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Intro lecture
How much warmer than today was th...,
How much colder than today was th...,
What was the global mean co2 abun...
5  cards
Intro to atmosphere
How much energy does the equator ...,
Coriolis effect,
What are the doldrums
8  cards
Atmospheric composition and climate
Greenhouse effect,
Whats the equilvalence of one mol...,
What is a sink for methane
10  cards
Air quality and human mortality
What classes as air pollution,
How many deaths globally are caus...,
Is ozone good or bad
7  cards
Contemporary climate change
When was ipcc set up,
Evidence for contemporary climate...,
Thermosteric rise
8  cards
Climate impacts
Are impacts linear or not,
Geological impacts,
Human impacts
7  cards
The Sceptics
Is scepticism political,
Why are there sceptics,
Whats the dunning kruger effect
7  cards
Water 1
What of earths water is freshwater,
What is mesopotamia and where was...,
Why do people settle near rivers
28  cards
Water 2
Where is the vulnerable ares in t...,
Whats the itcz,
When was there a long term sustai...
23  cards
Water contamination
What do we need water for,
Contamination,
Pollution
26  cards
Grand challenge of natural resource use
Define ecosystem services,
Coastal ecosystem services,
How to make a sustainable community
7  cards
Fisheries
How many fishers are there globally,
Where accounts for over 90 of glo...,
How many livelihoods depend on fi...
20  cards
Microplastic pollution
What classes as a microplastic,
Types of microplastic,
How many microplastic particles d...
12  cards
Oceans
What do oceans and the atmosphere do,
What is global over turning circu...,
What causes coral bleaching
20  cards
Global land cover change and monitoring tools
Whats land cover,
Land use,
Policy driven change
13  cards
Ecosystems
Whats an ecosystem,
Ecosystem processes,
Ecosystem functions
20  cards
Urban ecosystems
Are we more rural or urban as a p...,
Are urban areas ecosystems,
Does air pollution from roads aff...
12  cards
Silent spring and beyond
Who wrote silent spring and when,
What did silent spring lead to,
What is the idea behind silent sp...
19  cards
Hacking in envtl science
What is science,
Whats dogma,
Whats a flux tower
10  cards
Human health and the environment
Top 5 environment and health issues,
How are the environment and healt...,
What can the quality of out built...
16  cards
Climate and epidemiology
Top climate and health issues,
Whats epidemiology,
Types of epidemiology
13  cards
Extreme weather events
Important research areas,
Reasons for increase in extreme e...,
Whats a hazard
33  cards
Renewable energy
Is there an agreed stance on rene...,
What did smalley highlight as hum...,
Have the top 10 threats canged
25  cards
Mining
What is mining,
Importance of mining,
Types of mining
28  cards
Cities
When did the number of people liv...,
Do ledcs see more people migratin...,
What of people living in cities b...
17  cards
Envtl impacts of textile industry
How much cotton produced each year,
What of pesticides globally does ...,
How much water to make on t shirt...
25  cards
UN cc negotiations debate and simulation
When was ippc established,
When was rio earth summit,
When was kyoto protocol
10  cards
Miss communicating science
Why is it difficult to communicat...,
Science,
How scientists view uncertainty
19  cards

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