Ch 54: Conservation Global Warming

What are some physical indications of global warming?

-sea levels rise due to increase of future temperatures -changes in distributions and physiological functions of organisms

How are greenhouse gases involved?

Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide trap heat in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth's surface warmer which result in global warming and climate change

What are some indicators of global change? Which of these are of climate change?

climate change, biological invasions, loss of biodiversity, population growth, altered biogeochemical cycles, land-use changes -CO2 released by human fossil fuel use and increases in atmospheric CO2

What is the evidence for global warming?

increase in CO2 making atmosphere warm: sea level rise, global temperature rise, warming oceans

What can you do about it?

recycle, plant trees, use less hot water