Tuesday, June 14, 2011

4.14



+ Enhanced greenhouse effect is brought about by pollution (co2, ch4, water vapour) – green house gasses
+ They increase concentration in upper atmosphere
+ Consequences would be that the light would be that light would be increasingly re-emitted back to earth surface and not into the darkness of space
+And the consequence of this is to raise the av. Global temp. = global warming
+ = melting of ice caps -> raised sea levels -> change ocean currents -> change how winds are generated-à CLIMATE CHANGE
+Raising temp would also change biomes – change ‘ecosystems’ e.g.: deserts and forests

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