First of all‚ you should know that weather and climate are not the same thing. WEATHER IS: • Short term • Limited area • Can change rapidly • Difficult to predict WEATHER is what’s happening outside your window right now. CLIMATE is the average of many years of weather observation. CLIMATE IS: • Long term • Wide area • Seasonal changes • Measured over long spans of time Climate is affected by many factors ABIOTIC FACTORS: BIOTIC FACTORS: Latitude Transpiration Altitude Respiration Ocean
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The backfire effect is a psychological term used to describe someone who tries to persuade and change another person’s view with facts about a topic that both disagree on. Furthermore‚ the persuasion that’s used with evidence doesn’t work because instead of developing a total agreement on the dispute‚ the person disagreeing will grow stronger with his view. The backfire effect correlates with the fallacy of confirmation bias because both have the same interpretation of how a person stands firm with
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Environmental Issues in SINGAPORE: AIR POLLUTION In 1984‚ there were health concerns with the great number of pig farms in Singapore. They were deemed to have contributed to the pollution of the country‚ namely to the air. This problem was solved by reducing the number of such farms. 65.8 metric tons (64.8 long tons; 72.5 short tons) of carbon dioxide were emitted in the country in 1996‚ ranking among one of the highest emission levels in the world. Air polluters in Singapore are mostly‚ but
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Outline strategies to address climate change by either Government‚ pressure groups or individuals. In the UK the government nationwide has created the clime change act of 2008‚ the UK was the first country in the world to set a legally binding climate reduction‚ and the target is to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050. The targets are created at a 4 yearly interval which are; 22% in 2008 to 2012‚ 28% in 2013 to 2017 and 34% in 2018 to 2022. These reductions are the targeted to be the percentage below
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"Climate change is real. It is happening right now. It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species‚ and we need to work collectively together and stop procrastinating " Best Actor Oscar Winner Leonardo DiCaprio. The Global Warming is an increase of the average temperature of the terrestrial surface‚ considered as a symptom and a consequence of the climate change. The global warming of the Earth is already a fact that produced‚ and it will produce‚ serious consequences in the climate‚ the
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Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Kenneth Halvorsen COM/156 09/30/2012 Jocelyn Henson Climate Change Effects on Artic Polar Bears Climate warming and ecological changes have caused a significant threat to the declining population of polar bears in the Arctic which is affecting human habitats Polar bears‚ the largest of the terrestrial carnivores‚ live on the Arctic ice for the majority of the year. The icy habitat allows polar bears to hunt for their primary prey - seals.
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Suggest ways in which climate change might affect Africa’s physical environment? Many things will happen to Africa’s physical environment as climate change happens‚ however the main ones will be: decreased or no change in crop growing with some even going down over 20%‚ decreased rainfall in parts where there already is only 1-100mm a year anyway; it contains around 29% of the world’s mammals‚ birds and plants and also 17% of the amphibians and reptiles‚ and finally Africa has a lot of low lying
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Another key sociological approach to climate change is the conflict theory. To acknowledge this point‚ one needs to understand the economic concept of profit-maximization and cost-minimization. People naturally tend to act in their self-interest and that often results in clashes between one another. For instance‚ Should we close down a potable water factory because it is spilling its wastes in a nearby lake? Here is where the sociological perspectives come into place. It is necessary to weigh the
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Climate change in the UK and Bangladesh Bangladesh is a LEDC (less economically developed country). It has a population of 148‚692‚130. In Bangladesh there are many different problems being caused by climate change. A massive problem in Bangladesh is flooding this is caused by higher precipitation levels for example snow (this could come from the Himalayas) and could increase river and sea levels. As well as this‚ most of the country consists of a huge flood plain. This high level of water
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Climate Change Regulations SCI/362 August 09‚ 2012 Climate Change Regulations Anthropogenic climate change is an establishment phenomenon. Within the scientific community‚ the question is no longer whether climate change will occur‚ but at what rate‚ with what effects‚ and what‚ if anything‚ we can do about it. The biggest culprit in climate change is an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide‚ which is generated primarily through burning fossils. Earth’s average temperature is based on
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