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Climate Change (Evidence? (Glacial Retreat, Decreased Snow Cover,…
Climate Change
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Effects?
If no changes were done, climate change will continue through this century and beyond
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What is Climate Change?
According to NASA, Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth’s local, regional and global climates.
Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth’s climate system observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth’s atmosphere.
Since the pre-industrial period, human activities are estimated to have increased Earth’s global average temperature by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit), a number that is currently increasing by 0.2 degrees Celsius (0.36 degrees Fahrenheit) per decade.
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Greenhouse effect?
The greenhouse effect is a natural process that warms the Earth’s surface. When the Sun’s energy reaches the Earth’s atmosphere, some of it is reflected back to space and the rest is absorbed and re-radiated by greenhouse gases.
Process?
Some of this heat is trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth warm enough to sustain life.
Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, agriculture and land clearing are increasing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.
This is trapping extra heat, and causing the Earth's temperature to rise.
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The rest of the sun's energy is absorbed by the land and the oceans, heating the Earth.
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How to prevent it?
Recycle, Reduce, and Reuse
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