An Lorg Carbóin – Carbon Outlook

Global Warming is a term coined by the oceanographer Wallace Smith Broecker. It refers to the
rise in global temperatures occurring mainly from increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases in
the atmosphere. Climate Change refers to changes in the measures of climate over a long period
of time. Global warming thus drives climate change. It so covers, for example:

 Rising sea levels
 More frequent and intense extreme weather events (e.g. hurricanes, heatwaves)
 Changes in precipitation patterns
 Shifts in flower/plant blooming times
 Accelerating ice melt in the Alps, Greenland, Antarctica and the Arctic
 Ocean acidification
 Loss of biodiversity

Warmer air has more energy. This is a cause storms and floods, in a particular region.