Lecture 9-Climate change 1 historical perspective

Question 1

what is the quote about climate by Andrew John Herbertson (1865-1915)

Answer 1

“Climate is what on an average we may
expect, weather is what we actually get”

Question 2

what is the reciepe for coal

Answer 2

Peat + burial + time

Question 3

what is peat

Answer 3

accumulated plant matter deposits

Question 4

what did the Carboniferous ice age have

Answer 4

Enormous coal measures
High O2
Very low CO2

Question 5

what are carbon sinks

Answer 5

Earth’s CO2 capture and storage system for 100s x Myrs

Question 6

what happened in the post
-event ‘coal gap’

Answer 6

all land carbon sinks lost
the world simmers for millions of years

Question 7

what was End-Permian event wetland carbon sinks converted to

Answer 7

carbon sources

Question 8

what are solutions to this problem from the fossil record

Answer 8

1) Curb CO2 (and other greenhouse gas) emissions
2) Prevent wildfires in wetlands
3) Keep waterways clean
4) Converting C sources back to C sinks