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greenhouse effect

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radiation from the sun bounces off the earth and gets stuck in the o-zone so it warms the earth….good thing! becomes bad once you add greenhouse gases to it.

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greenhouse gases

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CO2, methane, CFC’s, nitrous oxide

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primary factors linked to sea level rise

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TMI

  1. thermal expansion
  2. melting glaciers and polar ice capes
  3. ice lost from Greenland and West Antarctica
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effects of sea level rise

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ESII

  1. shoreline erosion and degradation
  2. amplified storm surges
  3. permanent inundation
  4. saltwater intrusion
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how can you manage an ecosystem to adapt to climate change?

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RRT

  1. resistance- manage so no alterations
  2. resilience- allows for change but keep species and ecosystem processes
  3. transformation- let it go
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