Climate Change Lecture Notes

Flashcards on Climate Change

Climate Change

The study of long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, which can be natural or human-induced.

Causes of Climate Change

Factors like volcanic eruptions, human activity, ocean circulation, and solar output that influence climate change across different timescales.

Carbon Cycle

Describes how carbon moves among the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.

Effects of Climate Change on Earth's Systems

Changes to sea levels, sea ice, glacial ice volumes, and the composition of the atmosphere and oceans.

Geoscience Data

Data such as temperature and precipitation used in Global Climate Models (GCMs) to predict climate change.

Feedback Mechanisms

These can amplify or dampen changes within Earth systems, with albedo being a key example.

Technological Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation

Solutions like conservation, recycling, and reuse aimed at reducing human impacts on natural systems.

American Indian Knowledge Systems

Insights from these groups on environmental changes and climate impacts, providing place-based evidence.