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Social Science S4 Dates/Number Flashcards

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When did many scientists begin to measure CO2 levels in atmosphere and realize that the rise could lead to global warming

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late 1950s

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Through what decades did scientists expand their knowledge that human behavior is changing the Earth’s climate

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1960s, 1970s, and 1980s

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Global conditions of what century influenced how humans learned about climate change and how humans responded to that knowledge

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Second half of the 20th century

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World War 2 time period

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1939 - 45

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When was the United Nations (UN) established

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1946

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Cold War time period

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1946 - 91

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When did the Soviet Union launch Sputnik

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1957

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When did the first human land on the moon

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1969

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When was NASA founded

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1958

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When was the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) established

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1979

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When was the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) established

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1987

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A foundational decade for human understanding of Earth’s climate and anthropogenic climate change

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1950s

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When was the International Council for Science founded

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1931

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Lloyd Berkner birth years

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1905 - 67

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When did Lloyd Berkner suggest that International Council for Science (ICSU) embark on a study of global geophysical activities over a set period

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1952

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The year time period for the International GeoPhysical Year

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July 1957 - December 1958

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How many year cycle of sunspot activity did the GeoPhysical Year correspond with

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11

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18
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Charles David Keeling’s birth years

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1928-2005

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Bert Bolin birth years

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1925 - 2007

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When did Bert Bolin go to Washington D.C. to alert the National Academy of Sciences that increasing CO2 levels throughout the rest of the century could have serious consequences

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1959

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When did Charles Keeling release data of his CO2 measurements that shows CO2 levels rising

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1961

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When did Bert Bolin become the first chair of the ICSU’s new committee on atmospheric sciences

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1964

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When was the World Meteorological Association (WMO) created

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1950

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When was the Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP)

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1967

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When did scientists at an International Workshop on Climate Issues recognize the need for an organization that could do more than GARP
1978
26
When did the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) succeed GARP as the new center for the study of climate change
1979
27
When did the ICSU, WMO, and UNEP organize a conference in Austria around the topic "Assessment of the Role of Carbon Dioxide and of Other Greenhouse Gases in Climate Variations and Associated Impacts"
1985
28
When was the conference hosted in Toronto, Canada entitled "The Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security"
1988
29
When did NASA scientist James E. Hansen testify before the US Senate that human-induced greenhouse effect was the cause of climate change
1988
30
When was the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) created
1988
31
The years in which Bert Bolin serves on the IPCC as the panel's first chair
1988 - 1998
32
When did Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway publish "Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming"
2010
33
When did William Nierenberg retire as the Director of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography
1984
34
When did the Berlin Wall go down
1989
35
When did President George H. W. Bush considering taking action to mitigate climate change
1989
36
When was the Kyoto Protocol adopted
1997
37
When did the US Senate agree to a resolution stating that the US will not be part of protocol
July 25, 1997
38
What were the vote of the US senate to the new resolution
95-0
39
When did Bill Clinton direct the US to sign the Kyoto Protocol
1998
40
When did Al Gore run against George W. Bush for president
year 2000
41
A New York Times article from what date stated that Al Gore's support for the Kyoto Protocol and Bush's opposition to it is the leading issue that distinguishes the candidates
November 3, 2000
42
In what decades did Exxon Mobil participate in a study of climate change but then had to begin funding organizations that oppose business regulations and promote skepticism of climate change
1970s and 1980s
43
What year was the most profitable year for the biggest Western oil companies
2022
44
How many oil companies earned a combine $219 billion, from which they paid out $110 billion
6
45
How much money did 6 oil companies combine make
$219 billion
46
How much money did the 6 oil companies pay out from the $219 billion that was earned
$110 billion
47
When did the United States Chamber of Commerce acknowledge that humans contribute to climate change
2019
48
An independent found that in what year did out of the 39 policies that the Chamber of Commerce took a stance on, it advocated against climate action 25 times
2022
49
How many times did the Chamber of Commerce advocate against climate action in 2022
25 times
50
What was the age range for the younger Republicans
18-29
51
A 2023 poll shows how many Democrats supports addressing climate change and how many Republicans prioritizing economic growth
80% of Democrats ; 72% of Republicans
52
Another 2023 poll found how many Democrats and Republicans agree human activity is causing changes to the world's climate
93% of Democrats and 55% of Republicans
53
When did President Donald Trump states that the 2015 Paris Agreement placed the U.S at a "very big economic disadvantage"
2017
54
When was President Donald Trump in office
2017-2021
55
A study of news broadcast in the united Kingdom found that in 2022 nearly how much of British broadcasters cast doubt on climate change
a third
56
When was there smoke from massive Canadian forest fire go into the US
summer of 2023
57
When was there a United Nations Conference on Environmental and Development hosted in Rio de Janeiro and when the UNFCCC was founded
1992
58
When was the Kyoto Protocol in effect
2005
59
The participating nations in the Kyoto Protocol has individual targets for emission reductions that together as a whole came out to ______ emission reduction over the years ___________
5%; 2008 - 2012
60
When was the Paris Agreement adopted
2015
61
How many parties adopted the Paris Agreement
196
62
Global leaders wanted to increase global average temperatures to ___ by the end of the century
1.5 degrees C
63
In order to accomplish the 1.5 degrees C, a peak in greenhouse gas emission before 2025 and a ___ decline by 2030 is needed
43%
64
When was the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law
August 16, 2022
65
The IRA provides around how much in climate funding
$369 billion
66
Wind and solar generated a record amount of clean energy by producing ____ of global energy
12%
67
Protests were led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota halted construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline when
2016 & 2017
68
The Ted Talk video in which Katharine Hayhoe is in has over how many views
over 4 million times
69
When did Donald Trump order the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline to continue
early 2017
70
When was the Brazilian government notified of the Anglo American withdrawal of the mines
May 2021
71
Alessandra Korap Munduruku helped protect how many acres of rainforest by protesting
more than 400,000 acres
72
How many participants were part of the Fridays for Future movement that began in 2018
14 million
73
How many cities were part of the Fridays for Future movement that began in 2018
7500
74
When did Greta Thunberg give her speech in Vienna
2019
75
How old was Greta Thunberg when she did her Fridays for Future movement
15
76
How many application to mine inside Indigenous territories did Anglo American withdraw
27

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