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Flashcards in Climate Change Deck (5)
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Adaptation

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Actions taken to adjust to natural events such as climate change, to reduce potential damage, limit the impacts, take advantage of opportunities, or cope with the consequences.

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Climate change

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A long-term change in the Earth’s climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperatures.

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Mitigation

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Actions taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from natural hazards, such as building earthquake-proof buildings or making international agreements about carbon reduction targets.

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Orbital Changes

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Changes in the pathway of the earth around the sun.

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Quaternary Period

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The period of geological time from about 2.6 million years ago to the present. It is characterized by the appearance and development of humans and includes the Pleistocene and Holocene Epochs.