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• Climate change


  A pattern of change in temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and seasons
• Climate change


  Leads to droughts, floods and either much warmer or much colder temperatures than normal
• Change in climate


  Can affect people, plants and animals
• Change in the usual timing of rains or temperatures


  Can affect when plants bloom and produce seeds, when insects hatch or when streams are at their fullest
• Climate change


  Closely related to global warming
• Global warming


  Refers to rising global temperatures
• Rising temperatures


  Cause other changes, such as more or less rain, droughts, desertification and flooding
• Changes in temperature and weather patterns


  Cause climate change
• Greenhouse effect


  Caused by carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere, causing the temperature of the earth to rise
• Burning coal for household cooking, industrial activities like mining


  Contribute to the emission of greenhouse gases
• A large amount of our electricity is generated from burning fossil fuels (coal and petrol), which contributes to the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
• If nothing is done to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, the temperature of the earth will continue to rise
• The greenhouse effect occurs when the
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) is released from earth toward
• Carbon dioxide (CO2) is released from human activities (mining)
• Methane is a hydrocarbon gas produced by decomposing waste
• Nitrous oxide is produced by using
• The climate will continue to change


  How fast depends on the behaviour of the
• Based on climate change


  We directly and indirectly impact the climate
• If we do not release less carbon
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