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Factors Contributing Climate Change
Burning Fossil Fuels
Fossil fuels are unsustainable
They are very easy to produce but very hard to get out of the atmosphere
For example Carbon Dioxide can have lasting effects on the atmosphere for 100 up to 1000 years
Fossil fuels trap heat from the sun in the atmosphere not letting the natural amount back into space which leads to increased temperatures on Earth.
Deforestation
Destroys trees and plants that use photosynthesis to change CO2 to O2.
Trees release moisture and without them, it can lead to drier climates and in extreme cases droughts.
Tactics Used
Burning forests. Sometimes to clear out lots of space fast we will make controlled fires to destroy a are of trees and in turn produces Carbon dioxide
Heavy machines that are used to destroy or excavate and transport trees produce carbon emissions
Waste Management
Incineration produces Carbon Dioxide through smoke especily when buring plastic that is created by greenhous gasses
Waste Transportation Big trucks use lots of energy and produces carbon dioxide through the trucks
All landfills produce a lot of methane as as trash like paper decompose into methane creating lots of short term change
Factory Production
Produces CO2 Gas emissions and other fossil fuels
Depending on the industry, it could call for mining and other forms of resource gathering generating even more emmisons and consuming lots of energy
Generates lots of waste
Uses extensive amounts of energy from fossil fuels and coal
Agriculture
Takes up lots of space leading to the need of deforestation
Agriculture significantly impacts climate change by releasing potent greenhouse gases exapmple: methane, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide from livestock, fertilizers, and machinery, while also contributing to deforestation and soil degradation
Generates lots of exes waste
Natural Effects
solar variation
Solar variation changes in the Sun's energy output affects climate but is a minor factor
Milankovich cycles
Eccentricity: Earth's orbit varies from nearly circular to slightly elliptical over roughly 100,000 years, changing the total solar energy received.
Obliquity: The tilt of Earth's axis shifts 20.1° to 24.5° over 41,000 years, making different seasons more extreme with a greater tilt and milder with a lesser tilt, impacting summer melt.
Precession: Earth's axis wobbles like a spinning top at a 26,000-year cycle, Changing the timing of seasons relative to its orbit.
Tectonic plates
Plate tectonics affect climate change over time by shifting continents, altering ocean currents, creating mountains, and influencing volcanic activity, which changes how much sunlight reaches Earth
Ocean Currents
Ocean currents regulate climate by moving big amounts of heat from the tropics to the poles, influencing regional temperatures, rainfall, and storm patterns
