciers melting affect sea levels?
Ice melting into the ocean making the levels rise
Name at least 2 affect of heat waves?
1) Greater marine heat waves may wipe out all of the coral reefs 2) Hotter days will result in more evaporation causing dry grounds, harder for vegetation to grow 3) Droughts will also become more frequent 4) Wildfires will be more common due to the dry ground
Name 2 effects of rising sea levels
low lying development areas around the gulf
erosion of beaches
flooding
salt water intrusion
Name one natural way and one human caused way forest fire are caused?
Lighting strike, Cigaretts or leaving camp fire burning
Volcanic aerosol particles can linger as long as?
3 - 4 years
What sphere is affected by glacier melting?
Hydrosphere
How many death do heat waves cause a year?
3,500 deaths
in what year did rising sea levels reach todays gobal record?
2020
What are 2 struggles that polar animals are having
1) Fish are leaving to find cooler water make it hard for polar bears and other animals to get food and 2) increased the layers of ice in snow, making it hard to dig up food and for smaller animals to make shelters
major eruptions alter earths what?
radiative balance
List 2 effects of glacier melting
1) Increase in coastal erosion 2) more server thunderstorms 3) sea levels rising
Heat waves cause temps to rise how much each year?
1.8 degrees
high tide and flooding has incresed by what %
300%
In the Chinchaga Fire how many animals were killed?
An estimation of 1 million animals
Double points! What volcano erupted in Pompeii?
Mount Vesuvius
The oldest glacier is how old?
1 million years old.