Climate Change Basics
What is the term for:
The long-term shift in temperatures and weather patterns
Climate Change
What is the term for:
Rising global temperatures, changes in weather patterns, and sea level rise.
Environmental Impacts
How do humans affect Climate Change?
By burning fossil fuels at a unnatural rate.
What is the most important personal fix?
Instead of driving, you can walk, bike, carpool, or use public transportation.
What is the term for:
The Natural warming and cooling of a region
Natural Climate Change
What is the term for:
Damage to infrastructure like buildings, roads, bridges, and disrupts Agriculture and Tourism
Economical Impacts
How does deforestation and transportation contribute to Climate Change?
Both release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
What fix is:
Supporting Green Infrastructure
Community Fixes
What is the term for:
The change in Earth's climate caused by human activities
Human-Induced Climate Change
What is the term for:
The impact of Climate Change on people, daily lives and society
Human Impacts
Explain how greenhouse gases get trapped in the atmosphere and how they affect global warming.
Greenhouse gases trap heat from the Earth and the sun and leave it in the atmosphere, causing Earth's average temperature to rise.
Why is International Cooperation the most important Global Fix?
Enforces global agreements and shares green technologies and innovation.