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Global Warming 2
Climate Change effects and mitigation strategies.
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Environmental Studies
Undergraduate 2
05/01/2009

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Term
Gulf Stream
Definition
a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Term
UNFCCC
Definition
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1992
Term
How many lives are potentially at threat with a 3 foot sea level rise?
Definition
100 million.
Term
Where is precipitation likely to increase?
Definition
High Latitudes.
Term
Where is precipitation likely to decrease?
Definition
Subtropical regions.
Term
Define drought.
Definition
A serious hydrological imbalance, causing decreased precipitation.
Term
Define biodiversity.
Definition
means the full range of variety and variability within and among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur, and encompasses ecosystem or community diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity
Term
What are the 3 main types of biofuels?
Definition
Corn , sugarcane and cellulosic ethanol.
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What are the three types of biodiversity?
Definition
Genetic, species, ecosystem.
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