Climate change

Question 1

What are the links between water and carbon cycle?

Answer 1

• both essential for life
• both closed systems
• both influenced by similar human activity
• changes to carbon cycle can affect water

Question 2

Impacts of the carbon cycle on climate:

Answer 2

• high rates of photosynthesis and respiration leads to greater humidity and precipitation
• warm oceans store less CO2

Question 3

What are the impacts of climate change on the water cycle?

Answer 3

-less ice= increase ocean levels= increases evaporation
-increase water vapour in atmosphere= increase of intense rainfall
-increase precipitation= increase run off= increase flood risk

Question 4

What are the impacts of climate change on the carbon cycle?

Answer 4

-increase wildfires= decrease trees= less carbon storage and release of CO2
-increase weathering and precipitation
-increase decomposition as temps rise= increase CO2 in atmosphere

Question 5

What are some ways to mitigate against climate change?

Answer 5

• switching to renewable energy
  local scale:
• recycling
• using energy smarter
  global scale:
• awareness schemes
• aim to limit increase in global temps by 2degrees