Global warming Flashcards
1
Q
Causes of global warming
A
Transport
Deforestation
Population Growth
Production of food
Agriculture
2
Q
consequences of global temperature
A
human
carbon dioxide
burning fossil fuels
industry
agriculture
deforestation
cooling effects of aerosols
3
Q
Methane
A
greenhouse gas 30 times stronger than carbon dioxide produced all by industrial operations + emitted by industrial waste such as food and wood
4
Q
mitigation
A
reducing climate change : reducing flow of heat and trapping greenhouse gases onto atmosphere either by reducing sources of these gases
5
Q
Adaption
A
Adjusting to actual or expected future climate . goal is to reduce our vulnerability to the harmful effect of climate change