Climate Change Stats

Question 1

Kyoto protocol targets for Russia, US, EU, Iceland,

Answer 1

Russia - 0%
USA - 6%
EU - 8%
Iceland - 10%

Question 2

CO2 levels in 1750

Answer 2

280ppm

Question 3

CO2 levels in 2005

Answer 3

379ppm

Question 4

Athabasca glacier retreat in the Canadian Rockies over last 125 years

Answer 4

1.5 Km

Question 5

Northern hemisphere spring and summer sea extent decrease since 1950

Answer 5

10 to 15%

Question 6

Summer sea ice shrunk by_____ in 2007 compared to 2006

Answer 6

1 Million Km squared

Question 7

Butter fly preferring cooler temperatures acting as a sign of rising temperature

Answer 7

Mountain ringlet butterfly

Question 8

Increase in tree density in Northern Canada due to moving tree line to the North

Answer 8

65%

Question 9

Sea level rise during the 20th Century

Answer 9

Between 0.1 and 0.2 meters

Question 10

CO2 levels in 2010

Answer 10

390PPM

Question 11

Temperature rise in the Arctic in the last 50 years

Answer 11

3 to 4 degrees

Question 12

Drop in UK temperature without Gulf Stream,

Answer 12

5 degrees

Question 13

IPCC prediction of sea level rise by 21000

Answer 13

0.18 - 0.38

Question 14

Effect of Mount Pinatubo on the climate

Answer 14

0.8 degree Celsius drop

Question 15

China’s pollution increase since the formation of the Kyoto protocol

Answer 15

147%

Question 16

India’s pollution increase since the formation of the Kyoto protocol

Answer 16

103%