Climate Change

• Climate means the weather patterns over a long period of time.

• Climate includes temperature and precipitation.

• Climate describes how things usually are.

Global warming is the term used to describe the rising of the average temperature on Earth. It has to do with the overall climate of the Earth rather than the weather on any given day.

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Human activities

• ​driving cars

• creating electricity

• cutting down forests​

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Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat.

- Water vapor

- Carbon dioxide

- Methane

- Ozone

- Nitrous oxide

• Glaciers melting - Many glaciers are already melting and shrinking throughout the world. If the temperature increases they will continue to melt.

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Effects of Climate Change

• Ocean levels will rise - As the glaciers melt, the ocean levels will rise. This could cause flooding in cities located near the coast.​

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Effects of Climate Change

• Migration of animals - Animals will migrate to cooler spots as their old habitats get too warm. This could upset the food chain and put some species in danger of extinction.

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Effects of Climate Change​

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• Extreme weather - Some scientists think that warming will fuel more powerful hurricanes as well as more droughts and flooding in different areas of the world.

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Effects of Climate Change