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Global Change

TermDefinition
carbon sequestration an approach to stabilizing greenhouse gases by removing CO2 from the atmosphere
global change change that occurs in the chemical, biological, and physical properties of the planet
global climate change changes in the average weather that occurs in an area over a period of years or decades
global warming the warming of the oceans, land masses, and atmosphere of Earth
greenhouse effect absorption of infrared radiation by atmospheric gases and reradiation of the energy back towards earth
greenhouse warming potential an estimate of how much a molecule of any compound can contribute to global warming over a period of 100 years relative to a molecule of CO2
Kyoto Protocol an international agreement that sets a goal for global emissions of greenhouse gases from all industrialized countries to be reduced by 5.2 percent below their 1990 levels by 2012
ocean acidification the process by which an increase in ocean CO2 causes more CO2 to be converted to carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of the water
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