TOPIC: The challenge of natural hazards Flashcards
some environmental impacts of climate change
forest fires
rising sea levels
desertification
tropical storms
some human impacts of climate change
lower crop yield
water supply affected
what is adaptation
adjusting to climate change
what is mitigation
action taken to reduce climate change
what are some examples of mitigation for climate change
carbon capture
planting trees
international agreements
alternate energy sources
what are some examples of adaptation for climate change
changing farming methods
managing water supply
reducing risk from sea level rise
what are 3 natural causes of climate change
orbital changes
solar activity
volcanic activity
what are the three types of orbital change
eccentricity
axial tilt
precession
how does eccentricity cause climate change
our orbit becomes elliptical, and when the earth is closer to the sun it makes the climate warmer
how does axial tilt cause climate change
it causes summers to be warmer and winters to be colder
how does precession cause climate change
every 26,000 years the earth wobbles, causing one hemisphere to receive hotter weather, and the other to receive colder
how do volcanoes cause climate change
the ash blocks the rays of the sun causing global cooling
how do sunspots cause climate change
during high sunspot activity, the climate can increase in temperature
evidence for continental drift.
same fossil types found in different continets
What is made at constructi ve plate margins
volcanoes,
