Climate change Flashcards

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What are the links between water and carbon cycle?

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  • both essential for life
  • both closed systems
  • both influenced by similar human activity
  • changes to carbon cycle can affect water
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Impacts of the carbon cycle on climate:

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  • high rates of photosynthesis and respiration leads to greater humidity and precipitation
  • warm oceans store less CO2
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What are the impacts of climate change on the water cycle?

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-less ice= increase ocean levels= increases evaporation
-increase water vapour in atmosphere= increase of intense rainfall
-increase precipitation= increase run off= increase flood risk

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What are the impacts of climate change on the carbon cycle?

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-increase wildfires= decrease trees= less carbon storage and release of CO2
-increase weathering and precipitation
-increase decomposition as temps rise= increase CO2 in atmosphere

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What are some ways to mitigate against climate change?

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  • switching to renewable energy
    local scale:
  • recycling
  • using energy smarter
    global scale:
  • awareness schemes
  • aim to limit increase in global temps by 2degrees
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