climate change

• What is climate change?

  The large scale, long term shift in the planet's weather patterns and average temperatures.
• What time period are we in?

  Quaternary period
• When did the Quaternary start?

  2.6 million years ago
• Describe the change in Earth's average temperatures over the last 800,000 years.

  The Earth's temperature fluctuates between glacial periods and interglacial periods.
• What is a glacial period?

  A colder period that lasts about 100,000 years.
• What is an interglacial period?

  A warmer period that lasts about 10,000 years.
• Why is 1880 significant?

  Industrialization began and the human impact on Earth's climate became noticeable. It caused temperatures to rise rapidly.