Greenhouse Effect
Name 2 greenhouse gasses
Methane, Water Vapor H20, CO2, Nitrous Oxide
The process of adjusting natural or human systems to actual or expected changes in pattern
Adaptation
A process of biomes changing overtime due to climate change
biome shift
A phenomenon on sun which releases electromagnetic radiation, causing climate change on earth
Sunspots
The process of increased warming of Earth's atmosphere caused by human activities that increases natural greenhouse effect.
Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
Name one adaptation strategy
Resilient infrastructure (sea walls, canals, dams)
Agriculture (crop diversification, GMO, climate resilient crops)
How do animal migration patterns respond to climate change?
Species move to higher altitudes or latitudes to survive
What physical factors on earth's surface cause variations in climate change?
volcanic activity, tectonic plates activity
what is the largest human source of co2 emissions
burning fossil fuels
Geopolitical Mitigation Strategy
Kyoto Protocol 1997, Paris Protocol 2015
How is climate change affecting global trade routes?
New ocean transport routes are opening in the Arctic
How do volcanic eruptions affect global temperatures
Ash and sulfur dioxide block sunlight, cooling the Earth
what is the ice albedo feedback
melting ice reduces reflectivity causing more heat absorption and further warming (positive feedback)
By which year SDG are supposed to be achieved
2030 year
What is the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems?
Ocean warming leads to coral bleaching and ecosystem collapse
Changes in the Earth's orbit, tilt and wobble overtime causing climate change
Milankovich Cycle
in which layer of the atmosphere do most greenhouse gases accumulate
troposphere
Which of the SDG's is responsible for climate change response
SDG 13: Climate Action
What biome change is occurring in Arctic regions?
Tundra regions are shrinking while forests expand into them
What is the effect of higher solar output?
Increased solar radiation leads to warming periods on Earth