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== What is climate change? == | == What is climate change? == | ||
Climate change refers to the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time – including temperature, precipitation and wind patterns. | Climate change refers to the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time – including temperature, precipitation and wind patterns. CLimate change can be a natural shift but since the 1800 humans have been the mane cause. Using and burning gas, oil and coal releases a lot of greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gas emission traps the heat of the sun in the atmosphere raising the temperatur on eath. Carbon dioxide and methane are the main gasses that have an influence on the climate change. Climate change refers to changes in weather patterns and growing seasons around the world. It also refers to sea level rise caused by the expansion of warmer seas and melting ice sheets and glaciers. | ||
== Temperature more commonly referred to as Global warming == | === greenhouse gasses=== | ||
*atmospheric water vapor ? | |||
* carbon dioxide | |||
* Methane | |||
==Global warming== | |||
Global warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature. Though this warming trend has been going on for a long time, its pace has significantly increased in the last hundred years due to the burning of fossil fuels. Global warming causes climate change. | |||
== (Temperature more commonly referred to as Global warming) == | |||
Global warming refers to the rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of [[Emissions|greenhouse gases]] in the atmosphere. | Global warming refers to the rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of [[Emissions|greenhouse gases]] in the atmosphere. | ||
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==Glacial and interglacials== | ==Glacial and interglacials== | ||
==Climate change impact on animal welfare and wellbeing == | |||
=== Marine life === | |||
The ocean and ocean life absorbs a large amount of the carbon dioxide that humans release in the air by burning fossil fuels. Because the ocean abosorbs de carbon dioxide, the ocean becomes more acidic. The global ocean is already experiencing the significant impact of climate change and its accompanying effects. They include air and water temperature warming, seasonal shifts in species, coral bleaching, sea level rise, coastal inundation, coastal erosion, harmful algal blooms, hypoxic (or dead) zones, new marine diseases, loss of marine mammals, changes in levels of precipitation, and fishery declines. In addition, we can expect more extreme weather events (droughts, floods, storms), which affect habitats and species alike. | |||
== Climate change impact on human welfare and wellbeing == | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heavy-precipitation EPA Climate change indicator: Precipitations] | * [https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heavy-precipitation EPA Climate change indicator: Precipitations] | ||
==Sources== | |||
*[https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change UN about climate change] | |||
* [https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/global-warming National geographic about global warming] | |||
* [https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/hasnt-earth-warmed-and-cooled-naturally-throughout-history climate about history of glacials and interglacials] | |||
* [https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2021-11/1%20Glacial-Interglacial%20Cycles-Final-OCT%202021.pdf about interglacials an orbit] | |||
* [https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/causes-effects-climate-change causes and effects climate change] | |||
* [https://coastadapt.com.au/ocean-acidification-and-its-effects#:~:text=Ocean%20acidification%20reduces%20the%20amount,shells%20may%20begin%20to%20dissolve. Coast adapt about acidity of sea water] | |||
Revision as of 11:25, 26 October 2022
What is climate change?
Climate change refers to the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period of time – including temperature, precipitation and wind patterns. CLimate change can be a natural shift but since the 1800 humans have been the mane cause. Using and burning gas, oil and coal releases a lot of greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gas emission traps the heat of the sun in the atmosphere raising the temperatur on eath. Carbon dioxide and methane are the main gasses that have an influence on the climate change. Climate change refers to changes in weather patterns and growing seasons around the world. It also refers to sea level rise caused by the expansion of warmer seas and melting ice sheets and glaciers.
greenhouse gasses
- atmospheric water vapor ?
- carbon dioxide
- Methane
Global warming
Global warming is the long-term warming of the planet’s overall temperature. Though this warming trend has been going on for a long time, its pace has significantly increased in the last hundred years due to the burning of fossil fuels. Global warming causes climate change.
(Temperature more commonly referred to as Global warming)
Global warming refers to the rise in global temperatures due mainly to the increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
What is precipitation in climate?
Precipitation is any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth. It comes in many forms, like rain, sleet, and snow. Along with evaporation and condensation, precipitation is one of the three major parts of the global water cycle.
Wind patterns
Typically, climate change conversations focus more on temperature than wind patterns, but that could be changing. Per Energy Monitor, the August 2021 IPCC report argues that in most places, wind speeds will be drastically reduced as a result of climate change.
Glacial and interglacials
Climate change impact on animal welfare and wellbeing
Marine life
The ocean and ocean life absorbs a large amount of the carbon dioxide that humans release in the air by burning fossil fuels. Because the ocean abosorbs de carbon dioxide, the ocean becomes more acidic. The global ocean is already experiencing the significant impact of climate change and its accompanying effects. They include air and water temperature warming, seasonal shifts in species, coral bleaching, sea level rise, coastal inundation, coastal erosion, harmful algal blooms, hypoxic (or dead) zones, new marine diseases, loss of marine mammals, changes in levels of precipitation, and fishery declines. In addition, we can expect more extreme weather events (droughts, floods, storms), which affect habitats and species alike.
