Climate Change Flashcards

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Physical causes of Climate change

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  • Milankovitch Cycles (Eccentricity, Obliquity, Precission)
  • Volcanic Eruptions
  • Sun spots
  • Melting permeafrost
  • Changing oceanic circulation
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Human Causes of Climate change

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  • DEFORESTATION
    -Air travel
  • Increased car owner ship
  • CFC’s (23,000x) from the burning of fossilfuelforenergy
    -found in fridges air conditioning aerosols
    -Incresaed consumption of meat
    -Vehicle echause
  • powerstations
    -melting permeafrost
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Mitigation strategies (GHG’s)

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  • Encouraging Active travel
  • Energy saving measures at home
    -LEZ zones
    -Gov providing £7mill for electric vehic;es
    -Wind famrs
  • COP summits
  • Dcreasing food waste/less meat
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Adaptation strategies

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