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How much have the ocean temperatures risen? (hint: it's similar to the air)
1 degree
Within the last seven years, how much glacial mass has been lost in Patagonia?
10 percent of their mass.
How far out can the winds of a hurricane extend?
100 miles or more
In 2006 in Sydney, Australia temperatures topped at how high?
111 degrees
What was the temperature of the earth during the last ice age?
12 degrees Fahrenheit colder than it is today.
The average weight of these polar bears has decreased since the 1980s by how much?
15 percent
What speeds were the winds of Hurricane Katrina?
175 miles per hour.
Of the 21 hottest years on record, how many have occurred since 1980?
20
Beavers have been around for _________________ years.
20 million
The green building uses how much less electricity than other skyscrapers surrounding it?
25%
How many hurricanes were there in 2005?
28
What is the projected rise of the sea level by the end of this century?
3 feet
In the last 100 years the oceans have risen how much?
4 to 10 inches
The US makes up only 5% of the earth's population but it is responsible for 25% of the Carbon Dioxide released into the atmosphere.
5 ; 25
Scientists believe we must cut carbon dioxide levels by ____% by the year 2050.
50
How much Carbon Dioxide do "The Smiths" produce every year?
50 tons
By 2025 China will produce how much carbon dioxide annually?
6 billion tons
Since the 1840s, records show that sea levels have risen how much?
6 inches
How many billion people live on our planet?
6.5 billion
Without carbon dioxide how cold would earth be?
60 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than it is now
In Chicago in 1995, temperatures over 100 degrees killed how many people in 5 days?
739 people.
What percentage of the steel in the "green" building of New York is made of recycled material?
80 %
What percentage of New Orleans flooded during Katrina?
80 percent
What percent of the earth's surface is covered by ice?
About 10 percent.
How high above sea level is the Pacific island of Tuvalu?
About 16 feet above sea level.
In 1979 how much area did sea ice cover?
Almost 1.7 billion acres.
What is trapped and preserved in ice that many scientists measure?
Atmospheric gases.
Beaver populations suffered as a result of _______________ for their pelts which were used in _________________.
Beaver populations suffered as a result of trapping for their pelts which were used in hats.
Which gas follows the rise in temperature to perfection?
Carbon dioxide
Patagonia is sandwiched between the mountains of which two countries?
Chile and Argentina
Controlling _________ is what beavers have been doing for thousands of years.
Controlling water is what beavers have been doing for thousands of years.
Oil, coal and natural gas make excellent what?
Fuels
Where is the world's second largest concentration of ice?
Greenland
Where are the largest concentrations of ice on the planet? What percentage of the earth's fresh water is locked up in these two places?
Greenland and Antarctica. More than 75 % of earth's freshwater...
By the end of the century we could lose how many of the species on the planet?
Half of the species
How far back does the ice's "logbook" go?
Hundreds of thousands of years.
What does carbon dioxide help/do to earth?
It helps keep the earth warm.
How long is the Patagonian ice field and where does it extend to?
It is 7,000 square miles long. It extends to the pacific ocean.
What crucial information does ice tell scientists?
Melting ice is a sign to scientists that global warming is occurring at the moment. Ice also tells scientists when global warming has occurred in the past.
In Antarctica, how many years back do the ice scientists have to go back to?
More than Six hundred thousand years.
More than how many people live in China?
More than a billion
Who has the highest hybrid electric bus fleet?
New york
What is the Amazon often referred to as
Rainforest
The levels and concentration of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere today are higher than has been seen in how many years?
Six hundred thousand years.
When ocean temperatures warm what happens to the water?
The water expands, taking up more space
In Montana, there were more than 150 glaciers, but now how many are there?
They are fewer than 40.
China is the second leading source of Greenhouse gas emissions. Who is the first?
U.S
Polar bear population has declined from 1200 in the 1980s to how many today?
Under 950
Ellis Island and the statue of liberty now run on electricity generated from what?
Wind Power
The beavers' incisors are strengthened with _______________ which makes them orange. They grow continuously and even self __________.
iron; sharpen
Using more recycled material means using ________ energy that emits more carbon.
less
In the Rocky Mountains, beaver dams slowly _____________ water and help prevent ____________ and droughts.
n the Rocky Mountains, beaver dams slowly water and help prevent flooding and droughts.
Can corral survive without algae?
no
In the last 100 years, the earth's temperature has climbed how much?
one degree
Somewhat blind and slow, this overgrown _________ is an extraordinary engineer. The landscapes of Europe, _________, and North America were once dominated by these hardworking builder
rodent; asia
Beavers are _________________ and they gnaw through bark to eat the sugary layer underneath
vegetarians
