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Climate Change - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Processes like deforestation and burning of fossil fuels contribute towards this
      - The greenhouse effect is being enhanced by humans due to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions
- - - - The sun's output is not constant and solar radiation can be produced at a higher or lower rate. Sun spots show that the sun is more active causing in increase in atmospheric temperatures for a period of time
    - - Large volcanic eruptions can produce enough sulphur dioxide gas and ash to create a reflective layer in the atmosphere reducing the amount of solar radiation that reaches the earth. This can temporarily decrease local / global temperatures
    - - Milankovitch cycles are changes in the shape of the earth's orbit causing surface temperatures on the earth to increase or decrease due to a change in distance or exposure
  - - - Causes
        
        Space
        
        Mining
        
        Agriculture / cattle ranching
        
        Housing
        
        Logging industry
      - Effects
        
        Ozone depletion
        
        Changes to the carbon cycle
    - - Causes
        
        Demand for resources
      - Effects
        
        Contributes to the enhanced greenhouse effect
- - - - Ice cores are used to measure the content of trapped air from up to 800,000 years ago within air pockets below ice covered landscapes. This can, for example, be used to measure the percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere during previous periods.
      - Disadvantages to this are that ice can be melted (ironically caused by climate change) and that ice cores only show data for the polar regions
    - - Dendrochronology is the study of tree rings to investigate previous atmospheric conditions. Larger tree rings can show higher temperatures, higher CO2 levels, more rainfall, more sunlight, etc.
      - Disadvantages to this are that the trees must be chopped down in order to gain any information and also that individual factors cannot be measured with precision
    - - Paintings and drawing from the past can be used to get an idea of past conditions
      - However this is a very inaccurate method due to exaggeration / understatement and quality of drawings.