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| Of the energy entering earth's atmosphere... |
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| 30% is absorbed and 70% is released |
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| 25% of the Earth's absorbed energy leaves the Earth's surface through... |
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| evaporation of water from the Earth's surface |
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Carbon dioxide is constantly being released into the atmosphere by human's fossil fuel combustion and by plants performing photosynthesis.
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| The colorless, odorless flammable greenhouse gas produced by organic composition is... |
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El Nino and La Nina, the regularly occuring weather patterns in the Pacific, are becoming less frequent.
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| Global warming is the likely cause for the increase in the intensity of ... |
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| The greatest impact of climate change occurs in the polar regions where ______ are replacing ice and causing more sunlight to be absorbed |
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| Rising sea levels will increase... |
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| both beach erosion and saltwater penetration of coastal freshwater sources |
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Since 1960, glaciers worldwide have only lost 2 cubic miles of frozen water.
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If both the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt, the sea level would only be about 6 inches.
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| The causes and effects of glacial and interglacial periods can be seen as a correlation between geological, oceanic, and _______ evidence |
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| In order to understand how and why the planet cycles between glacial and interglacial periods, geologists take samples from... |
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| deep sea sediments and glacial ice cores |
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With temperature increases, the range of invasive plants, insects, and bacteria will also increase.
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Climate change has expanded the habitat and food sources of migratory species thereby causing an increase in their population.
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| Seasonal rain patterens in the U.S. and Southwest for several thousands years have been determined by analyzing... |
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| the ratio of oxygen isotopes in calcite staglamites and stalacites |
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Flash floods are much more dangerous than heat waves.
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| While the U.S. only comprises 5% of the world's population, it is responsibile for _____% of the overall amount of the world automotive carbon dioxide. |
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| The main factor which contribute to CO2 emissions from vehicles include... |
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| Typically the highest greenhouse gas producers are... |
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| Two countries that have been making strides in good environmental policies are .... |
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