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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