Across
- 2. Causing serious thought; making someone feel more serious or concerned.
- 5. Harmful or unfavorable; in this context, it refers to the negative effects of climate change on health, infrastructure, and livelihoods.
- 8. The complete disappearance of a species from Earth. Climate change is causing accelerated rates of extinction among plants and animals.
- 9. Accepting something undesirable without resistance; in the text, it describes the tone of scientists who are reluctantly accepting that drastic action may be difficult to achieve.
- 10. The basic physical systems and structures needed for the operation of a society.
Down
- 1. The legislative body of a country. Here, it refers to Australia’s Parliament, where climate policy debates and decisions are made
- 3. A state where the amount of greenhouse gases emitted is equal to the amount removed from the atmosphere, resulting in no overall increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases.
- 4. The condition of being diseased or the rate of disease in a population. Here, it refers to health issues caused by air pollution.
- 6. The release of gases or particles into the atmosphere, especially greenhouse gases from industrial or human activities that contribute to global warming.
- 7. A critical point or level at which a significant or potentially irreversible change occurs, such as reaching a certain temperature rise that triggers severe climate impacts