Forcings
These cycles describe the earth's orbit, tilt and wobble
What are the Milankovitch Cycles?
The single most powerful action you can take as an individual to influence the future course of climate change
What is voting?
One of the main drawbacks of this energy type is the potential for catastrophic accidents
What is nuclear energy?
When the oceans warm, it makes these storms stronger
What are hurricanes?
What are aerosols?
This energy source draws on the heat generated in the earth's core to warm buildings or create electricity
What is geothermal energy?
The generators for this type of energy can be places on land or offshore
What is wind power?
When glaciers and ice sheets melts, it contributes to this problem
What is sea level rise?
When the sun's visible energy strikes the earth and is absorbed, it is transformed into this.
What is heat (infrared)?
This carbon-free energy is already widely used - in fact, most rivers in the world have already been dammed.
What is hydropower?
The cost of this energy source is dropping precipitously over time and it is now cheaper than coal
What is solar? (or wind)
When temperatures are above 100 degrees for an extended period of time, we call it this.
What is a heat wave?
Any gas that absorbs and re-radiates heat, thereby trapping heat in the atmosphere
What is a greenhouse gas?
Turbines for this energy source would be placed underwater where water currents can drive turbines to make electricity
What is Ocean Tidal energy?
This type of personal solution refers to any action that involves using your power as a consumer to lower your footprint or influence climate action
What is "Physical action"?
Approximately 3/4 of the world's greenhouse gas emissions come from this source.
What is fossil fuel burning?
When drought hits, this crucial life-giving resource becomes scarce
What is water? (or food)
When these erupt, they put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, but only a tiny fraction of the amount that humans emit.
What are volcanoes?
Although when you burn this organic substance, it releases CO2 that was last in the atmosphere only a few months before.
What is biofuel?
The international agreement to limit climate changing pollutants
What is the Paris Agreement?