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Title: Class 15b: Global climate change


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Class 15b Global climate change
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Greenhouse effect
  • Natural warming effect

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What is global warming?
  • Global worldwide, not universal
  • Global climate change more accurate

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Climate research
  • How do we know about past climates?

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Is global warming happening?
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Is global warming unusual?
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Whats causing global warming?
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Whats causing global warming?
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How much more warming?
  • 2.5 - 10F by 2100 5.4F at current emission
    rates

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So what for the weather?
  • More climatic variability

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So what for ecosystems?
  • Northward climate shift of 90-350 miles

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So what for the oceans?
  • Thermal expansion of warmer water
  • Melting ice sheets, glaciers

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So what for the oceans?
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So what for cities?
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So what for countries?
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Solutions to global warming
  • Mitigation reduce effects
  • Adaptation adapt to effects

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Politics of global warming
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Politics of global warming
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