Global Climate Change - Vocab Flashcards
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Global climate change
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long-term change the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods to a specific region or occur across the whole Earth. Human activities have been identified as a primary cause
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Land cover change
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changes in natural environments due to a variety of natural (earthquakes, bushfires) and/or human-induced causes(mining, deforestation,)
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Albedo
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the amount of radiation reflected by a surface.
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Natural carbon sequestration
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process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through natural cycling of carbon.
