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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> == * '''Climate Change''' β Long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. * '''Global Warming''' β The long-term heating of Earth's climate system observed since the pre-industrial period. * '''Greenhouse Effect''' β The process by which radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without its atmosphere. * '''Greenhouse Gases (GHGs)''' β Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4), and Nitrous Oxide (N2O). * '''Fossil Fuels''' β Natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. * '''Carbon Footprint''' β The total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities. * '''Albedo Effect''' β The measure of how much light that hits a surface is reflected without being absorbed (e.g., ice has a high albedo). * '''Tipping Point''' β A threshold that, when exceeded, can lead to large and irreversible changes in the state of the climate system. * '''Ocean Acidification''' β The ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of CO2 from the atmosphere. * '''IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)''' β The UN body for assessing the science related to climate change. * '''Paris Agreement''' β A legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted in 2015. * '''Renewable Energy''' β Energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power. * '''Permafrost''' β A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions. * '''Carbon Sequestration''' β The process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide. </div> <div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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