5.6 - Climate change

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Maladaptation 
Failure to adjust adequately to the environment or situation
Types of climate change
Natural and anthropogenic
Natural climate change
Natural influences on the climate include volcanic eruptions, changes in the orbit of the Earth, and shifts in the Earth's crust (plate tectonics)
Anthropogenic/enhanced climate change
The theory that humand are causing most of the current changes to climate by burning fossil fuels etc
Climate in the future
As the air warms, its water-holding capacity increases, particularly over the oceans
According to the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, the air can generally hold 7% more moisture for 1 degree of temperature rise
A world that is around 4 degrees warmer than the pre-industrial era (worst case) would have around 28% more water vapour in the atmosphere
It will not fall evenly across the globe
Models suggest most of the world will have a 16-24% increase in heavy precipitation intensity by 2100

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