An Lorg Carbóin – Carbon Outlook
(a Subsidiary of Ár gComhluadar, a
Community Development Undertaking with Muinntir Dún Chaocháin)
(a Subsidiary of Ár gComhluadar, a
Community Development Undertaking with Muinntir Dún Chaocháin)
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.