Across
- 3. When organic material is decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms
- 6. The acceleration of climate change rates
- 8. A process that can slow down or speed up the trend of climate warming; aka a climate change loop
- 10. A river of wind that flies above the atmosphere, responsible for all weather changes
- 12. A heat-trapping gas that is formed by clouds when it evaporates
- 13. The increase in average surface temperatures due to the increase of greenhouse gases
- 15. The release of a substance such as energy or chemicals into the environment
Down
- 1. The act of reducing the severity of something
- 2. Natural or artificial storages that absorb and take in CO2; can in the form of ocean, permafrost, or forests
- 4. Microscopic organisms that feed on remains deep in the thawed permafrost, while emitting carbon into the atmosphere
- 5. Atmospheric gases like methane and carbon that trap or absorb infrared radiation
- 7. The proportion of radiation returned and measured as thickness
- 9. The purposeful, permanent removal of forestry for industrial or agricultural use
- 11. Non-renewable energy sources such as coal, oil, and natural gases.
- 14. The reduction of climate change rates