What is Climate Change? | Controversy | Health Implications | Solutions in North America |
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Carbon Dioxide.
What is the main gas in the greenhouse effect?
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95%
In 2013, what is the percentage of human-emmited greenhouse gasses the are responsible for more than half the earths temperature?
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Malnutrition, Malaria, Cholera, and Cardiovascular Asthma.
What is the impact of global warming on health?
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The warmer the climate, the more potential that infectious diseases can occur.
How does climate change affect infectious diseases?
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Water, air, sunlight, soil, plants, microorganisms, insects, and animals.
What components make up an ecosystem?
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Solar output, earth-sun geometry, and interstellar dust.
What are the extraterrestrial factors that effect earths climate?
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What is Cholera?A bacterial disease causing severe diarrhea and dehydration, usually spread in water.
What is Cholera?
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No
Are fossil fuels renewable?
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Long term changes in weather patters.
What is climate change?
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Greenhouse gasses.
What is the biggest human activity that drives climate change?
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Malaria is a disease of the blood that is caused by the plasmodium parasite.
What is Malaria?
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Using clean energy.
What is the best solution to aid in climate change control?
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They become hostile.
What happens to habitats?
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Ice sheets, and sea temperature changes.
.What does the CLIMAP look at?
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Transmitted person to person by a particular type of mosquito.
How is Malaria transmitted?
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Coal, oil, and natural gas
What does the US rely on for energy?
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All living components such as humans, plants, animals, bacteria, etc.
What is a biosphere?
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China.
Which country emits the most green house gasses?
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Increased temperatures make it harder to breathe for the elderly and people with asthma and heart conditions.
How can climate change lead to Cardiovascular issues?
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To produce electricity, transportation fuels, or chemicals.
What can biomass be used for?
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