CLIMATE CHANGE

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EARTH ENERGY BALANCE

  1. Sun sends Shortwave Radiation to Earth

  2. Earth Absorbs Some → Warming Surface

  3. Earth Releases Energy to Space (Longwave Radiation)

  4. Greenhouse Gasses Absorb & Re-emit Outgoing Longwave Radiation

  5. Earth Gets Warmer


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MORE GREENHOUSE GASSES EFFECT

  1. More Outgoing Heat Temporarily Trapped

  2. Earth Warms until Energy Balance is Restored at Higher Temperature


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EVIDENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING

  • Rising Temperatures

  • Melting Ice

  • Rising Sea Levels

  • Warming Oceans


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GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

  • Arctic Warms Faster

  • Land Warms Faster than Ocean

  • Regional Rainfall Changes