Climate Change Effects
Name one water-related effect of climate change.
Increased sea levels
Ice on rivers and lakes breaking up earlier
What or who is responsible for the majority of global warming
Humans/People
Industrial Revolution
Climate change is responsible for many changes to the earth. Write down one major change that is happening to the oceans because of climate change
Sea temperature rising
Glaciers melting
Ecosystems deteriorating
Natural disasters will become more ______________ as climate change continues
Extreme, Severe, frequent
Non-humans have been blamed for a major contributing factor to global warming. What animal is getting blamed, and why?
Cow farts
What is one thing we can do to lessen the impact of climate change?
Walk or bike more, recycle, eat less meat, eat more locally grown foods, turn off electronics when not using them, spread awareness of climate change.
What is the current annual glacier melt (in tons)?
400,000,000,000 tons
(400 billion)
Where there are normally heat waves, climate change will do this to those heat waves.
Heat waves will get worse. Hotter and longer.
If the industrial revolution started in the late 1800s/early 1900s, why has climate change continued to happen at a faster and faster rate instead of steady?
There are more humans so more demand for products, and that means more overall waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
Fossil fuels have been blamed for contributing to climate change, specifically the human burning of these fuels. Of the 2 main fossil fuels we burn, name one.
Coal or oil
What is happening to costal regions on earth due to the sea level rising?
They become flooded
If natural disasters have always occurred since the beginning of the planet, what effect does climate change have on them?
They are getting worse, more intense, more frequent.
The earth historically has seen temperature increases, however since the 1800s temperatures have gone up at a much higher rate. What is it about human industry (making things, factories, burning fuels, etc) that explains global warming?
Greenhouse gas emissions have increased because of the release of gasses into the environment which trap heat in the atmosphere.
Humans have been identified as the main cause of increased greenhouse gas emissions. Name one greenhouse gas mentioned in the article.
Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, Chlorofluorocarbons (cfcs)
How much is the sea level expected to rise by 2100?
1-4 feet