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() gases (water vapor, carbon dioxide, and ozone) absorb thermal radiation emitted by the Earths surface and atmosphere Greenhouse (This energy acts to warm the surface and the lower atmosphere) TERM 2 () The average surface air temperature of the earth is 30C higher than it would be without the absorption and reradiation of thermal energy DEFINITION 2 Greenhouse effect TERM 3 Since the industrial period began, the concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earths atmosphere have (increased/decreased) dramatically DEFINITION 3 increased TERM 4 () concentrations have risen exponentially since the mid-19th century, after the onset of the Industrial Revolution (combustion of fossil fuels) DEFINITION 4 CO TERM 5 Currently, (%) of the total CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels come from the developed countries DEFINITION 5 70 percent (Of this, the United States accounts for more than 22 percent!)
Deforestation is also a major cause of increased atmospheric levels of () CO TERM 7 deforestation causes loss of vegetation which equals less plants to use () in photosynthesis DEFINITION 7 CO TERM 8 deforestation increases () and burning of leftover biomass DEFINITION 8 decomposition TERM 9 Climate influences DEFINITION 9 physiological and behavioral response of organisms; birth, death, growth rate of population; relative competitve abilities of species; community structure; productivity; cycling of nutrients TERM 10 Current research focuses on the response of individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems to greenhouse () DEFINITION 10 warming
A sea-level rise will have major effects on coastal ecosystems Direct inundation of low-lying wetlands and dryland areas Erosion of shorelines TERM 17 (sea level rise) Estuarine and mangrove ecosystems would no longer be able support the coastal () DEFINITION 17 fisheries TERM 18 () species exhibit environmental tolerances to temperature and moisture that control survival, growth, and reproduction DEFINITION 18 Domesticated plant TERM 19 Effects of climate change on human health DIRECT DEFINITION 19 Increased heat stress, asthma, cardiovascular and respiratory ailments TERM 20 Effects of climate change on human health INDIRECT DEFINITION 20 Increased incidence of communicable diseases, increased mortality/injury due to increased natural disasters, changes in diet/nutrition
The distribution and rates of transmission for various infectious diseases will be influenced by () patterns climate TERM 22 () are a primary vector of human disease DEFINITION 22 Insects TERM 23 () is an insect-borne disease (female Anopheles mosquito transmits protozoan parasite) DEFINITION 23 Malaria
