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On average, around how many tornadoes happen per year in Canada?
Around 97
What is the greenhouse effect?
What is the greenhouse effect?Greenhouse gases act like a blanket that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere, warming the planet.
What are earlier storm seasons?
Storm seasons beginning earlier than they did in previous decades.
What is higher kinetic energy?
At high temperatures, particles move faster and have more energy.
In 2021, what percent of British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emissions was carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
84.3%
What is a single-cell thunderstorm?
The most common type of storm is a single-cell thunderstorm.
What is water Vapor?
Heat turns water into Vapor. Warmer air acts like a sponge and can hold more moisture, which can lead to heavier rainfall during storms.
What are increased storm impacts?
Rising sea levels making storm surges higher and flooding more severe during storms.
What are frequent molecular collisions?
When the global atmospheric temperature rises, air molecules move faster and collide more frequently and forcefully.
In 2021, nitrous oxide (N₂O) made up what percentage of British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emissions?
2.6%
What continents experiences frequent storms?
Every continent except Antartica.
What is environmental damage?
More intense and frequent storms causing larger damage to the buildings, ecosystems, forests and infrastructure.
What is reduced storm speed?
When climate change slows down storms, it causes them to stay over areas longer and drop more rain.
What is decreased kinetic energy?
At lower temperatures, particles move more slowly and collide less often.
In 2021, what percentage of British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emissions was methane (CH₄)?
10.5%
A storm dropped 120 mm of rain in one day. If 40 mm fell in the first hour, how much rain fell during the rest of the storm?
80 mm
What is increased storm intensity?
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and oceans, which can make storms more intense.
What is increased rainfall intensity?
Warmer temperratures cause the air to hold more moisture, leading to heavierand more intense rainfall during storms.
What is contraction?
If the temperature suddenly dropped, particles would move more slowly and come closer together.
In 2021, river floods in British Columbia caused approximately this much in total economic damage.
Around $9-13 billion
If transportation produces 24.8 MtCO₂, and light-duty vehicles produce 9.1 MtCO₂ of that total, what percentage of transportation emissions comes from light-duty vehicles?
(9.1 ➗ 24.8) x 100 =
Around 35%
What is increased flooding?
When reduced storm speed causes rainfall to stay over one area longer, leading to increased flooding and environmental damage.
What are stronger hurricanes?
Greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and oceans, providing more energy that can make hurricanes stronger.
What are stronger storms?
Warmer oceans provide more energy, which can make storms stronger and more intense.
Since the early 1900s, BC's average annual temperature has increased by approximately how much per century?
1.3°C to 1.4°C Per Century