Chapter 14 The Changing Climate

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Chapter 14 The Changing Climate
The Atmosphere 10eLutgens TarbuckPower Point
by Michael C. LoPresto
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The Climate System
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Cryosphere - The World of Ice
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Detecting Climate Change
Sea-floor Sediments
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National Ice-core Laboratory
Temperature Variations over the Past 40,000
years
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Detecting Climate Change
Tree Rings
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Coral Colonies Provide Clues to Changes in Sea
Level
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Natural Causes of Climate Change
Plate Tectonics
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Volcanic Eruptions
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Haze from Volcanic Eruptions Reflects Sunlight
Back into Space
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The White Cliffs of Dover A Possible Link
between Volcanism and Past Climate Change
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Variations in Earths Orbit
Eccentricity
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Obliquity
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Precession
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Solar Variability
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Sunspots and Temperature? And Drought?
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Sunspot Cycle
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Human Impact on Global Change
Use of Fossil Fuels Adds Carbon Dioxide to the
Atmosphere
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Increases in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
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Global Warming?
Temperature Variations since Industrial Revolution
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Recent Temperature Variations
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Methane A Greenhouse Gas Produced in Wetlands
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Melting of Glacial Ice
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Human-generated Aerosols Influence Climate
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Possible Consequences of Global Warming
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Redistribution of Water and Agricultural Resources
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Sea-level Rise
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Melting Glacial Ice Contributes to Rising Sea
Levels
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Arctic Sea Ice Decreased by 20 from 1979-2005
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Decline in Arctic Sea Ice from 1979-2005
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Tundra Lakes Shrinking and Disappearing by
11 from 1973-2002
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Collapse of Antarctic Ice Shelves
Polar Warming
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Chapter 14 END