GY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Temperate Deciduous Forest, Water Scarcity, 2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference
7 Sep 2016
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Creates landforms such as mountains, valleys, plains, etc. Plate tectonics: a geophysical theory that earth is comprised of large geological platforms that move slowly across its surface. Plates sliding down and underneath a land mass) Human activities are closely linked to weather and climate. Severe weather impacts trade, global travel, etc. Global warming impacts humans and the environment. Weather: the short-term, day-today expression of atmospheric processes. Climate: the long-term average from daily weather measurements. We are in a humid subtropical climate zone. Koppen he gives us these climate zones. Human-caused pollution is increasing the greenhouse effect. Increasing greenhouse effect has led to global warming. Consumption of fossil fuels results in increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane. 70% of earth"s freshwater is stored in ice caps and glaciers. Half of the world"s population lives in areas where water shortages are common. Polluted water supplies are greatest sources of illness and death worldwide.
