Climate Change

Climate change

Caused by greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gas

Comes from natural resources and man-made acts

Greenland 1996 - 2005

The loss of ice doubled as its glaciers flowed faster due to warmer climate

Non-Urban Stations

Shows a rise in mean temps between 1960-1998

SST (Sea Surface temperature)

Higher SSTs means more frequent stronger storms

Climate

Average or typical state of the weather at a specific location and time of the year. Long Term

Weather

Conditions of the atmosphere for a short period of time. Short Term

Atmoshpere

Fast responding medium which surrounds us and immediately affects our condition

Hydroshpere

All the oceans and waters, main source of precipitation

Land Masses

Affects atmosphere and oceans via morphology

Cryosphere

Ice component of the climate system

Biota

All forms of life

Greenhouse Effect

Short wavelengths of visible light from the sun pass through the atmosphere and are absorbed by the Earth

Global Warming

Gradual increase in the ave temp of Earth’s atmos and oceans

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Reducing exposure

Actions that minimize the exposure to hazards

Reducing Sensitivity

Actions that make people less sensitive to climate change

Increasing adaptive capacity

Actions that increase capacity to manage negative impacts of climate change

Effective Adaptation

Responds to the diff dimension of vulnerability to climate change

Adaptation

Focused explicitly on reducing vulnerability to the impacts of climate change