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Climate change

Climate change is the change to the Earth’s weather patterns, caused by the Earth’s temperature getting hotter or colder.

Temperature changes can be caused by natural causes and man-made causes.

 Natural causes

Green house effect - Natural causes

  • continental drift (that’s where continents gradually drift apart or collide!)
  • volcanoes
  • ocean currents
  • the earth’s tilt 
  • comets and meteorites 
  • flora and fauna 

Man-made causes - Enhanced greenhouse effect

Enhanced greenhouse effect - man-made causes

Involve activities that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere:

  • burning fossil fuels
  • industry 
  • agriculture

in other words, all the things that we use for daily living!

Want to know more?

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