human/natural affects of climate change Flashcards

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3 natural causes climate change

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solar flares
Milankovitch cycles - orbital change
volcanic activity

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solar flares

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change from min –> max every 11 years. changes solar output and how much energy earth receives

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volcanic activity

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volcanic aerosols reflect sunlight away, temporarily reducing global termperatures

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orbital changes/ Milankovitch cycles

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obliquity/axial tilt - how far the axis tilts. between 21.5 - 24.5
precession - the earths ‘wobble’
eccentricity - path of the earth around the sun. circular to elliptical

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human causes climate change:

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fossil fuels - 50% greenhouse gasses
agriculture - 20% greenhouse gases
deforestation

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