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10 Cards in this Set
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Climate is Changing Faster than Models Predict
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Greenhouse gasses are rising
Tundra is melting, releasing methane Ocean is warming No pressure on glaciers Sea level rising |
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Hydrological Cycle is Speeding Up
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Water is warming
Ice is melting Water vapor is rising Deep Ocean warming Changing weather patterns (heat waves in Europe, floods in Asia, blackouts in US) |
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Key Signals of Infectious Disease
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Retreat of glaciers
Upward plant migration Increase in mosquito vectors Spread of Lyme Disease Increase in kidney stones Rise in meningitis belt Rise in malaria and cholera |
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Climate Change in Your Back Yard
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2x CO2
Increase in pollen Greater smog Higher particulates More mold Increase in poison ivy |
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Energy Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
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Storms and interruptions
Heatwaves and blackouts Cooling nuclear and water plants Melting permafrost and pipelines Melting of glaciers |
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What bad things should we study?
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Liquid Fuels (Oil, shale, tar sands)
Biofuels Coal |
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Why is the Oil Life Cycle Harmful?
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Oil Life Cycle is harmful
Exploration – Disturbs wildlife and arctic Extraction – Fouls rivers and forests Transport – Leaks every year Refineries – Emit carcinogens; disrupt ecosystems Combustion – Causes air pollution, acid rain and global warming |
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What is harmful about biofuels?
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Biofuels
Causes ozone Competes with food needs Europe starting to reject |
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What is harmful about the coal life cycle?
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½ of all diesel fuel used in US is to transport coal
Coal Life Cycle Underground Mining – disease, injuries, death Mountaintop Removal – deforestation, water pollution, cancer Transportation – 70% of all US rail traffic Combustion – releases noxes, ozone, Co2, mercury, particulates |
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What good things should we study?
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Hybrids
Electric cars Cleanly powered smart grid Healthy cities Light rail CO2 stabilization wedges Clean energy |
