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Hot Topics: Climate Change: Introduction to Climate Change

Climate change refers to changes in Earth's temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind, clouds, and precipitation patterns over time, and is an important topic today. Some changes may be caused by human activity while others may be due to natural processes

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Overview of Climate Change

Climate Change Around the World -Slide Show

Climate change: projected changes in mean surface temperatures by the late 21st century

Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2019

Carbon dioxide emissions.by country in 2014

Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2019

Predicted increase in Earth's average surface temperature according to a series of climate change scenarios

The map shows projected national productivity increase / decrease by 2080 (compared to 2003 levels)
Source: Cline, W. (2007) Global Warming and Agriculture; appears on European Environmental Agency website

Global warming scenarios

Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2019

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