CAUSES
This species is the only known species to be the direct cause of an extinction event
Humans
the average global temperature rising
global warming/climate change
By planting more trees, more of this gas will be absorbed out of the atmosphere
CO2
The introduction of contaminates into the environment
Pollution
A period marked by extensive glaciation
Ice age
CO2, Methane, CH4, N2O, O3 and CFCs are some common examples of this
Greenhouse gasses
headache, fatigue, respiratory illness, cancer risk, nausea
pollution effects on human health
This strategy to reduce warming is controversial and could have long term effects on the planet
Geoengenering
A species that normally lives in a particular ecosystem
Native species
the current geologic time scale largely defined by humans
Anthropocene
This country no longer holds the title for most total emissions but still has the highest emissions per capita
America
natural environments become unable to support the species living in them due to degradation, destruction, or fragmentation
Habitat loss
This mindset says that climate change is real but earth's inhabitants will evolve to live with the changing climate
Adaptation
An agency of the US federal government charged with protecting human health and the environment
The environmental protection agency
Eating less of this food can significantly reduce your carbon footprint
Meat
426.4 ppm
current concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere
NOAA
changes that occur in the body's biological functions and processes in response to a stimulus or intervention
Physiological effects
the natural process of trees, soils and the ocean to absorb and store carbon
Carbon sequestering
Now banned pollutant that affected avian species by thinning their eggshells
DDT
the consequence of oceans absorbing too much carbon dioxide
Ocean acidification
This “frozen giant” stores nearly half of the CO2 stored in soils and threatens to release its greenhouse gases and microbes when thawed out
permafrost
the gradual increase in the concentration of phosphorus, nitrogen, and other plant nutrients in an aging aquatic ecosystem
Eutrophication
these economic strategies encourage businesses to emit less greenhouse gases
Carbon tax or cap and trade or both
A cost or benefit that affects people other than those involved in the economic activity that produced it
Externalities
This term refers to people who were forced out of their homes due to extreme climate patterns
Climate refugees