CLIMATE CHANGE Flashcards
Climate change :
is a change in the Average Temperature and Cycles of Weather over a
Long Period of Time
Why Is Climate Change a Problem?
If the climate changes quickly, organisms
don’t have enough time to adapt to new
conditions and may no longer be able to
survive.
Climate change disrupts weather patterns and causes extreme weather events
Rising temperatures are causing sea levels
to increase
Rising sea levels caused by :
Ice melt and Thermal Expansion
how ice melt affects
1 The bright surface of the ice reflects 80% of the sunlight that hits it back into space When the area of sea ice is reduced, less sunlight is reflected back into space
how climate change is formed?
The Earth’s surface emits
long wavelength radiation. This does
interact with the greenhouse gas
molecules.
The greenhouse gas molecules absorb
some of the energy, trapping it in the
atmosphere.
The higher the proportion
of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere, the more radiation is
absorbed.
what causes a climate change ?
Burning fossil feuls
Deforestation
what is climate justice?
The impacts of climate change affect disadvantaged groups of people the most