Weather

Weather

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  WeatherBy: Ann WolfEmilyWileyAna Taracena
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  What is Climate? What is weather?  Weather is the condition of the atmosphere such as precipitation, temperatureClimate is the average weather over a long period of time
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  What are thesimilarities and differences between climate and weather?Both weather and climate happens in the same place, and they both affect our way of life. But weather is just what happens on one day, while climate is the average weather an area has.
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  How has thechange in climate created a change in weather patterns?The climate change has created:Stronger and more frequent hurricanesMore wildfiresMore droughtsHigher risk of floodsGreater odds of deadly heat waves
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  How is theglobal climate changing?  Is it getting warmer or colder?  How do we know?The global climate is getting warmer
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  figure out ifthe overall temperature and precipitation has changed in the past 150 years:  deciduous forest, rain forestRainforest:Deforestation causes almost 20% of greenhouse gas emissionsPolar:Temperatures have risen in the past 100 yearsPolar ice is melting
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  Is carbon relatedto climate change?  Is water vapor related to climate change?  How?Both water vapor and carbon are related to climate change because they both are green house gasses that cause the greenhouse effect.
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  What could becausing global climate change?Global climate change can be caused by many factors, including:CarsPollutionBurning coal to make electricity
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  How does thechanging climate impact biota: turtles, polar bears, penguins, migratory birds, humans, food production?  The changing climate affects biota because it disrupts their life cycles and the climate they live in. In the polar bear and penguin’s case, it is causing their home to disappear.
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  How does thechanging climate impact abiotic: weather patterns, jet stream, hurricanes, precipitation levels, human events (e.g. Winter Olympics)?The changing climate affects human events because we have no control over it. During the winter Olympics, because Vancouver didn’t have snow, they had to ship snow in from a different place that had snow.
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  Global cooling iswhat happens when the climate cools down, when the earth is heading towards another ice ageWhat is Global cooling?