Climate Change 1
Which of the following events would be MOST likely to add Greenhouse Gases to the atmosphere?
Hurricane,Tsunam, Forest Fire, Ecological Succession
Forest Fire
These regions of the Earth that are experiencing the most dramatic changes due to climate change.
What are the polar regions?
a change in global or regional climate patterns
What is climate change?
Doing this can naturally remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What are planting trees?
A typical green house is made out of glass, What does the earth have that acts as the glass?
Atmosphere
Is Oxygen Gas (O2) able to absorb and reradiates infrared radiation to warm the Earth?
No! Because only greenhouse gasses are able to absorb and reradiate heat.
How many Earths will we need to have enough resources if the whole world lived like Americans?
5 plants !
Factors that affect Climate?
Incoming solar energy
Earth’s rotation
Global patterns of air and water circulation
Gases in the atmosphere
Earth’s surface features (topography)
Oil, coal and gas
What are fossil fuels?
Most air pollutants are the result of this.
What is the burning of fossil fuels?
One example of a greenhouse gas
What are methane, water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide
What is the difference between Climate and weather?
Weather: short-range (daily) changes in precipitation, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover
Climate: long-term pattern of atmospheric conditions, from at least three (3) decades to thousands of years (“average weather”)
How is Malaria impacted by climate change?
With rising temperatures, more humidity, and more frequent and stronger extreme weather events expanding the range of malaria-bearing mosquitoes and leading to surges in the global number of infections.
What percentage of Earth's animals and plant species are expected to go extinct by 2050 if current greenhouse gas emissions trajectories continue?
30%
Which country is emitting the most CO2 presently?
China
What is the greenhouse effect?
Certain gasses in the atmosphere trap heat and warm the Earth
This type of air pollution traps the Sun’s energy in the atmosphere and raises the average global temperature.
What are greenhouse gases?
How is global warming affecting animals ?
Organisms need a stable climate; when climate changes quickly, Organisms don’t have enough time to adapt to new conditions and may no longer be able to survive
Which country has emitted the most CO2 over time? In other words, which nation has the most responsibility for the greenhouse gases that are currently residing in the atmosphere?
The USA has emitted most to date: more than a quarter of all historical CO2: twice that of China which is the second largest contributor. In contrast, most countries across Africa have been responsible for less than 0.01% of all emissions over the last 266 years
What are the three main human activities that contribute to climate change?
Burning Fossil Fuels
Deforestation
Reduction of biodiversity
What activities are the largest contributors of greenhouse gases?
transportation
The act in cutting down trees and other shrubbery.
What is deforestation?
This is the biggest danger posed by global warming to people living in coastal areas.
What is the rising sea level?
Name an effect on the ecosystem caused from global climate change.
extinction of plants and animals, death of coral systems, wild fires, drought, flooding, storms, ect.
One way humans can change their behavior to minimize climate change.
What is recycle, car pool, unplug devices/lights, eat less animals, shorter showers, public transportation, ect?