Climate Change 🌍 Flashcards
1
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Evidence of climate change
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Ice cores, melting glaciers and sea ice, rising sea levels, tree rings
2
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Four main global warming gases
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Nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, CFC gases, methane
3
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Mitigation
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Reducing causes of climate change
4
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What is the Adaptation strategy
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All the actions taken to respond to climate change
5
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Human causes of climate change
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Burning of fossil fuels, farming, deforestation
6
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Natural causes of climate change
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Volcanic activity, orbital variation, solar output
7
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Mitigation stratagies
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Alternative energy production, carbon capture, planting trees, international agreements
8
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Adaptation strategies
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Change in agricultural systems, managing water supply, reducing risk from rising sea levels
