human/natural affects of climate change Flashcards
1
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3 natural causes climate change
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solar flares
Milankovitch cycles - orbital change
volcanic activity
2
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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
3
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volcanic activity
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volcanic aerosols reflect sunlight away, temporarily reducing global termperatures
4
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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
5
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human causes climate change:
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fossil fuels - 50% greenhouse gasses
agriculture - 20% greenhouse gases
deforestation