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What is a tropical storm?

Intense storm with strong winds and heavy rain

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Conditions needed for tropical storms?

Warm ocean water over 27°C low wind shear moist air

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Explain how tropical storms form.

Warm ocean heats air air rises low pressure forms air spirals due to Coriolis effect storm gains energy from warm water

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What is climate change?

Long term change in climate patterns

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What is the greenhouse effect?

Heat trapped by greenhouse gases in atmosphere

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Examples of greenhouse gases?

Carbon dioxide methane water vapour

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Explain enhanced greenhouse effect.

Human activities increase greenhouse gases trapping more heat

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Effects of climate change?

Sea level rise extreme weather habitat loss

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What is mitigation?

Reducing causes of climate change

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What is adaptation?

Adjusting to effects of climate change

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Explain how mitigation reduces climate change.

It reduces greenhouse gas emissions through renewable energy and efficiency

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Explain how climate change increases extreme weather.

Higher temperatures increase storms floods and droughts