Climate Change Flashcards

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How are wildfires impacts?

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Wildfires start 40 days earlier which kills animals, humans, damages environments and polluted the air with harmful emissions and CO2

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How are melting glaciers impacts?

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Increased temp means glaciers melt leading to increased flood risk in coastal areas and LICs without strong buildings may kill people and leave them homeless

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How are heatwaves impacts?

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Increased global temp so animal habitats water removed which effects whole ecosystem. 2019 extra 900 deaths due to heatwave

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How do international agreements mitigate climate change?

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Paris agreement signed by 196 countries to keep global temps rising more than 2 degrees.

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How can alternative nervy mitigate climate change?

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Only 0.1% worlds surface covered in solar panels could power the world and installed by individuals in houses.

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How can we adapt to climate change?

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Reduce risk of flooding by building sea walls or relocate to higher areas. Build submerge barriers like Greenland.

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