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    Volcanic eruptions and changes in Earth's orbit can cause natural climate change. Human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation are now the main drivers of climate change by emitting greenhouse gases. Effects of climate change include declining crop yields, malnutrition, ecosystem damage, rising sea levels, and threats to water supplies. Individual and societal actions are needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change hazards.

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    Climate Change Rev

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    Volcanic eruptions and changes in Earth's orbit can cause natural climate change. Human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation are now the main drivers of climate change by emitting greenhouse gases. Effects of climate change include declining crop yields, malnutrition, ecosystem damage, rising sea levels, and threats to water supplies. Individual and societal actions are needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change hazards.

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    Volcanic eruptions and changes in Earth's orbit can cause natural climate change. Human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation are now the main drivers of climate change by emitting greenhouse gases. Effects of climate change include declining crop yields, malnutrition, ecosystem damage, rising sea levels, and threats to water supplies. Individual and societal actions are needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change hazards.

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    Volcanic eruptions and changes in Earth's orbit can cause natural climate change. Human activities like burning fossil fuels and deforestation are now the main drivers of climate change by emitting greenhouse gases. Effects of climate change include declining crop yields, malnutrition, ecosystem damage, rising sea levels, and threats to water supplies. Individual and societal actions are needed to mitigate and adapt to climate change hazards.

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    CLIMATE

    CHANGE
    Causes of Climate Change
    ◦ The causes of climate change could be natural or by human activities:

    Volcanic Eruptions
    - When volcanoes erupt, it emits different natural aerosols like carbon
    dioxide, sulfur dioxides, salt crystals, volcanic ashes or dust, and even
    microorganisms like bacteria and viruses;
    - Can cause a cooling effect to the lithosphere because its emitted
    aerosol can block a certain percentage of solar radiation;
    - Volcanoes located near the equator are more likely to cause global
    cooling because of the wind pattern
    - Volcanoes located near to north or south poles are less likely to cause
    cooling
    Orbital Changes
    - Earth’s orbit can also cause climate change, this was proposed
    by the Milankovitch theory
    - As the Earth travels through space around the Sun, cyclical
    variations in three elements of Earth-Sun geometry combine to
    produce variations in the amount of solar energy that reaches
    Earth
    - The three elements that have cyclic variations are:
    • Eccentricity is a term used to describe the shape of Earth's orbit
    around the Sun.
    • Obliquity is the variation of the tilt of Earth's axis away from the
    orbital plane.
    • Precession is the change in orientation of Earth's rotational axis.
    Human Activities
    - The largest known contribution comes from the burning of fossil fuels,
    which releases carbon dioxide gas to the atmosphere;
    - Human activities result in emissions of four principal greenhouse gases:
    • Deforestation releases carbon dioxide and reduces its uptake by
    plants;
    • High methane emission is related to agriculture, natural gas distribution,
    and landfills;
    • High nitrous oxide is also emitted by human activities such as fertilizer
    use and fossil fuel burning;
    • Halocarbons released by human activities destroy ozone in the
    stratosphere and have caused the ozone hole over Antarctica.
    Effects of Climate Change on Society
    - It directly affects the basic elements of people’s lives like
    water, food, health, use of land, and the environment.
    - Declining crop yields due to drought, especially in Africa, are
    likely to leave hundreds of millions without the ability to
    produce or purchase sufficient food.
    - It will increase worldwide deaths from malnutrition and heat
    stress.
    - Ecosystems will be particularly vulnerable to climate change.
    - Ocean edification will have major effects on marine
    ecosystems, with possible adverse consequences on fish
    stocks.
    - Melting or collapse of ice sheets would raise sea levels
    - It will increase flood risks during the wet season and it will
    strongly reduce dry-season water supplies.
    DISCUSSION POINTS
    1. What significant contribution can individuals
    make in response to climate change?
    2. Is climate change preventable?
    3. What should be the significant contribution of
    the society as well as the government in
    mitigating the hazards caused by climate
    change?

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