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| What are the observed and possible effects of global warming? |
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Glaciers melting
Seawater Expanding
Dryer Deserts
Wetter Tropics
More Severe Storms |
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| As the atmosphere warms up, what is happening to the surface ocean temperatures, and what effect does that have on sea level? |
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| Surface ocean warms and expands |
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| In meters, how much sea level rise would result from the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet? |
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| In meters, how much sea level rise would result from the melting of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet? |
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| How much sea level rise is generally predicted for the next century? |
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| What are the four human activities that contribute the most greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere? |
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Definition
Agricultural biproducts
Industrial processes
Transportation
Power plants |
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| What country puts out the most CO2 into the atmosphere? |
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Definition
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| What country puts out the most CO2 per capita? |
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| What are the proposed geoengineering strategies to combat climate change and how do they work? |
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Definition
Reflective sheets
Reflective aerosols
Cumplification of the biosphere
Carbon sequestration
Increase clouds |
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| What is the name of the international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
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| Besides mitigation, what other type of technology will need to be applied to global climate change? |
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