| A | B |
|---|
| weather | Atmospheric changes over a short period of time |
| climate | Atmospheric conditions over a long period of time |
| greenhouse gases | Traps heat within the Earth's atmosphere |
| 1.4 | Degrees F that the Earth has increased since Industrial Revolution |
| 36-72 | Inches that sea levels might increase this century |
| Industrial Revolution | Period of huge amounts of gas emissions into air |
| Dust Bowl | Caused by severe drought during the 1930s |
| displacement of 200 million people | Possible future effect by 2050 of extreme weather |
| burning of fossil fuels | Producer of greenhouse gas emissions |
| Russia | Place of heatwave & wildfires during summer of 2010 |
| Washington D.C. | Site of Snowmageddon during winter of 2009-10 |
| Pakistan | Place of massive flooding in August 2010 |
