Understanding Climate Change: Impact on Ecosystems and Society

Tilt of the Earth on its axis

They only go back about 150 years

Changes in the Earth's axis

<p>Global atmospheric change</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The biosphere affects the climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increases in the surface temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1.8-4.0°C</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some extreme weather events, such as heat waves, are correlated with climate change</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Global warming refers to temperature increases, while climate change refers to broader changes in climate patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To review and summarize current scientific knowledge and uncertainty</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Natural variations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was the year the IPCC was organized</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They absorb radiated heat from the sun, retaining it in the lower atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greenhouse effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Volcanic eruptions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greenhouse gas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Climate change refers to natural changes, while global warming refers to human-induced changes</p> Signup and view all the answers