Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Global climate change reasons
A
The burning of fossil fuels since the Industrial revolution has greatly increased the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Rise in CO2 levels alone are responsible for 64 of global warming
2
Q
Anthropogenic climate change (what we know)
A
1 the earth is warming
2 glaciers are melting
3 sea level is rising
4 climate zones are shifting along with the ecosystem that exists within them
3
Q
Temp has risen the most at
A
Northern hemisphere/ North Pole
4
Q
Global precipitation
A
Inc at poles dec at tropics
