Climate change - Warming of the earth and more extreme weather, Global issue - A problem that affects everyone in the world, Global warming - The rise of the earth's average temperature, Fossil fuels - Natural fuel such as coal or gas that creates CO2 when burnt, Glaciers - Rivers of ice, Farming - Growing crops or raising animals for food, Deforestation - Cutting down trees (or burning them down), Ice melting - When ice changes into water because its heated, Sea level rise - When the sea gets higher because of melting ice at the north and south poles, Orbital changes - When the earths rotation around the sun changes, Greenhouse gas - A gas that causes global climate change e.g. CO2, methane, nitrous oxide, Carbon Dioxide - A gas that is released when fossil fuels are burnt. It caused global climate change., Flooding - When a river overflows because there is too much rain, Extreme Weather - When the weather is very unusual for example droughts, floods and strong storms, Extinction - When a species dies out completely, Coral Bleaching - When corals go white and die. This happens when oceans get too warm or acidic., Mitigation Strategies - When we try to stop the problem happening, Afforestation - Planting trees, Renewable energy - Energy that comes from the sun, waves or wind. It doesn't produce CO2, Carbon Capture - When carbon dioxide is caught and stored underground, International agreements - When governments agree to start doing something or stop doing something, Adaptation Strategies - When we change our behaviour to get used to a problem, Agriculture - Farming, Resource management - Using resources carefully, Methane - A greenhouse gas that comes from farming and other sources,

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