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What’s the problem with
Greenhouse Gases?
The chemistry of Carbon Dioxide, Methane and Nitrous Oxide gases means they act
as a blanket, keeping more of the sun’s heat within the Earth’s atmosphere.
Over time, this has meant that the average temperature on Earth (which should be
around 15 degree Celsius) has already increased by 1 °C since pre-industrial times.
This warming isn’t a problem as such for the Earth itself, more so for many of the
living things that have evolved over this stable Holocene to the current conditions.
From our point of view as humans, the changes to weather patterns will impact
food production and changes in sea level rise will create problems for the many
towns and cities that have been built up along coastal areas all across the world.
And for countless species of animals and plants living on land and in the oceans,
such a relatively rapid change in temperature will have a devastating impact on their
populations.
Click here for a resource to
help your learners explore
the impact of climate change
on wildlife across the world.
