Before You Watch

Read Chapter 13 (pages 349-380). Climate change is currently affecting the global environment. We will look at several different consequences to our environment caused by climate change, including shifting ranges for plants, animals, and pest species. Changes in disease spread. Increased droughts and forest fires. We will also look at some possible mitigation solutions.

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Ch13 - Climate Change Continued.pdf

Key Takeaways

Some amount of climate change is unavoidable because of the massive amounts of greenhouse gases that we have released into the atmosphere, especially since 1980. Climate scientists project that the level of severity of change depends on how much we decrease or increase our greenhouse gas emissions from now on.

What are three extreme weather events that might increase in frequency with more atmospheric warming?

How might climate change affect food production?

What is the main problem for many threatened species resulting from climate change?