Climate Change Flashcards
Natural reasons for climate change
• change in earths orbit
• greenhouse gases
•volcanic activity
• absorption of suns energy
What is the name of the cycle of earths orbit called
The milankovitch cycle
What is the period of time that we have lived in for millions of years?
The quarternary period
Ways of mitigating climate change
Afforestation
Carbon capture
Renewable energy
What is mitigation and adaptation
Mitigation = reducing or preventing risk of climate change
Adaptation = adapting or accepting effects of climate change
Examples of adaptation
Infrastructure upgrades
Flood protection
What is international agreements
Both mitigation and adaptation
How does carbon capture mitigate
Capture CO2 from burning coal, compress it, then store underground
Evidence of climate change
• decay of glaciers and ice
• increasing sea level
• change in patterns of wildlife such as bird migration and plant flowering
Human causes of it
• fossil fuels
• deforestation
• rice farms cuz of cultivation which leads to methane
