The climate challenge is one of the most complex challenges the world has ever faced. Climate change has now risen to the top of the global agenda, and countries, cities, the private sector, civil society, faith leaders and individual citizens are taking action. The Paris Climate Conference, also known as COP21, was held from November 30th to December 11th, 2015 near Paris, France. In total, 45,000 people participated, including delegates representing countries, observers, civil society and journalists.
Part 1. Please read the following article from the national geographic and answer the question in Part 1-
CE5.1_Climate change is reshaping the world’s oceans and ice, IPCC says.pdf
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/09/ipcc-report-climate-change-affecting-ocean-ice/
1. What is the IPCC? Hint: what does it stand for (0.5 pt) and what is it (0.5 pt)?
2. Summarize in a couple sentences what your learned about the planet’s carbon budget. (1 point)
Click on (See how the planet’s carbon budget looks now ).
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2018/12/climate-geoengineering-series-intro/
CE_M5.1_Carbon emissions rise again. What does that mean for the planet_.pdf
3. How do hotter oceans affect the climate? (1 point)
4. Why is Antarctica considered a major tipping point? (2 points)
Part 2
CLIMATE 101: OCEANS
Watch the full video here: https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/101-videos/0000015d-e144-d466-a57f-f9cc675a0000
5. How is climate change altering the ocean in three major ways? how does each one affects the world and sea life. (3 points)
6. Over past century, what rate is Ocean is getting warmer? (1 point)
7. What would happen if we stopped CO2 emission? (1 point)
Please submit a .docx file.
Extra resource:
The Ocean – a driving force for Weather and Climate
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11056