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Flashcards by J yadonknow, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by J yadonknow
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is climate change? | A large-scale long-term climate shift |
| What are some natural causes? | Solar activity Earth's orbit - Milankovitch cycle Continental Drift |
| What happens during an El Nino event? | Warm air usually rises from America to Asia, during an El Nino event the opposite happens, causes a nutrient flow |
| What are the changes in [CO2] predicted to be? | Pre-industrial revolution:260/280ppm 2017:408ppm IPCC predicts ~600ppm by 2060 |
| What changes in sea level to the IPCC predict? | rise by 12cm by 2030 |
| What is happening in Bangladesh? | Saline water is working its way into fresh water reserves |
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