GEOG 205 Lecture Notes - Ecological Footprint, Ocean Acidification, Permafrost
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Illustrates a new epoch (era) that humans are altering earths climate: differs and times goes on (ex. Our ecological footprint and our impact on mother nature: temp can indicate that we have entered a new era. Weather, climate, climate change: weather is day to day changes, climate is long term average of weather in a particular place, gases act to trap radiation from leaving earths surface. Ipcc- intergovernmental panel on climate change (members meet every 6-7 years) Ipcc from 2007-2013: from a 90% of increase in average temp in 2007, it has become.