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Environmental Change - Coggle Diagram
Environmental Change
Arctic ice is melting
Explanation
Due to increase in temperature, it is harder for arctic ice to absorb sunlight. The soil underneath the ice is heating due to sunlight, causing the ice to melt.
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Example from Australia
Contributes to rising sea levels and higher sea temperatures, damaging coral reef
Temperatures Increasing
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Explantion
Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth's average surface temperature over the past century
Examples
Worldwide problem, makes Australia hotter than it is
Rising Sea Levels
3 causes
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Acidity in water, causes degradation
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As ice melts and water expands, sea levels rise due to more water being in the ocean.
Examples
Coastlines are being eroded away, eg. Waterman's Bay
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Extreme weather
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Explanation
Extreme weather can be defined as weather that has a large effect on the environment such as wildfires, droughts, and hurricanes.
Example
Atlantic hurricanes have increased steadily since 1980 with trends predicting more category 4 and 5 storms
More acidic oceans
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Consequences
Extinction of species, animals and corals
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Reduces amount of carbonate in water, resulting in harder time for marine animals
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CO2 emissions
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Explanation
Rise of CO2 emissions due to the rise in burning fossil fuels. This has devastating effects on the environment
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Sealife decline
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Explanation
Sealife is declining worldwide, The Great Barrier reef will lose many species due to these changes