{"id":3367,"date":"2017-02-14T20:30:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T20:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3367"},"modified":"2024-04-26T02:49:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T02:49:54","slug":"introduction-to-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology2\/chapter\/introduction-to-climate-change\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Climate Change","rendered":"Introduction to Climate Change"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Identify evidence of climate change<\/h2>\r\n<p id=\"fs-idp191030896\">All biomes are\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">universally affected<\/em>\u00a0by global conditions, such as climate, that ultimately shape each biome\u2019s environment. Scientists who study climate have noted a series of marked changes that have gradually become increasingly evident during the last sixty years.\u00a0<span id=\"term2250\" data-type=\"term\">Global climate change<\/span>\u00a0is the term used to describe altered global weather patterns, especially a worldwide increase in temperature and resulting changes in the climate, due largely to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<section id=\"fs-idp123610176\" data-depth=\"1\"><\/section>\r\n<div id=\"post-3318\" class=\"type-1 post-3318 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\r\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\r\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn to Do<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Define global climate change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify evidence for global climate change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify different drivers of global climate change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Discuss the results of climate change in our world<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Discuss the impact humans have had on climate change<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Learning Activities<\/h3>\r\nThe learning activities for this section include the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What is Climate Change?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Evidence for Global Climate Change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Drivers of Global Climate Change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Documented Results of Climate Change<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Human Impact on the Environment<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Self Check: Climate Change<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>Identify evidence of climate change<\/h2>\n<p id=\"fs-idp191030896\">All biomes are\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">universally affected<\/em>\u00a0by global conditions, such as climate, that ultimately shape each biome\u2019s environment. Scientists who study climate have noted a series of marked changes that have gradually become increasingly evident during the last sixty years.\u00a0<span id=\"term2250\" data-type=\"term\">Global climate change<\/span>\u00a0is the term used to describe altered global weather patterns, especially a worldwide increase in temperature and resulting changes in the climate, due largely to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.<\/p>\n<section id=\"fs-idp123610176\" data-depth=\"1\"><\/section>\n<div id=\"post-3318\" class=\"type-1 post-3318 chapter type-chapter status-publish hentry\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn to Do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Define global climate change<\/li>\n<li>Identify evidence for global climate change<\/li>\n<li>Identify different drivers of global climate change<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the results of climate change in our world<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the impact humans have had on climate change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Learning Activities<\/h3>\n<p>The learning activities for this section include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is Climate Change?<\/li>\n<li>Evidence for Global Climate Change<\/li>\n<li>Drivers of Global Climate Change<\/li>\n<li>Documented Results of Climate Change<\/li>\n<li>Human Impact on the Environment<\/li>\n<li>Self Check: Climate Change<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-3367\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Introduction to Climate Change. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Shelli Carter and Lumen Learning. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: 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