These disease-carrying organisms are able to live in more locations due to global warming.
What are Mosquitoes?
100
the upper atmospheric gas, that absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth
What is ozone
100
What is LED?
This type of lightbulb is more energy efficient, thus better for the environment
100
average temperature around the world have increased by _____ since 1880
What is 1.4 degrees fahrenheit
200
many people have more than one and it is responsible for 33% of emisssions
What is a automobile
200
Global warming can spur growth of weeds that trigger these health effects.
What are allergies and asthma?
200
gases that cause heat to become trapped in our atmosphere
What is greenhouse gases
200
What is energy-efficient?
These type of appliances should be used in the house because they help to preserve the environment
200
montana's glacier and national park has ____ glaciers, compared to 150 in 1910
What is 27
300
greenhouse gas released when digging up coal or mining oil
What is methane
300
Abrupt changes in a species environment can lead to this result.
What is Extinction?
300
any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life
What is fossil fuels
300
What is food shipment?
Traveling an average of 2000 miles to get to you, this has both ecological and financial costs
300
according to the intergovernmental panel on climate change, _____ of the last 12 years have been the warmest since 1850
What is 11
400
chemical fertilizer compounds that are being used that have 300 times more heat trapping capacity per unit of volume for carbon dioxide
What is nitrogen
400
Sea level rise is cause by these changes in the oceans.
What are Thermal Expansion and Melting Glaciers?
400
a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by a single endeavour or by a company, household, or individual through day-to-day activities over a given period
What is carbon footprint
400
What is painting the house?
Doing this to the outside of your house, depending on the climate, can save up to 5000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year
400
climate changes typically last ____ years
What is 40,000 years
500
released by the artic tundra and wetlands
What is methane
500
Warmer water can contribute more energy into these weather events.
What are Tropical Storms and Hurricanes?
500
one of the largest causes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
What is deforestation
500
What is 26 gallons?
This amount of carbon dioxide gas is released every time a gallon of gasoline is burned
500
experts predict that the artic region may have its first ice-free summer by the year ____