1. What is Global Warming?
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M1: Albedo of Ocean, Ice and SnowSource: NSIDC
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Rank the following surfaces in order of highest to lowest albedo. Use Figure M1 and Table M2 to help you.
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M2: Albedo of Various Surfaces |
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M3: The Greenhouse Effect |
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M4: Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas.M5: Radiative Forcing Caused by Major Long-Lived Greenhouse Gases, 1979-2014 |
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M6: Map of Regional Temperature Differences Between the Periods
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You can make your own temperature maps at NASA.
You can compare time periods between 1800 - 2015. |
Using the drop-down menus on the the NASA map maker, set:
During the last one hundred years, did any regions experience at least 2°C of warming? |
The Rate of Global WarmingIs the rate of warming increasing or slowing down? According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report, the rate of warming has slowed between 2000-2015. However, a recent study by Stanford scientists suggests that the 'climate change hiatus' never happened, and warming may have increased. Did warming slow? Read the article at Stanford News, or study the scientific paper, to decide for yourself.
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