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Climate Change (Evidence (Rising Sea Levels (Many island nations are…

- - - - This effects the amount of snow and ice meting at certain times as well.
  - - - Especially true if they are close to sea level
- - - - The sun is the source of energy on the earth
      - Energy is transferred to the earth by radiation.
      - 30% is reflected back to space
        
        the remaining 70% is what causes the heating of the earth
    - - The Natural process in which certain gases in the atmosphere keep heat near earth preventing it from radiation.
      - Term used to describe how the heat is trapped in the atmosphere almost like in a plant greenhouse.
      - Gases in the greenhouse are: H2O, CO2, O3, N2O, CH4.
    - - Latitude has a significant effect on climate
      - The farther you move from the equator, the cooler the climate tends to be.
      - The earth also has unequal heating due to the tilt that the earth has. This is also deals with seasons.
      - Same is said about the tropics (near the equator) as well as the poles (FAR from the equator).
    - - The Sun varies in the amount of radiation that is emitted
      - There is a relationship between sunspots and the radiation that is emitted.
      - The more sunspots that are on the surface of the sun, the more energy that is released by the sun.
      - Scientists believe that there is no LONG TERM effects on the global climate.
- - - - Problems Obtaining Food:Food supply is threatened by global warming. Ice is melting and sheets are thinning making it harder for polar bears to hunt
        
        Effects of a Changing Ocean: The ocean is becoming warmer...the chemistry is changing because it is absorbing more and more carbon dioxide
        
        Impacts:bad weather, economic changes, heath effects(diseases), water supply
- - - - The factory can sell the leftover 25 units to the factory that is having difficulty mission as much as is required.
        
        Carbon Tax- Many scientists and policymakers think that cap and trade programs are ineffective.
        
        Several Europeans nations have established carbon taxes,but the downside of a carbon taxis that most polluters simply pass the cost along to consumers simply pass the higher prices for the goods and services they sell
        
        Carbon Offsets- A carbon offset is a voluntary payment made when one industry or person instead of reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions