Climate Change

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• What is an ice age?
• What has contributed to the increased amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere today?
• What is the greenhouse effect and how is it related to global climate change?
• Why is global warming such a pressing issue facing society today?
• What are the lines of evidence for human impact on global climate change?
• What are some of the potential short term effects of climate change?
• What are Milankovitch cycles and how do they contribute to climate change?
• How does the sun cycle influence climate change?
• How do scientists study global climate changes?
• How does global climate change affect agriculture?
• How does global climate change affect biodiversity on earth?
• How does climate change affect polar bears?
• How does climate change affect plants?
• How does climate change affect animals?
• How can climate change be prevented or reduced?
• How will climate change affect malaria?
• How do climate change and global warming differ?
• How does climate change affect continental glaciers?
• How does climate change affect global forests?
• How long will life on earth last if global warming isn't addressed?
• Why is climate change is a major concern for environmentalists?
• Is global warming simply part of a long-term climatic cycle which includes periodic ice ages as well?
• What is climatic stress?
• How can climate change?
• How does climate change affect the economy?
• How is climate change affecting the world?
• How does climate change naturally over time?
• Why is a thin ozone layer over Antarctica of particular concern to scientists?
• What would be the most likely result if the polar ice caps melted?