Climate Change Flashcards
What is the long term evidence for climate change?
Ice cores
Pollen analysis
What is the medium term evidence for climate change?
Tree rings
Written accounts
Paintings
What is the short term evidence for climate change?
Data
Melting icecaps
Temp changes
Species migration
What are three impacts of climate change in Africa?
Egypt threatened by sea level rise
Horn of Africa threatened by drought
Africa’s Great Lakes dry up
What are three strategies to deal with climate change?
Kyoto agreement
Carbon credits scheme
Greater use of renewable energy
What are three natural causes for climate change?
Milankovitch cycles
Variations in solar output
Volcanic and cosmic causes
What are four impacts of climate change in the Arctic?
Loss of biomes
Reduction in ice levels
Extinction of species
Impact on food chains
