Climate change and population Flashcards

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How have global temperatures changedoverthepast 800,000years?

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Over the past 800,000 years
LONG TERM CLIMATE CHANGE
the earth’s climate has fluctuated with periods of warm weather and periods of colder weather.

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How has global
temperature
changedsince
1860

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More recently the earth’s temperature has shown a rapidly warming trend, with average temperatures continuing to grow

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What are the historical records

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Historical documents show that temperature changes have resulted in periods of history where the earth was colder than today (glacials) and warmer than tod

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