Global climate change and the effects
I can describe some of the major effects of climate change and suggest ways humans can help limit the effects.
Global climate change and the effects
I can describe some of the major effects of climate change and suggest ways humans can help limit the effects.
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Key learning points
- Increasing average global temperatures leads to an increase in sea levels.
- Increasing average temperatures cause more powerful convection currents, increasing the number and severity of storms.
- Increasing average temperatures can affect atmospheric air streams and change weather patterns.
- Changes of human behaviour can lead to smaller increases in global temperature.
- Climate engineering may enable humans to reduce global temperatures through the application of technologies.
Keywords
Global warming - increase in Earth’s global temperature, likely caused by more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Glacier - a large, slow-moving mass of ice that forms on land
Climate - the average weather conditions for a particular location over a long period of time
Climate engineering - large-scale changes to Earth’s environment that are made to counteract climate change
Common misconception
Climate change only leads to hotter weather. Human activity has a negligible impact on climate change.
Explain the diverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather. Highlight the significant role of human activity in accelerating climate change.
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