Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
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Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
Pick your team
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
Rules
• A question is displayed…
• .. teams have max. 1 minute to think and agree (till I say ‘STOP’)
• Teams with correct answer get 1 point
• If a team ready before 1 minute, the speaker can yell ‘READY’ – and get an extra point (if correct)
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
1: Why is the planet warming up?
A. The sun is getting closer and hotter as part of a natural sun cycle
B. Heat-trapping gases are building up in the atmosphere, preventing heat from the sun escaping back out into space
The Answer is B!
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
2: What is this process called?
A. Global dimming
The answer is…
A. Global dimming
B. Air pollution build-up
C. The greenhouse effect
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
3: What evidence of climate change
have scientists already observed?
A. The planet is warmer on average B. The sea level is rising
C. There has been more intense cyclone activity in the North Atlantic
Answer:
D
A. The planet is warmer on average by 0.74°C (2005 compared to 1906)
B. The sea level is rising by 1.8 mm/yr since 1961, and 3.1 mm/yr since 1993. The rate is increasing!
C. There has been more intense cyclone activity in the North Atlantic since about 1970.
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
4: What are the
two biggest
causes of
this build-up of heat-trapping gases in
the atmosphere?
A. Industry and energy supply
B. Agriculture and forestry (including deforestation) C. Burning of fossil fuels and land-use change
This was sort of a trick question
…
A. Industry (19.4%) and energy supply (25.9%) B. Agriculture (13.5%) and forestry (including
deforestation) (17.4%)
C. Burning of fossil fuels and land-use change (encompasses all of these categories!)
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
5: Can the terms ‘global warming’ and
‘climate change’ be used
interchangeably?
• Yes, they refer to processes closely related, and people understand what you’re referring to when you use either of them
The answer is Yes!
When the ocean, land and air get warmer
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
6: If we stopped all greenhouse gas
emissions today, would we still have
climate change?
• No, the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
would quickly dissipate, immediately stopping the warming and related changes in the climate
• Yes, humans have been adding greenhouse
gases to the atmosphere for so many years now, that even if all emissions stopped today, the
If we stopped all greenhouse gas
emissions today, would we still have
climate change?
• No, the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
would quickly dissipate, immediately stopping the warming and related changes in the climate.
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
7. Match the term with the definition
Term
• Weather
• Climate
• Climate change
Definition
• Refers to average weather
conditions over a long period of time (30+ years)
• Refers to conditions like rain, temperature and wind over hours to days
• Refers to a statistically
significant change in the state of the climate (or average
weather) that persists for an extended period of time
Answers:
Weather Climate Climate Change
Refers to conditions like rain, temperature and wind
over hours to days.
Refers to average weather conditions over a long period of time (30+ years).
Refers to a statistically significant change in the state of the climate (or average weather) that persists for an extended period of time (decades or longer).
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
8: If we know the climate change
projections for year 2100, do we need to
pay attention to forecasts on shorter
timescales?
• Yes, because between now and 2100 natural climate variability and weather could bring us
conditions/events that are different from the long-term projections
If we know the climate change
projections for 2100, do we need to
pay attention to forecasts on shorter
timescales?
• Yes, because between now and 2100 natural climate variability and weather could bring us conditions/events that are different from the long-term projections.
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
9: If we experience an extreme weather
event, can we attribute that particular
event to climate change?
• Yes, climate change will bring more extreme weather events, so we can
attribute (“blame”) each individual event to climate change
Answer:
• No, because weather fluctuates on
short-term timescales and climate change is occurring over a much longer timescale.
• However, an increase in the average
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game A) Action taken to reduce the amount of
greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.
B) Action taken to reduce the impacts of climate change on lives, livelihoods and ecosystems.
The answer is
A: Action taken to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.
- B is called climate change adaptation:
Action taken to reduce the impacts of climate
Climate Training Kit. Module 1A Climate Science and Impacts Game
Let’s tally the points…
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Congratulations!
• Winning team, you get a prize!
