climate change

3. As the ocean level rises, coastal cities become more at risk of
14. increasing the rate of both drought and heavy precipitation events.
17. expected to decline by 70% or more by 2100
19. the fraction of light that a surface reflects
20. frozen seawater that floats on the ocean’s surface
21. any permanent layers of ice covering a tract of land, especially in the polar regions.

1. snow storms
2. human caused climate change
4. removal of carbon dioxide and oxidation of methane
5. hemisphere is facing the sun, about half of incoming solar radiation passes through the atmosphere and warms the Earth.
6. have increased the range of many pest insects
7. the main type of proxies
8. may weaken or be stopped as cold water flows in from Greenland
9. When the earth is heating up
10. darker areas on the sun’s surface created by intense magnetic fields
11. occurs when coral polyps eject the symbiotic algae that live with them under stressful environmental conditions
12. involves adjusting our lives and society to the expected future climate
13. 4.6 billion to 540 million years ago
15. strategies are designed to reduce emissions and stabilize the levels of greenhouse gases already in the atmosphere
16. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
17. the movement of water through evaporation, precipitation, runoff, and infiltration.
18. ended 10-20k years ago