FT Topic 4: Climate Change and Environmental Awareness Flashcards
often referred to as the strongest typhoon to ever hit the Philippines
Typhoon Yolanda
refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
CLIMATE CHANGE
the range of global phenomena caused by burning fossil fuels that add heat-trapping gases to the Earth’s atmosphere
CLIMATE CHANGE
Refers to the Earth’s upward trend of temperature since the 20th century
GLOBAL WARMING
describes how natural gases in the earth’s atmosphere reduce the amount of heat escaping from the earth into the atmosphere
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
The more of these gases there are, the more the Earth heats up.
THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
Keeps the planet warm and prevents warm air from leaving the planet. Increase in concentration of greenhouse gases causes adverse global warming.
GLOBAL WARMING
CO2 is released into the air when forests are destroyed increasing the levels of long-wave radiation and trapped heat. Damage in the rainforests results to destruction of wildlife habitats affecting biodiversity.
DEFORESTATION
A thin ozone layer is maintained at the stratosphere as Earth’s protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE (O3
is a reversal of the normal behavior of temperature in the troposphere in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air
THERMAL INVERSION
is the major component of photochemical smog
- The PAN or peroxyacetyl nitrate
are caused mainly by pollutants from cars and industries result to chemical reactions involving sunlight, nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons
Smog (smog and fog)
the transporter of NOx into rural regions causing ozone formation in the troposphere which decreases visibility especially in elevated places
PAN
also known as the ‘warm phase’, it is a normal climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean
EL NIÑO
it is the opposite of La Niña, the ‘cool phase’ which is a pattern that describes
EL NIÑO
causes drastic increase in rainfall in Ecuador and Northern Peru contributing to coastal flooding and erosion and destroying properties
LA NIÑA
brings droughts that threaten the supply of water and destruction of crops affecting agriculture
EL NIÑO
the understanding of natural environment protection and the activities that can cause harm to the environment
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
helps us to understand the consequences of our actions and how we can avoid causing harm to the environment
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
they lessen up to 80% of energy consumption compared to incandescent bulbs
Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs
an international agreement that extends the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in which the Philippines is one of the signatories
KYOTO PROTOCOL
adopted in 1997, first commitment period started in 2008 and ended in 2012
KYOTO PROTOCOL
commits its members by settling internationally binding emission reduction targets; developed countries committed to cut their CO2 emissions by 2% to help address climate change and reduce emissions by 80% by 2050
KYOTO PROTOCOL
a global agreement set to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS)
MONTREAL PROTOCOL
