Climate Change

1. a period of cold global temperatures often associated with ice sheets and glacial advance
4. The SHARP rise in global temperatures over the last century
5. Rain, snow, sleet and hail
8. Region at the North Pole (ocean covered with sea ice)
10. The cutting down of trees and forests
12. Someone who is forced to leave their home (increasingly as a result of climate change)
14. The most recent geological period (spanning 2.6 million years ago to the present day)

2. The significant change in the Earth's climate over a long period of time
3. A way of generating renewable energy
6. What is produced when scientists drill down into an ice sheet or glacier
7. An instrument used to measure temperature
8. Continent at the South Pole covered in ice sheets and glaciers
9. Things that are burnt by humans for energy and electricity (includes oil, coal and natural gas)
11. The growing of crops and raising of livestock
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