Climate Change and Its Impacts

Environmental education encourages individuals to take action to protect the environment.

Learning about the environment happens outside of the classroom, through real-world experiences.

Environmental education helps people think critically and creatively about environmental problems.

Environmental education promotes understanding and appreciation for different cultures and perspectives.

Environmental education helps people reduce their environmental impact by promoting sustainable practices.

The process by which the Earth's atmosphere traps heat radiating from the surface, causing a rise in global temperatures.

Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat and contribute to the greenhouse effect.

The overall warming of Earth's climate, primarily due to human activities like burning fossil fuels.

The phenomenon where the surface waters in the Southern Pacific become abnormally warm, influencing global weather patterns.

The process of ocean water becoming more acidic due to the absorption of carbon dioxide.

The increase in the average sea level over time, primarily caused by melting ice caps and glaciers.

Storms like typhoons and hurricanes that become more powerful and destructive due to warmer ocean temperatures.

Changes in rainfall patterns, river flow, and the frequency of flooding due to climate change.

Changes in weather patterns, including increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like hurricanes and floods, caused by climate change.

The process of teaching individuals about the environment, its issues, and how to make informed and responsible decisions to protect it.

A situation where the available energy supply fails to meet the demands of a society, causing widespread economic and social disruption.

When a society consumes resources at a rate faster than they can be replenished, leading to environmental degradation and resource depletion.

A significant increase in the human population, putting a strain on energy resources and leading to increased demand.

Sources of energy that are naturally replenished, such as solar, wind, and hydro power.

Outdated or poorly maintained infrastructure for energy generation and distribution, leading to inefficiencies and breakdowns.

Delays in building new power plants to keep up with increasing energy demand, leading to shortages and load shedding.

The wasteful use of energy, often due to inefficient practices or a lack of awareness.

A distribution network that is unreliable, causing frequent power outages and disruptions to energy supply.

Major accidents such as pipeline bursts or natural disasters like volcanic eruptions, floods, and earthquakes, which can disrupt energy production and distribution.

Conflicts between countries, particularly those in energy-rich regions, can hinder energy production and distribution, causing global shortages.

Various factors, including tax hikes, strikes, political instability, and extreme weather conditions, that can impact energy demand and supply, causing disruptions and price fluctuations.