Lecture 17- Evidence For Anthropogenic Global Warming

Question 0

Does air land or sea warm-up more rapidly?

Answer 0

Land then air then sea

Question 1

What is the global historical climatology network?

Answer 1

A historical climatic database of temperature, precipitation and pressure

Question 2

Which is rising more rapidly minimum night or maximum day temperatures?

Answer 2

Minimum night temperatures

Question 3

Which is rising more rapidly summer or winter temperatures?

Answer 3

Winter temperatures

Question 4

Which is rising more rapidly polar or tropical temperatures?

Answer 4

Polar temperatures arctic warming at 2x normal global rate

Question 5

Which is rising rapidly northern or southern hemisphere temperatures?

Answer 5

Northern hemisphere temperatures

Question 6

Why is Antarctica cooler than the Arctic?

Answer 6

Higher land elevation in Antarctica and ocean buffering temperature change in arctic

Question 7

What are the potential causes of global warming?

Answer 7

Enhanced greenhouse effect caused by human activities and natural climatic fluctuations