Is it legit?
Standards should be available publicly and in what form?
Editorial policies or a code of ethics.
Why have inorganic components come down?
Increased regulations on things like coal burning powerplants.
The regulations of PM2.5 are currently based upon what?
The total mass of PM2.5
The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan has how much money in new investments?
$9.1 billion.
What does RCP stand for?
Representative Concentration Pathway.
RCPs focus on four key sectors, what are they?
Population, economic growth, energy consumption, and land use.
What is the definition of Autonomous adaptation?
Actions taken voluntarily by decision makers (such as farmers or city leaders) whose risk management is motivated by information, market signals, co-benefits, and other factors.
What part of the river basin receives the highest amount of rainfall in the eastern US, AND how many inches a year does it get?
The upper part of the river basin gets between 80 and 100 inches per year.
Figuring out if a news source provides straight news reports, or just commentary and opinion is an example of which step?
Step 5: Assess news coverage.
About ___ people die prematurely each year based on fine particulate matter exposure.
7 million
What does the professor who led the study find wrong with the new limit of PM2.5?
The new limit doesn't address how the chemical composition of PM2.5 can vary based on location.
The Government of Canada has been implementing more than ___climate measures.
140
What are RCPs?
Models designed to predict the future of potential carbon dioxide emissions and possible reductions in atmospheric concentration throughout this century.
What is one of the most significant benefits of RCPs?
Their comprehensive approach to climate modeling.
What was the 2011 global average temperature?
2.61oC
411 feet tall.
It is the tallest and most voluminous waterfall east of the Rockies.
What are the five steps for vetting a news source?
1. Do a quick search
2.Look for standards
3.Check for transparency
4.Examine how errors are handled
5.Assess news coverage
In 2020, the national average concentration of PM2.5 was ___micrograms per cubic meter, down from 2006’s average of ____.
2020: 8.20
2006: 11.38
North Carolina's PM2.5 composition is affected by what?
In 2015, Canada was trending to exceed 2005 greenhouse gas emissions levels by __% by 2030.
9%
The Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) utilize combined data to unravel the intricate links between what?
Emissions and socio-economic factors.
The Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability group (IAV) relies on research spanning what categories?
Social sciences, economics, engineering, and natural sciences.
What are emissions of greenhouse gases, greenhouse gas precursors, and aerosols released by human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels, land-use changes, livestock, and fertilization called?
Anthropogenic emissions
Gorges State Park spans ___ acres of the Toxaway and Horsepasture river gorges.
7,100 acres
What are two things that news sources should be transparent about?
Reporting practices and ownership/funding.
The Environmental Protection Agency recently lowered the allowable levels of PM2.5 from __to __ micrograms per cubic meter.
12 to 9
What make up inorganic components?
Sulfate, nitrate and ammonium.
Canada is now projected to exceed Canada’s objective which is what?
To be 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2026.
What are the four pathways that were published in 2014?
2.6
4.5
6
8.5
What is the most optimistic scenario, and what is projected to happen in it?
RCP 2.6
Global carbon dioxide emissions will peak shortly around the year 2020 and then start a steady decline reaching significantly lower levels by 2080.
What is the decrease in the pH of seawater due to the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide called?
Ocean acidification
Gorges State Park and the neighboring Toxaway River Gamelands support ___ rare species of plants and animals.
32 species
What are the 6 'Trust busters'?
1.Fasle or untrue content
2.Clickbait tactics
3.Lack of balance
4.Manipulated images or videos
5.State run/sponsored propaganda
6.Dangerous, offensive, or malicious content.
Who was the study led by?
Professor Sarav Arunachalam with UNC’s Institute for the Environment.
The professor who led the study says he wants to see what?
More monitoring at state and federal levels to best address local causes of air pollution.
Canada will finish updating existing regulations to reduce oil and gas methane to what?
To be reduced by at least 75% by 2030.
Who initially developed RCPs? (Give FULL name)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
The RPCs are labeled after what?
A range of radiative forcing values in the year 2100
What does the term Paleoclimate mean?
Climate during periods prior to the development of measuring instruments, including historic and geologic time, for which only proxy climate records are available.
Where are the only other places the star moss and pringle moss can be found?
Star moss: Dominican Republic
Pringle moss: Mexico